7 March 2018, in the Senate
Motion by which the Senate expresses its recognition of the multilingual reality of the State and urges the Government to comply with the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, respecting the language normalization policies of the Autonomous Communities.
More votes against 101 yes · 150 no · 2 abst.More votes against: 150 no and 101 yes, a margin of 49. 2 abstentions.
When we cannot be sure which majority was needed, we do not say whether this means it “passed”: the official file does not say.
Source: Senate, vote 1005 of sitting 32· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
101 in favour, 150 against. 2 abstentions. 5 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
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- A Coruña More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Albacete More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Almería More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Asturias More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Ávila More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Badajoz More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Burgos More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Cádiz More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Cantabria More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Córdoba Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Cuenca More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Girona More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Granada More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Guadalajara More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Huesca More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Illes Balears More votes against 1 yes · 4 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- La Rioja More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Las Palmas More votes against 1 yes · 4 no
- León More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Lugo More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Madrid More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Málaga More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Navarra More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Ourense Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Palencia More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Pontevedra Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Salamanca No data
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Segovia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Soria More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona No data
- Teruel More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Toledo More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Valencia/València More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Valladolid More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Zamora More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Esquerra, Socialista, Vasco, GPN and Podemos. Against, most of Mixto and Popular.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 11 | 11 in favour |
| Socialista | 57 | 57 in favour |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Mixto | 10 | 3 in favour · 5 against · 2 abst. |
| GPN | 5 | 5 in favour |
| Podemos | 19 | 19 in favour |
| Popular | 145 | 145 against |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Moción por la que el Senado expresa su reconocimiento a la realidad plurilingüe del Estado e insta al Gobierno a cumplir la Carta Europea de Lenguas Regionales o Minoritarias, respetando las políticas de normalización lingüística de las Comunidades Autónomas.
- Senate, vote 1005 of sitting 32
The count and every seat’s vote.
Retrieved 10 November 2026
- The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
- Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
- We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.