11 April 2018, in the Senate

Motion calling on the Government to adopt concrete and specific measures to avoid situations of legal limbo in which migrants find themselves when, having been subject to a return decision, it cannot be executed for some reason.

More votes against 46 yes · 145 no · 57 abst.

More votes against: 145 no and 46 yes, a margin of 99. 57 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 34· updated 10 Nov

The chamber

Who voted how?

46 in favour, 145 against. 57 abstentions. 6 voted differently from their group.

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Your province

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The groups

How did each group vote?

In favour, most of Esquerra, Vasco, Mixto, GPN and Podemos. Against, most of Popular.

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Esquerra	11	11 in favour
Socialista	54	54 abst.
Vasco	6	6 in favour
Mixto	11	5 in favour · 3 against · 3 abst.
GPN	5	5 in favour
Podemos	19	19 in favour
Popular	142	142 against

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Official wording of what was voted on: Moción por la que se insta al Gobierno a adoptar medidas concretas y específicas para evitar las situaciones de limbo jurídico a que se abocan los migrantes cuando, habiendo sido objeto de una decisión de retorno, ésta no puede ejecutarse por algún motivo.

Senate, vote 1005 of sitting 34
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.

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Motion calling on the Government to adopt concrete and specific measures to avoid situations of legal limbo in which migrants find themselves when, having been subject to a return decision, it cannot be executed for some reason. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original

Who voted how?

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How did each group vote?

Where does all this come from?

Motion calling on the Government to adopt concrete and specific measures to avoid situations of legal limbo in which migrants find themselves when, having been subject to a return decision, it cannot be executed for some reason.