11 April 2018, in the Senate
Security Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Government of the Republic of South Africa on the protection of classified information exchanged within the framework of cooperation in defense matters, done in Madrid on October 4, 2017.
More votes in favour 235 yes · 0 no · 13 abst.More votes in favour: 235 yes and 0 no, a margin of 235. 13 abstentions and 1 did not vote.
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 1010 of sitting 34· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
235 in favour, 0 against. 13 abstentions and 1 did not vote. 2 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
How did the senators from your province vote?
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- A Coruña More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Albacete More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Almería More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Asturias More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Badajoz More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Burgos More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ceuta More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Girona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Granada More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- La Rioja More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- León More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Lleida Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Lugo More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Navarra More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Ourense More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Salamanca More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Soria More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona No data
- Teruel More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Toledo More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Valladolid More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco, Mixto, GPN, Podemos and Popular.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 11 | 11 abst. |
| Socialista | 54 | 54 in favour |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Mixto | 10 | 8 in favour · 2 abst. |
| GPN | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Podemos | 19 | 19 in favour |
| Popular | 142 | 142 in favour |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Acuerdo de seguridad entre el Reino de España y el Gobierno de la República de Sudáfrica sobre protección de información clasificada intercambiada en el marco de la cooperación en materia de defensa, hecho en Madrid el 4 de octubre de 2017.
- Senate, vote 1010 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.