2 December 2020, in the Senate
Motion by which the Government is urged to extend temporary employment regulation files (ERTE) and benefits for cessation of activity or reduction of income for self-employed workers until normalcy is achieved in their activity, and to exempt them from Social Security contributions when they are forced to close their establishments by legal imposition within the measures against the pandemic.
More votes against 113 yes · 120 no · 32 abst.More votes against: 120 no and 113 yes, a margin of 7. 32 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 2 of sitting 21· updated 11 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
113 in favour, 120 against. 32 abstentions. 4 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
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- A Coruña More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Albacete Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Almería Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Araba/Álava Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Asturias More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Badajoz More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Barcelona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Bizkaia Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Burgos Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Cáceres Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Cádiz More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Ceuta More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Gipuzkoa Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Girona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 4 abst.
- Granada More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Guadalajara Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Huelva More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Huesca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Illes Balears More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Jaén More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- La Rioja More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Las Palmas More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- León Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Lleida Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Lugo More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Madrid More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Málaga More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Melilla More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Murcia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Navarra More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Ourense Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Salamanca No data
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Segovia Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Sevilla More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Soria Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Tarragona More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- Teruel More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Toledo Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Valencia/València Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Valladolid Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Mixto, Ciudadanos, Democrático (Ciudadanos, Agrupación de Electores "Teruel Existe" y Partido Regionalista de Cantabria) and Popular en el Senado. Against, most of Izquierda Confederal (Adelante Andalucía, Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Catalunya en Comú Podem) and Socialista.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu | 14 | 14 abst. |
| Izquierda Confederal (Adelante Andalucía, Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Catalunya en Comú Podem) | 6 | 1 in favour · 5 against |
| Socialista | 111 | 111 against |
| Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV) | 10 | 10 abst. |
| Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario | 6 | 1 in favour · 5 abst. |
| Mixto | 7 | 6 in favour · 1 abst. |
| Ciudadanos | 2 | 2 in favour |
| Democrático (Ciudadanos, Agrupación de Electores "Teruel Existe" y Partido Regionalista de Cantabria) | 3 | 2 in favour · 1 abst. |
| Popular en el Senado | 97 | 97 in favour |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Moción por la que se insta al Gobierno a extender los expedientes de regulación temporal de empleo (ERTE) y las prestaciones por cese de actividad o disminución de ingresos para trabajadores autónomos hasta que se consiga la normalidad en su actividad y eximirles de cotizaciones a la Seguridad Social cuando se vean obligados a cerrar sus establecimientos por imposición legal dentro de las medidas contra la pandemia.
- Senate, vote 2 of sitting 21
The count and every seat’s vote.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
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