26 May 2021, in the Senate
Motion calling on the Government to adopt certain measures within the European Union and the World Trade Organization (WTO) to promote the temporary waiver of patents for vaccines against COVID-19.
More votes in favour 153 yes · 103 no · 9 abst.More votes in favour: 153 yes and 103 no, a margin of 50. 9 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 7 of sitting 31· updated 11 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
153 in favour, 103 against. 9 abstentions. 1 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 against 1 yes · 2 no
- Albacete Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Almería Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Asturias More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Ávila More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Badajoz More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Burgos Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Cáceres Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cantabria More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Girona More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Granada More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Guadalajara Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- La Rioja More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- León Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Lugo More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Melilla More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Murcia More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Navarra More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Ourense Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Palencia More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Salamanca No data
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Segovia Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Soria Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Teruel More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- Toledo Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Valencia/València Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Valladolid Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Zamora More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu, Izquierda Confederal (Adelante Andalucía, Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Catalunya en Comú Podem), Socialista, Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV) and Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario. Against, most of Popular en el Senado.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu | 16 | 16 in favour |
| Izquierda Confederal (Adelante Andalucía, Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Catalunya en Comú Podem) | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Socialista | 115 | 115 in favour |
| Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV) | 10 | 10 in favour |
| Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Mixto | 10 | 5 against · 5 abst. |
| Ciudadanos | 5 | 1 against · 4 abst. |
| Popular en el Senado | 97 | 97 against |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Moción por la que se insta al Gobierno a la adopción de determinadas medidas en el seno de la Unión Europea y de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) para promover la liberación temporal de las patentes de las vacunas contra la COVID-19.
- Senate, vote 7 of sitting 31
The count and every seat’s vote.
Retrieved 11 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.