23 June 2021, in the Senate
Declaration of acceptance by Spain of the accession of the Republic of Nicaragua to the Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, done at The Hague on 18 March 1970.
More votes in favour 222 yes · 1 no · 36 abst.More votes in favour: 222 yes and 1 no, a margin of 221. 36 abstentions and 4 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 14 of sitting 33· updated 11 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
222 in favour, 1 against. 36 abstentions and 4 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 3 yes · 0 no
- Albacete More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Almería More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Asturias More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Badajoz More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Barcelona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Bizkaia Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Burgos More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Ceuta More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Gipuzkoa Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Girona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Granada More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 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 3 yes · 0 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- León More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Lleida Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Lugo More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 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 More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Salamanca No data
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Soria More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Teruel More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Toledo More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Valladolid More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Socialista, Mixto and Popular en el Senado.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu | 16 | 16 abst. |
| De Izquierda Confederal (Adelante Andalucía, Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera) | 6 | 1 against · 3 abst. · 2 did not vote |
| Socialista | 115 | 115 in favour |
| 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 · 4 abst. · 1 did not vote |
| Mixto | 7 | 7 in favour |
| Democrático (Ciudadanos, Agrupación de Electores "Teruel Existe" y Partido Regionalista de Cantabria) | 6 | 3 in favour · 3 abst. |
| Popular en el Senado | 97 | 96 in favour · 1 did not vote |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Declaración de aceptación por España de la adhesión de la República de Nicaragua al Convenio sobre la obtención de pruebas en el extranjero en materia civil o mercantil, hecho en La Haya el 18 de marzo de 1970.
- Senate, vote 14 of sitting 33
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.