9 February 2023, in the Senate
Motion regarding access to Spanish nationality under the Democratic Memory Law.
More votes in favour 148 yes · 104 no · 2 abst.More votes in favour: 148 yes and 104 no, a margin of 44. 2 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 261 of sitting 64· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
148 in favour, 104 against. 2 abstentions and 1 did not vote. 3 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 0 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 · 0 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 3 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 3 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 More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Teruel More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- 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, De Izquierda Confederal (Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera), Socialista, Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV), Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario and Democrático (Ciudadanos, Agrupación de Electores "Teruel Existe" y Partido Regionalista de Cantabria). Against, most of Mixto and Popular en el Senado.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu | 15 | 14 in favour · 1 did not vote |
| De Izquierda Confederal (Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera) | 3 | 3 in favour |
| Socialista | 113 | 113 in favour |
| Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV) | 10 | 10 in favour |
| Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario | 4 | 4 in favour |
| Mixto | 6 | 1 in favour · 4 against · 1 abst. |
| Democrático (Ciudadanos, Agrupación de Electores "Teruel Existe" y Partido Regionalista de Cantabria) | 4 | 3 in favour · 1 abst. |
| Popular en el Senado | 100 | 100 against |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Moción en relación con el acceso a la nacionalidad española en virtud de la Ley de Memoria Democrática.
- Senate, vote 261 of sitting 64
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.