22 February 2023, in the Senate

Motion urging the Government to recognize the responsibility of the Spanish State in the arrest, accusation, sentencing, and execution of the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Lluís Companys i Jover.

More votes against 31 yes · 212 no · 1 abst.

More votes against: 212 no and 31 yes, a margin of 181. 1 abstention and 6 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 161 of sitting 65· updated 10 Nov

The chamber

Who voted how?

31 in favour, 212 against. 1 abstention and 6 did not vote.

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Your province

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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), Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV) and Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario. Against, most of Socialista, Mixto and Popular en el Senado.

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu	15	15 in favour
De Izquierda Confederal (Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera)	3	2 in favour · 1 did not vote
Socialista	112	110 against · 2 did not vote
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	6 against
Democrático (Ciudadanos, Agrupación de Electores "Teruel Existe" y Partido Regionalista de Cantabria)	2	1 against · 1 abst.
Popular en el Senado	98	95 against · 3 did not vote

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Official wording of what was voted on: Moción por la que se insta al Gobierno a reconocer la responsabilidad del Estado español en la detención, acusación, sentencia y ejecución del Presidente de la Generalitat de Cataluña Lluís Companys i Jover.

Senate, vote 161 of sitting 65
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.

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Motion urging the Government to recognize the responsibility of the Spanish State in the arrest, accusation, sentencing, and execution of the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Lluís Companys i Jover. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original

Who voted how?

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How did each group vote?

Where does all this come from?

Motion urging the Government to recognize the responsibility of the Spanish State in the arrest, accusation, sentencing, and execution of the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Lluís Companys i Jover.