8 March 2023, in the Senate
Government bill on the protection of animal rights and welfare. PROCESSED BY THE URGENT PROCEDURE.
More votes against 26 yes · 223 no · 16 abst.More votes against: 223 no and 26 yes, a margin of 197. 16 abstentions.
No stage no data Government bill on the protection of the rights and welfare of animals.
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 58 of sitting 66· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
26 in favour, 223 against. 16 abstentions. 4 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 More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Almería More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Araba/Álava Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Asturias More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Ávila More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Badajoz More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Bizkaia Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Burgos More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cádiz More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cantabria More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Córdoba More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cuenca More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Gipuzkoa Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Girona More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Granada More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Guadalajara More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Huelva More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Huesca More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Illes Balears More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Jaén More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- La Rioja More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Las Palmas More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- León More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Lugo More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Madrid More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Málaga More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Melilla More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Murcia More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Navarra More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Ourense More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Palencia More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Pontevedra More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Salamanca No data
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 0 yes · 5 no
- Segovia More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Sevilla More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Soria More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Teruel More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- Toledo More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Valencia/València More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Valladolid More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Zamora More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 0 yes · 2 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) and Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario. Against, most of Socialista, Mixto and Popular en el Senado.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu | 16 | 16 in favour |
| De Izquierda Confederal (Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera) | 5 | 4 in favour · 1 abst. |
| Socialista | 113 | 113 against |
| Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV) | 10 | 10 abst. |
| Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario | 6 | 5 in favour · 1 abst. |
| Mixto | 7 | 6 against · 1 abst. |
| Democrático (Ciudadanos, Agrupación de Electores "Teruel Existe" y Partido Regionalista de Cantabria) | 4 | 1 in favour · 3 abst. |
| Popular en el Senado | 104 | 104 against |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Proyecto de Ley de protección de los derechos y el bienestar de los animales. SE TRAMITA POR EL PROCEDIMIENTO DE URGENCIA.
- Senate, vote 58 of sitting 66
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.