8 March 2023, in the Senate
Government bill on the protection of animal rights and welfare. PROCESSED BY THE URGENT PROCEDURE.
More votes against 118 yes · 137 no · 10 abst.More votes against: 137 no and 118 yes, a margin of 19. 10 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 174 of sitting 66· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
118 in favour, 137 against. 10 abstentions. 5 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 2 yes · 0 no
- Albacete Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Almería Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Asturias More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Badajoz More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Barcelona More votes against 0 yes · 3 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 against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Ceuta Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Girona More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 2 abst.
- Granada More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Guadalajara Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Huelva More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Huesca More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Illes Balears More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Jaén More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- La Rioja More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Las Palmas More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- León Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Lleida More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Lugo More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Madrid More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Málaga More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Melilla More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Murcia More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Navarra More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Ourense Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Salamanca No data
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Segovia Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Sevilla More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Soria More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Tarragona More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Teruel More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 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 in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV), Mixto and Popular en el Senado. Against, most of Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu, De Izquierda Confederal (Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera) and Socialista.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu | 16 | 16 against |
| De Izquierda Confederal (Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera) | 5 | 4 against · 1 abst. |
| Socialista | 113 | 113 against |
| Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV) | 10 | 10 in favour |
| Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario | 6 | 6 abst. |
| Mixto | 7 | 4 in favour · 3 against |
| Democrático (Ciudadanos, Agrupación de Electores "Teruel Existe" y Partido Regionalista de Cantabria) | 4 | 1 against · 3 abst. |
| Popular en el Senado | 104 | 104 in favour |
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 174 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.