8 March 2023, in the Senate
Government bill on the protection of animal rights and welfare. PROCESSED BY THE URGENT PROCEDURE.
More votes against 115 yes · 134 no · 16 abst.More votes against: 134 no and 115 yes, a margin of 19. 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 186 of sitting 66· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
115 in favour, 134 against. 16 abstentions. 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 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 against 0 yes · 3 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 Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes against 0 yes · 1 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 · 1 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Girona More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 2 abst.
- 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 against 0 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- 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 · 3 no
- 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 1 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Teruel More votes against 0 yes · 1 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 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 Socialista. Against, most of De Izquierda Confederal (Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera), Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV), Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario, Mixto and Popular en el Senado.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu | 16 | 2 in favour · 14 abst. |
| De Izquierda Confederal (Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera) | 5 | 5 against |
| Socialista | 113 | 113 in favour |
| Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV) | 10 | 10 against |
| Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario | 6 | 6 against |
| Mixto | 7 | 7 against |
| Democrático (Ciudadanos, Agrupación de Electores "Teruel Existe" y Partido Regionalista de Cantabria) | 4 | 2 against · 2 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 186 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.