19 December 2018, in the Senate
Government bill amending the consolidated text of the Intellectual Property Law, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996, of 12 April, and incorporating into the Spanish legal system Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 26 February 2014, and Directive (EU) 2017/1564 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 13 September 2017 (originating from Royal Decree-Law 2/2018, of 13 April).
More votes in favour 164 yes · 0 no · 82 abst.More votes in favour: 164 yes and 0 no, a margin of 164. 82 abstentions.
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 1017 of sitting 51· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
164 in favour, 0 against. 82 abstentions. 6 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 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Albacete More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Almería More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Asturias More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ávila More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Badajoz More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Barcelona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Burgos More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres No data
- Cádiz More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Cantabria More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ceuta More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Cuenca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Girona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Granada More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huelva Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Huesca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- La Rioja More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- León More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Lleida Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Lugo More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Madrid More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Málaga More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Navarra More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Ourense More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Palencia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Salamanca Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Sevilla Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Soria More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona No data
- Teruel More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Toledo More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Valladolid More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Zamora More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Mixto, Podemos and Popular.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 9 | 9 abst. |
| Socialista | 56 | 56 abst. |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 abst. |
| Mixto | 11 | 6 in favour · 5 abst. |
| GPN | 5 | 5 abst. |
| Podemos | 17 | 17 in favour |
| Popular | 142 | 141 in favour · 1 abst. |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Proyecto de Ley por la que se modifica el texto refundido de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, aprobado por el Real Decreto Legislativo 1/1996, de 12 de abril, y por el que se incorporan al ordenamiento jurídico español la Directiva 2014/26/UE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 26 de febrero de 2014, y la Directiva (UE) 2017/1564 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 13 de septiembre de 2017 (procedente del Real Decreto-ley 2/2018, de 13 de abril).
- Senate, vote 1017 of sitting 51
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.