5 April 2017, in the Senate
Government bill on the restitution of cultural property that has illegally left Spanish territory or that of another European Union member state, by which Directive 2014/60/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 15, 2014, is incorporated into Spanish law.
More votes against 27 yes · 199 no · 25 abst.More votes against: 199 no and 27 yes, a margin of 172. 25 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 1008 of sitting 14· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
27 in favour, 199 against. 25 abstentions. 8 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 · 4 no
- Albacete More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Almería More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Araba/Álava More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 3 abst.
- Asturias More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Ávila More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Badajoz More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Barcelona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Burgos More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Cádiz More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Cantabria More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Cuenca More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Girona More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Granada More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Guadalajara More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Huelva More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Huesca More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Illes Balears More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Jaén More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- La Rioja More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Las Palmas More votes against 0 yes · 4 no · 1 abst.
- León More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Lugo More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Madrid More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Málaga More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes against 0 yes · 4 no
- Navarra More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Ourense More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Palencia More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Pontevedra More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Salamanca More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Segovia More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Sevilla More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Soria More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Teruel More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Toledo More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Valencia/València More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Valladolid More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Zamora More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Esquerra, Vasco and Mixto. Against, most of Socialista and Popular.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 12 | 12 in favour |
| Socialista | 56 | 56 against |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Mixto | 17 | 9 in favour · 2 against · 6 abst. |
| Podemos | 19 | 19 abst. |
| Popular | 141 | 141 against |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Proyecto de Ley sobre restitución de bienes culturales que hayan salido de forma ilegal del territorio español o de otro Estado miembro de la Unión Europea, por la que se incorpora al ordenamiento español la Directiva 2014/60/UE, del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 15 de mayo de 2014.
- Senate, vote 1008 of sitting 14
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.