13 September 2017, in the Senate
Private member's bill amending Law 17/2006, of June 5, on state-owned radio and television, to restore the independence of the RTVE Corporation and pluralism in the parliamentary election of its bodies.
More votes in favour 204 yes · 8 no · 31 abst.More votes in favour: 204 yes and 8 no, a margin of 196. 31 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 1030 of sitting 21· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
204 in favour, 8 against. 31 abstentions. 6 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
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- A Coruña More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Albacete More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Almería More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Asturias More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Badajoz More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Barcelona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Burgos More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ceuta More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 2 abst.
- Girona No data
- Granada More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Jaén More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- La Rioja More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- León More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Lleida Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Lugo More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Navarra More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ourense More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Salamanca More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Soria More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- 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 Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
The groups
How did each group vote?
In favour, most of Socialista, Mixto and Popular. Against, most of Vasco.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 6 | 6 abst. |
| Socialista | 56 | 56 in favour |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 against |
| Mixto | 8 | 6 in favour · 2 abst. |
| GPN | 5 | 2 in favour · 3 abst. |
| Podemos | 20 | 20 abst. |
| Popular | 142 | 140 in favour · 2 against |
Sources
Where does all this come from?
Official wording of what was voted on: Proposición de Ley por la que se modifica la Ley 17/2006, de 5 de junio, de la radio y la televisión de titularidad estatal, para recuperar la independencia de la Corporación RTVE y el pluralismo en la elección parlamentaria de sus órganos.
- Senate, vote 1030 of sitting 21
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.