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 151 yes · 25 no · 62 abst.More votes in favour: 151 yes and 25 no, a margin of 126. 62 abstentions and 3 did not vote.
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 1033 of sitting 21· updated 10 Nov
The chamber
Who voted how?
151 in favour, 25 against. 62 abstentions and 3 did not vote. 6 voted differently from their group.
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Your province
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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 Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Almería More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Asturias More votes in favour 2 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 against 0 yes · 3 no
- Bizkaia Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Burgos More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- 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
- Ceuta More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 2 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 Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Girona No data
- Granada More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Huesca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Jaén Tie 0 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 · 1 abst.
- Lleida Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 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
- Melilla No data
- Murcia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Navarra More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Ourense Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Salamanca Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 3 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 2 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 · 1 no
- Valladolid More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- 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 Vasco and Popular. Against, most of Mixto and Podemos.
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra | 6 | 6 abst. |
| Socialista | 55 | 1 against · 51 abst. · 3 did not vote |
| Vasco | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Mixto | 8 | 1 in favour · 5 against · 2 abst. |
| GPN | 5 | 2 in favour · 3 abst. |
| Podemos | 19 | 19 against |
| Popular | 142 | 142 in favour |
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 1033 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.