United Kingdom vs Gambia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Gambia vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
39.8%
of 3,388 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.9% | 70 |
| 1970 | 36.8% | 579 |
| 1980 | 30.9% | 1,125 |
| 1990 | 45.5% | 470 |
| 2000 | 45.6% | 520 |
| 2010 | 47.9% | 624 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 58.0% | 696 |
| Nuclear weapons | 27.5% | 538 |
| Disarmament | 39.6% | 644 |
| Colonialism | 29.5% | 478 |
| Human rights | 28.6% | 692 |
| Economic development | 40.8% | 434 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Gambia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/69/188 | 2014-12-18 | yes | no |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/65/224 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | no | yes |
R/63/191 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/63/171 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/169 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, BELARUS | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/168 HUMAN RIGHTS, REPORTS, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 2007-12-18 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Gambia vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Gambia voted the same way in 39.8% of 3,388 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Gambia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Gambia mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 28.6% of 692 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Gambia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 United Kingdom voted "no" and Gambia voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).