United Kingdom vs Malta: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Malta 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
57.5%
of 4,852 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.3% | 115 |
| 1970 | 42.4% | 799 |
| 1980 | 34.2% | 1,323 |
| 1990 | 63.3% | 772 |
| 2000 | 79.2% | 927 |
| 2010 | 75.6% | 915 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 67.4% | 986 |
| Nuclear weapons | 42.6% | 775 |
| Disarmament | 55.7% | 996 |
| Colonialism | 42.4% | 662 |
| Human rights | 62.6% | 900 |
| Economic development | 53.6% | 638 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Malta |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
R/54/54G NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1999-12-04 | no | yes |
R/53/77Y NUCLEAR WEAPON-FREE WORLD | 1998-12-06 | no | yes |
R/52/136 RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/45M NUCLEAR WEAPONS, LEGALITY | 1996-12-03 | no | yes |
R/50/38A NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES, STATUS | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/38B/I AMERICAN SAMOA | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/38B/II ANGUILLA | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/38B/III BERMUDA | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
R/50/38B/IV BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | 1995-12-04 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Malta vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Malta voted the same way in 57.5% of 4,852 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Malta agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Malta are split: they voted the same way in 62.6% of 900 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Malta last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 United Kingdom voted "no" and Malta voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).