United Kingdom vs Tonga: UN Voting Alignment
How often do United Kingdom and Tonga 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
49.2%
of 1,326 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.3% | 637 |
| 2010 | 47.2% | 689 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 62.7% | 268 |
| Nuclear weapons | 27.5% | 291 |
| Disarmament | 44.2% | 339 |
| Colonialism | 28.4% | 197 |
| Human rights | 48.4% | 312 |
| Economic development | 52.3% | 149 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | United Kingdom | Tonga |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | yes | no |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | no | yes |
R/58/193 Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all hu | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/57/205 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2002-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/24R DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR | 2001-11-06 | no | yes |
R/55/33N NUCLEAR DANGER | 2000-11-03 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do United Kingdom and Tonga vote together at the UN?
United Kingdom and Tonga voted the same way in 49.2% of 1,326 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do United Kingdom and Tonga agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, United Kingdom and Tonga are split: they voted the same way in 48.4% of 312 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did United Kingdom and Tonga last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 United Kingdom voted "no" and Tonga voted "yes" on A/RES/72/31 (Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).