Jamaica vs New Zealand: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Jamaica and New Zealand 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
64.0%
of 5,146 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.3% | 310 |
| 1970 | 63.8% | 943 |
| 1980 | 57.3% | 1,315 |
| 1990 | 71.6% | 771 |
| 2000 | 67.1% | 898 |
| 2010 | 68.5% | 908 |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 68.7% | 965 |
| Nuclear weapons | 66.7% | 799 |
| Disarmament | 68.3% | 1,012 |
| Colonialism | 64.5% | 786 |
| Human rights | 45.5% | 943 |
| Economic development | 63.3% | 675 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Jamaica | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/71/75 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | yes | no |
R/66/15 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2011-11-30 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/65/14 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2010-11-30 | yes | no |
R/64/17 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2009-12-02 | yes | no |
R/63/242 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION | 2008-12-24 | yes | no |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | yes | no |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Jamaica and New Zealand vote together at the UN?
Jamaica and New Zealand voted the same way in 64.0% of 5,146 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Jamaica and New Zealand agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Jamaica and New Zealand are split: they voted the same way in 45.5% of 943 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Jamaica and New Zealand last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 Jamaica voted "yes" and New Zealand voted "no" on A/RES/71/75 (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).