Lesotho vs New Zealand: UN Voting Alignment
How often do Lesotho 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
63.7%
of 4,453 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.6% | 129 |
| 1970 | 68.9% | 846 |
| 1980 | 56.0% | 1,317 |
| 1990 | 65.6% | 517 |
| 2000 | 67.3% | 808 |
| 2010 | 65.7% | 836 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 63.0% | 787 |
| Nuclear weapons | 64.8% | 741 |
| Disarmament | 67.2% | 950 |
| Colonialism | 64.0% | 631 |
| Human rights | 40.0% | 841 |
| Economic development | 62.4% | 607 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | Lesotho | 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/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | yes | no |
R/66/15 PALESTINE QUESTION | 2011-11-30 | yes | no |
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/62/184 INTERNATIONAL TRADE | 2007-12-19 | yes | no |
R/61/164 Combating defamation of religions: resolution | 2006-12-19 | yes | no |
R/60/72 Follow-up to nuclear disarmament obligations agreed to at th | 2005-12-08 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do Lesotho and New Zealand vote together at the UN?
Lesotho and New Zealand voted the same way in 63.7% of 4,453 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do Lesotho and New Zealand agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, Lesotho and New Zealand are split: they voted the same way in 40.0% of 841 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did Lesotho and New Zealand last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 Lesotho 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).