New Zealand vs Seychelles: UN Voting Alignment
How often do New Zealand and Seychelles 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
61.2%
of 2,095 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.1% | 51 |
| 1980 | 51.6% | 949 |
| 1990 | 70.2% | 339 |
| 2000 | 77.6% | 228 |
| 2010 | 67.0% | 528 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 60.5% | 463 |
| Nuclear weapons | 56.1% | 410 |
| Disarmament | 63.2% | 533 |
| Colonialism | 64.4% | 284 |
| Human rights | 39.8% | 367 |
| Economic development | 58.8% | 243 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | New Zealand | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|---|
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/69/227 | 2014-12-19 | no | yes |
R/68/144 UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS | 2013-12-18 | no | yes |
R/56/148 HUMAN RIGHTS, COERCIVE MEASURES | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/56/165 HUMAN RIGHTS, GLOBALIZATION | 2001-12-05 | no | yes |
R/46/82A MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS | 1991-12-02 | no | yes |
R/45/83A MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS | 1990-12-05 | no | yes |
R/45/83B ISRAEL, ACTIONS AGAINST | 1990-12-05 | no | yes |
R/44/40A MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS | 1989-12-02 | no | yes |
R/44/40B ISRAEL, ACTIONS AGAINST | 1989-12-02 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do New Zealand and Seychelles vote together at the UN?
New Zealand and Seychelles voted the same way in 61.2% of 2,095 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do New Zealand and Seychelles agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, New Zealand and Seychelles mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 39.8% of 367 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did New Zealand and Seychelles last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 New Zealand voted "no" and Seychelles voted "yes" on A/RES/71/75 (Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).