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title: "UN R/2/1078A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/2/1078A: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1947 — 42 in favour, 7 against, 1 abstaining. TO ADOPT 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. III (A/471) RECOMMENDING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL THE ADMISSION OF IRELAND TO THE UN."
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# R/2/1078A: ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS

Voted 1947-11-01 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

42

84%

No

7

14%

Abstain

1

2%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. III (A/471) RECOMMENDING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL THE ADMISSION OF IRELAND TO THE UN.

### Voted against

Belarus, Ethiopia, India, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

### Notable abstentions

Afghanistan

## Primary sources

- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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