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title: "UN R/15/859 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/15/859: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1960 — 50 in favour, 38 against, 8 abstaining. TO ADOPT NIGERIAN PROPOSAL POSTPONING ELECTIONS TO THE E.S.C. AND SECURITY COUNCIL."
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# R/15/859: SECURITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Voted 1960-11-01 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

50

52%

No

38

40%

Abstain

8

8%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT NIGERIAN PROPOSAL POSTPONING ELECTIONS TO THE E.S.C. AND SECURITY COUNCIL.

### Voted against

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

### Notable abstentions

Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Finland, Gabon, Haiti, Israel, Japan, Turkey

## Primary sources

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

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