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title: "UN R/18/1889 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/18/1889: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1963 — 71 in favour, 2 against, 19 abstaining. TO ADOPT 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (A/5564/ADD.1) INCLUDING GHANA DRAFTING AMENDMENTS TO ENGLISH TEXT OF OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 7; RESOLUTION CALLS UPON U.K. NOT TO GRANT SOUTHERN RHODESIA INDEPENDENCE TILL A MAJORITY RULE BASED ON ADULT SUFFRAGE IS"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/856"
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# R/18/1889: RHODESIA

Voted 1963-11-02 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

71

77%

No

2

2%

Abstain

19

21%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 4TH COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (A/5564/ADD.1) INCLUDING GHANA DRAFTING AMENDMENTS TO ENGLISH TEXT OF OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 7; RESOLUTION CALLS UPON U.K. NOT TO GRANT SOUTHERN RHODESIA INDEPENDENCE TILL A MAJORITY RULE BASED ON ADULT SUFFRAGE IS

### Voted against

Portugal, South Africa

### Notable abstentions

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway

## Primary sources

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

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