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title: "UN SS/1/59 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "SS/1/59: Israel–Palestine. Rejected in 1947 — 15 in favour, 23 against, 8 abstaining. TO ADOPT A PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE IN THE AGENDA OF THIS 1ST SPECIAL SESSION AN ITEM ON \\THE TERMINATION OF THE MANDATE OVER PALESTINE AND THE DECLARATION OF ITS INDEPENDENCE.\\\\\" 1 0 0 0 0 0"
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/9001"
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# SS/1/59: PALESTINE, MANDATE TERMINATION

Voted 1947-05-06 · Israel–Palestine

Yes

15

33%

No

23

50%

Abstain

8

17%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT A PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE IN THE AGENDA OF THIS 1ST SPECIAL SESSION AN ITEM ON \THE TERMINATION OF THE MANDATE OVER PALESTINE AND THE DECLARATION OF ITS INDEPENDENCE.\\\\" 1 0 0 0 0 0

### Voted against

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Greece, Honduras, Liberia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

### Notable abstentions

Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico

## Primary sources

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

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