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title: "UN R/22/2271A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/22/2271A: General Assembly recorded vote. Adopted in 1967 — 66 in favour, 40 against, 12 abstaining. TO ADOPT THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSAL FOR A PRIORITY VOTE ON DRAFT RESOL. (A/6. 532 AND ADD. 1) PROVIDING THAT ANY DECISION REGARDING THE REPRESENTATION OF CHINA IN THE U.N. IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION (DEMANDING A 2/3 MAJORITY VOTE)."
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# R/22/2271A: CHINA REPRESENTATION

Voted 1967-11-06 · General Assembly recorded vote

Yes

66

56%

No

40

34%

Abstain

12

10%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT THE AUSTRALIAN PROPOSAL FOR A PRIORITY VOTE ON DRAFT RESOL. (A/6. 532 AND ADD. 1) PROVIDING THAT ANY DECISION REGARDING THE REPRESENTATION OF CHINA IN THE U.N. IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION (DEMANDING A 2/3 MAJORITY VOTE).

### Voted against

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Congo - Brazzaville, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Guinea, Hungary, India, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Yemen Arab Republic, Yugoslavia, Zambia

### Notable abstentions

Austria, Barbados, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Tunisia

## Primary sources

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

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