UN Votes

Canada

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5,694

GA votes

3,029 yes · 1,129 no · 1,514 abstain

290

SC votes

271 yes · 0 no · 6 abstain

P5 alignment

How often Canada voted the same way as each permanent Security Council member, of the resolutions both cast a yes/no/abstain vote on.

Permanent memberGA onlyGA + SC
United States of America52.7%54.9%
France70.4%71.7%
Russian Federation47.5%49.3%
United Kingdom72.4%73.5%
China45.6%47.8%
USA — 18.3%FRA — 24.4%RUS — 16.4%GBR — 25.1%CHN — 15.8%

The pie chart is based on the “GA only” column, showing each member’s share of the combined total across all shown members (it does not sum those percentages to 100% on its own) — see the table for the actual agreement rate with each. The “GA + SC” column blends in Security Council votes, which are adopted almost unanimously and so tend to pull every country’s number up.

P5 alignment over time

Same GA-only metric, by year. A member’s line starts wherever it first has enough shared votes in a year to be meaningful (at least 5) — for Russia, that’s never before 1991, since the USSR voted under a separate historical record.

4%52%100%1946195019651980199520102025
USAFRARUSGBRCHN

A/RES/40/161A

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Isareli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-16

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/152C

Nuclear weapons in all aspects : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-16

GANo

A/RES/40/151C

Nuclear-arms freeze : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-16

GANo

A/RES/40/150

Economic and social consequences of the armaments race and its extremely harmful effects on world peace and security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-16

GAYes

A/RES/40/156C

Question of Antarctica : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-16

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/111

Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GANo

A/RES/40/100

World social situation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/140

Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Guatemala : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAYes

A/RES/40/97B

Question of Namibia : implementation of Security Council resolution 435 (1978) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/148

Measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/141

Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAYes

A/RES/40/124

Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/97D

Question of Namibia : dissemination of information and mobillization of international public opinion in support of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/139

Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAYes

A/RES/40/137

Question of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Afghanistan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAYes

A/RES/40/145

Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAYes

A/RES/40/114

Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/112

Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/97F

Question of Namibia : special session of the General Assembly on the question of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/97E

Question of Namibia : UN Fund for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/97C

Question of Namibia : programme of work of the UN Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/97A

Question of Namibia : situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-13

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/96A

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/94M

General and complete disarmament : 3rd Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAYes

A/RES/40/89B

Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa : nuclear capability of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/96D

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GANo

A/RES/40/94K

General and complete disarmament : objective information on military matters : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAYes

A/RES/40/81

Urgent need for a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAYes

A/RES/40/94I

General and complete disarmament : curbing the naval arms race : limitation and reduction of naval armaments and extension of confidence-building measures to seas and oceans : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GANo

A/RES/40/89A

Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAYes

A/RES/40/80B

Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/94G

General and complete disarmament : prohibition of the production of fissionable material for weapons purposes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAYes

A/RES/40/96B

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GANo

A/RES/40/94L

General and complete disarmament : compliance with arms limitation and disarmament agreements : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAYes

A/RES/40/94F

General and complete disarmament : study on the naval arms race : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAYes

A/RES/40/92C

CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL (BIOLOGICAL) WEAPONS · 1985-12-12

GAYes

A/RES/40/92A

PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL WEAPONS · 1985-12-12

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/80A

Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAAbstain

A/RES/40/79

Implementation of General Assembly resolution 39/51 concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol I of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAYes

A/RES/40/94N

General and complete disarmament : disarmament and the maintenance of international peace and security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1985-12-12

GAYes