November 1946 United Nations Security Council election

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November 1946 United Nations Security Council election
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  January 1946 19 November 19461947 

3 (of 6) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council

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Members before election

Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

New Members

Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg  Syria


The second 1946 United Nations Security Council election was held on 19 November 1946 during the First session of the United Nations General Assembly. The General Assembly elected Belgium, Colombia, and Syria, as the three new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing in January 1947.

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Result

The election was managed by the then-President of the United Nations General Assembly Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium. On this date, the United Nations had 54 member states, Afghanistan, Iceland, and Sweden having been welcomed to the organization earlier during the same meeting (for a timeline of UN membership, see Enlargement of the United Nations). The election was done using a list of United Nations member states. From the list the eight current members of the Security Council were removed (the Permanent Five and Australia, Brazil, and Poland) and also the three members that could not stand for immediate re-election (Egypt, Mexico, and the Netherlands). Heads of delegations were asked to mark with a cross the square opposite the name of each member for whom they wished to vote. Voting was conducted on a single ballot. Ballots on which more than three states were marked were invalidated.

MemberRound 1 [1]
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 51
Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg  Syria 45
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 43
British Raj Red Ensign.svg  India 13
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
invalid ballots0
required majority36
ballot papers54

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References

  1. U.N. General Assembly, 1st session. Provisional Verbatim Record of Fourth-eighth Plenary Meeting Held on Tuesday, 19 November 1946. (A/PV.48) 19 November 1946