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1963 United Nations Security Council election

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1963 United Nations Security Council election

← 1962 18, 25 October; 1 November 1963 1964 →

Three of six non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council

Members before election

 Philippines (Asia)
 Ghana (Africa)
 Venezuela (LatAm&Car)

New Members

 Czechoslovakia (EEG)
 Ivory Coast (Africa)
 Bolivia (LatAm&Car)

The 1963 United Nations Security Council election was held on 18 October, 30 October, and 1 November during the eighteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly elected four members through consultation of the president, as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 1964.

Rules

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The Security Council had eleven seats, filled by five permanent members and six non-permanent members. Each year, half of the non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms.[1][2] A sitting member may not immediately run for re-election.[3] Candidates must reach a required two-thirds majority to be elected to the United Nations Security Council.[4]

Result

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At this time, the United Nations had 113 member states (for a timeline of UN membership, see Enlargement of the United Nations).[5] There were three open seats, as the Philippines, Ghana, and Venezuela were retiring. Mr. Dashtseren (Mongolia) and Mr. Lynch-Shyllon (Sierra Leone) served as tellers. The first ballot was unrestricted, with seven candidacies for three seats. The Ivory Coast and Bolivia were elected to permanent seats and Czechoslovakia and Malaysia moved on to a restricted second round of voting. After three unclear ballots, the council reverted to an unrestricted ballot. As no nation received a majority, the elections were suspended for another day.[4] The General Assembly reconvened on 25 October 1963, and held five further ballots, and again on November 1, when a third member was elected.[6][7]

Member Round 1[4] Round 2[4] Round 3[4] Round 4[4] Round 5[4] Round 6[4] Round 7[6] Round 8[6] Round 9[6] Round 10[6] Round 10[6] Round 12[7]
 Ivory Coast 92
 Bolivia 86
 Czechoslovakia 63 55 55 54 56 56 58 56 56 58 56 89
 Malaysia 56 52 52 54 51 55 52 54 54 51 53 10
 Indonesia 1
 Lebanon 1
1
 Nigeria 1
 Cambodia
1
 Honduras
1
Ballots 109 109 109 110 110 111 110 110 110 109 110 102
Abstentions 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Votes 108 107 107 108 109 111 110 110 110 109 110 99


See also

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References

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Sources

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  1. ^ United Nations Security Council (2008), Repertoire of the practice of the Security Council, United Nations Publications, p. 178, ISBN 9789211370300, retrieved 3 November 2011
  2. ^ Conforti, Benedetto (2005), The law and practice of the United Nations, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, p. 61, ISBN 9004143092, retrieved 3 November 2011
  3. ^ Charter of the United Nations, Article 23
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h U.N. General Assembly, 18th session. Official Record of the One Thousand Two Hundred and Forty-sixth Meeting Held at Headquarters, New York, On Friday, 18 October 1963. (A/PV.1246) 18 October 1963
  5. ^ "Growth in United Nations membership, 1945-present". The United Nations. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f U.N. General Assembly, 18th session. Official Record of the One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty-second Meeting Held at Headquarters, New York, On Friday, 25 October 1963. (A/PV.1252) 25 October 1963
  7. ^ a b U.N. General Assembly, 18th session. Official Record of the One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty-fourth Meeting Held at Headquarters, New York, On Friday, 1 November 1963. (A/PV.1254) 1 November 1963
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  • UN Document A/59/881 Note Verbale from the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica containing a record of Security Council elections up to 2004