1948 United Nations Security Council election
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8 October 1948
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three of six non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council | |||
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The 1948 United Nations Security Council election was held on 8 October during the third session of the United Nations General Assembly, held in Paris, France. The General Assembly elected three members through consultation of the president as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 1949.
The Security Council had 11 seats, filled by five permanent members and six non-permanent members before 1967. Each year, half of the non-permanent members were elected for two-year terms.[1][2] A sitting member could not immediately run for re-election.[3]
In order to earn a seat, nations had to win a vote total of at least two thirds of the number of countries casting votes.[4] In the early years of the United Nations, the regional seat grouping were described as "gentlemen's agreements" between the five permanent members, and details such as which nations were eligible for certain groupings were not strictly defined.[5]
