1984 United Nations Security Council election
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 Ethiopia|1975RulesThe Security Council has 15 seats, filled by five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. Each year, half of the non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms. A sitting member may not immediately run for re-election.In accordance with the rules whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes, the five available seats are allocated as follows:
Endorsed candidatesPrior to the first round of balloting, the delegate of Sweden, speaking on behalf of the Western European and Others Group, endorsed Australia and Denmark. The African Group had previously endorsed Ethiopia.Following the first round, the delegate of Ecuador thanked the Member States that had voted for his country and reiterated the fact that Ecuador had withdrawn its candidacy prior to the vote. After receiving votes in the fifth, sixth, and seventh rounds of voting, the delegates of Kenya, Tanzania, and Cameroon underlined the fact that their countries were not candidates. Tanzania explicitly endorsed Ethiopia's candidacy. Between the tenth and eleventh rounds of balloting, under mediation by the African Unity, Ethiopia and Somalia agreed to withdraw their candidacies in favour of Madagascar. The result of this negotiation was formally announced by the Congolese delegate, as chairman of the African Group, prior to the final round of balloting. ResultVoting was conducted on a single ballot. Ballots containing more states from a certain region than seats allocated to that region were invalidated.Day 1The first four rounds of balloting were held on 22 October 1984 during the 33rd plenary meeting of the General Assembly.
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Comoros|1978BDIMLIMAR