United Kingdom
Permanent Security Council member5,694
GA votes
2,663 yes · 1,419 no · 1,560 abstain
2,815
SC votes
2,673 yes · 1 no · 60 abstain
32
Vetoes cast
P5 alignment
How often United Kingdom voted the same way as each permanent Security Council member, of the resolutions both cast a yes/no/abstain vote on.
| Permanent member | GA only | GA + SC |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 60.4% | 72.5% |
| France | 86.0% | 90.0% |
| Russian Federation | 54.6% | 70.8% |
| China | 40.5% | 58.0% |
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.
A/RES/37/7
World Charter for Nature : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-10-28
A/RES/37/6
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-10-28
A/RES/37/3
Consequences of the prolongation of the armed conflict between Iran and Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-10-22
A/RES/37/2
South Africa's application for credit from the International Monetary Fund : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-10-21
A/RES/37/1
Appeal for clemency in favor of South African freedom fighters : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-10-01
A/RES/ES-7/9
Palestine question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-09-24
A/RES/ES-7/6
Palestine question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-08-19
A/RES/ES-7/7
Palestine question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-08-19
A/RES/ES-7/8
Palestine question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-08-19
A/RES/ES-7/5
Palestine question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-06-26
A/RES/ES-7/4
Palestine question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-04-28
A/RES/36/138C
Financing of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-03-19
A/RES/ES-9/1
The situation in the occupied Arab territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-02-05
A/RES/36/240A
Budget appropriations for the biennium 1982-1983 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/234B
Final income estimates for the biennium 1980-1981 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/235XVII
Access to the language training programme by accredited staff of permanent mission at Headquarters : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/237
Establishment of an Information Systems Unit in the Department of International Economic and Social Affairs : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/235IV
Interorganizational security measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/232
Respect for the privileges and immunities of officials of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and related organizations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/241
Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 1982-1983 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/235VI
Training programme for the English and French translators/precis-writers at the Economic Commission for Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/235XIII
Administrative costs of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/234A
Final budget appropriations for the biennium 1980-1981 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/231A
Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/240C
Financing of appropriations for the year 1982 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36//235IX
United Nations accommodation in Nairobi : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/242
Working Capital Fund for the biennium 1982-1983 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-18
A/RES/36/188
Problem of remnants of war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172M
Relations between Israel and South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172O
Investments in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/173
Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172C
Acts of agression by the apartheid regime against Angola and other independent African States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172I
Academic, cultural and sports boycotts of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172F
Arms embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/226A
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172D
Comprehensive and mandatory sanctions against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172A
Situation in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172B
International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172L
Pulbic information and public actions against apartheid and role of the mass media in the struggle against apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172N
Programme of work of the Special Committee against apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
Vetoes cast by United Kingdom
S/21048 — Panama
1989-12-23
S/20378 — 1989 Letters from Libya and Bahrain (Libya)
1989-01-11
S/19585 — South Africa
1988-03-08
S/18785 — Namibia
1987-04-09
S/18705 — South Africa
1987-02-20
S/18163 — Complaint by Angola against South Africa
1986-06-18
S/18087/Rev. 1 — Southern Africa
1986-05-23
S/18016/Rev. 1 — 1986 Letters from various Member States (Libya)
1986-04-21
S/17633 — Namibia
1985-11-15
S/17354/Rev.1 — South Africa
1985-07-26
S/15156/Rev. 2 — Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
1982-06-04
S/14462 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14461 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14460/Rev.1 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14459 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/12312/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12311/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12310/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12211 — Namibia
1976-10-19
S/11713 — Namibia
1975-06-06