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/36/172E
Military and nuclear collaboration with South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172G
Oil embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/175
Specific action related to the particular needs and problems of land-locked developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172H
International Conference of Trade Unions on Sanctions against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/172K
Women and children under apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/226B
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/225
Strengthening the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to natural disasters and other disaster situations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-17
A/RES/36/150
Israel's decision to build a canal linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/149B
Questions related to information : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/146A
Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/146B
Population and refugees displaced since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/146F
Assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/171
Question of human rights relating to the case of Mr. Ziad Abu Eain : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/147F
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/147D
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/147C
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/151
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/146C
Revenues derived from the Palestine refugess properties : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/146G
University of Jerusalem for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/146H
Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational training, for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/147E
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/155
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/147G
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/157
Protection of human rights in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/147B
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/147A
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/145
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-16
A/RES/36/133
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-14
A/RES/36/122
Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-11
A/RES/36/121F
United Nations Fund for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
A/RES/36/120C
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
A/RES/36/120A
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
A/RES/36/107
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
A/RES/36/105
Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
A/RES/36/121A
Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
A/RES/36/121E
Dissemination of information on Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
A/RES/36/121D
Action by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with respect to Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
A/RES/36/121C
Programme of work of the United Nations Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
A/RES/36/120F
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
A/RES/36/121B
Action by Member States in support of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1981-12-10
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