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/33/183[J]
Programme of work of the Special Committee against Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[B]
International mobilization against apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[N]
Apartheid in sports : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[L]
Situation in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[H]
Economic collaboration with South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[M]
Military collaboration with South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[E]
Oil embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[K]
Assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and their national liberation movement : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[O]
Investments in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[G]
Nuclear collaboration with South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[C]
Tributes to the memory of leaders and outstanding personalities who have made significant contributions to the struggles of the oppressed peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/183[I]
Dissemination of information on apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-01-24
A/RES/33/182[A]
Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-21
A/RES/33/116[B-VIII]
Conditions of service and compensation for officials, other than Secretariat officials, serving the General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-21
A/RES/33/180[A]
Revised budget appropriations for the biennium 1978-1979 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-21
A/RES/33/116[B-IX]
Disarmament commission and its committee of the whole : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-21
A/RES/33/181
Accommodation at the Vienna International Centre : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-21
A/RES/33/182[C]
Programme of work of the United Nations Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-21
A/RES/33/180[C]
Financing of the revised appropriations for the biennium 1978-1979 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-21
A/RES/33/182[B]
Refusal of South Africa to comply with United Nations resolutions on Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-21
A/RES/33/155
Effects of the world inflationary phenomenon on the development process : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/163
Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/151
Reverse transfer of technology : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/147
Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/176
Importance of the experience of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/172
Missing persons in Cyprus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/150
Specific action related to the particular needs of the land-locked developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/159
Debt problems of developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/175
Protection of human rights in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/174
Establishment of the United Nations Trust Fund for Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/143
Personnel questions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-20
A/RES/33/121[A]
Investments of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund in transnational corporations and in developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-19
A/RES/33/116[A-VI]
1979 budget estimates for the International Computing Centre : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-19
A/RES/33/119
Report of the International Civil Service Commission : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-19
A/RES/33/118
Medium-term plan for the period 1980-1983 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-19
A/RES/33/138
Question of the composition of the relevant organs of the United Nations : amendments to rules 31 and 38 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-19
A/RES/33/137
Finance for development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-19
A/RES/33/116[A-IV]
Amendments to the Financial Regulations of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-19
A/RES/33/120
Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-19
A/RES/33/136
Acceleration of the transfer of real resources to developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-19
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