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/32/14
Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-11-07
A/RES/32/12
Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-11-07
A/RES/32/9[G]
Intensification and co-ordination of United Nations action in support of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-11-04
A/RES/32/9[E]
Action by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with respect to Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-11-04
A/RES/32/9[D]
Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-11-04
A/RES/32/9[F]
Programme of work of the United Nations Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-11-04
A/RES/32/9[H]
Special session of the General Assembly on the question of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-11-04
A/RES/32/9[C]
Dissemination of information on Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-11-04
A/RES/32/7
Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-11-01
A/RES/32/5
Recent illegal Israeli measures in the occupied Arab territories designed to change to legal status, geographical nature and demographic composition of those territories in contravention of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, of Israel's international obligations under the 4th Geneva convention of 1949 and of United Nations resolutions, and obstruction of efforts aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1977-10-28
A/RES/31/5[C]
Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/208[III]
Future trend in computer usage : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/206
Revised estimate concerning the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/204
Emoluments of the members of the International Court of Justice : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/207[A]
Revised budget appropirations for the biennium 1976-1977 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/208[I]
Yearbook of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/207[B]
Revised income estimates for the biennium 1976-1977 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/5[D]
Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/195
Expansion of meeting rooms and improvement of conference servicing and delegate facilities at United Nations Headquarters : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/207[C]
Financing of appropriations for the year 1977 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/197
Investments of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/189[A]
General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/174
Ways and means of accelerating the transfer of real resources to developing countries on a predictable, assured and continuous basis : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/158
Debt problems of developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/157
Specific action in favour of land-locked developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/189[C]
General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/189[D]
General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/177
Statute of the United Nations Special Fund for Land-Locked Developing Countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/186
Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/178
Implementation of General Assembly Resolutions 2626 (XXV), 3202 (S-VI), 3281 (XXIX) and 3362 (S-VII) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/163
Industrial redeployment in favour of developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/150
Dissemination of information on Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/152
Observer status for the South West Africa People's Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/148
Intensification and co-ordination of United Nations action in support of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/147
Programme of work of the United Nations Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/154[B]
Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/149
Action by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with respect to Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/146
Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/144
Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-17
A/RES/31/143
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-17
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