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/3027(XXVII)
Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3031(XXVII)
Question of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3032(XXVII)
Respect for human rights in armed conflicts : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3014(XXVII)
United Nations programme for drug abuse control : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3022(XXVII)
Channels of communication with youth and international youth organizations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3017(XXVII)
Outflow of trained personnel from developing to developed countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3012(XXVII)
Assistance in narcotics control : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3009(XXVII)
Employment of women in senior and other professional positions by the secretariats of organizations in the United Nations system : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3034(XXVII)
Measures to prevent international terrorism which endangers or takes innocent human lives or jeopardizes fundamental freedoms, and study of the underlying causes of those forms of terrorism and acts of violence which lie in misery, frustration, grievance and despair and which cause some people to sacrifice human lives, including their own, in an attempt to effect radical changes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3028(XXVII)
United Nations conference for an international convention on adoption law : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3019(XXVII)
United Nations fund for Population Activities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3018(XXVII)
The problem of mass poverty and unemployment in developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3030(XXVII)
United Nations Fund for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3029(XXVII)[B]
Reservation exclusively for peaceful purposes of the sea-bed and the ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, underlying the high seas beyond the limits of present national jurisdiction and use of their resources in the interests of mankind, and convening of a Conference on the law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3011(XXVII)
Capital punishment : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3029(XXVII)[C]
Reservation exclusively for peaceful purposes of the sea-bed and the ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, underlying the high seas beyond the limits of present national jurisdiction and use of their resources in the interests of mankind, and convening of a Conference on the law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/3013(XXVII)
International instruments relating to drug abuse control : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-18
A/RES/2996(XXVII)
International responsibility of States in regard to the environment : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-15
A/RES/3005(XXVII)
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 · 1972-12-15
A/RES/2993(XXVII)
Implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-15
A/RES/2992(XXVII)
Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-15
A/RES/2991(XXVII)
Report of the Security Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-15
A/RES/2984(XXVII)
Question of American Samoa, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands , Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Guam, Montserrat, New Hebrides, Pitcairn, St. Helena, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and United States Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-14
A/RES/2978(XXVII)
Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-14
A/RES/2980(XXVII)
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-14
A/RES/2987(XXVII)
Question of Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia and St. Vincent : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-14
A/RES/2986(XXVII)
Question of Niue and the Tokelau Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-14
A/RES/2985(XXVII)
Question of the Seychelles : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-14
A/RES/2983(XXVII)
Question of Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-14
A/RES/2981(XXVII)
United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-14
A/RES/2979(XXVII)
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, appartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-14
A/RES/2961(XXVII)[D]
Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-13
A/RES/2961(XXVII)[C]
Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-13
A/RES/2923(XXVII)[F]
International Conference of Trade Unions against Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-13
A/RES/2963(XXVII)[C]
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-13
A/RES/2961(XXVII)[B]
Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-13
A/RES/2963(XXVII)[E]
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-13
A/RES/2963(XXVII)[D]
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-13
A/RES/2961(XXVII)[A]
Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-13
A/RES/2959(XXVII)
Assistance in cases of natural disaster and other disaster situations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-12
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