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/2955(XXVII)
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 · 1972-12-12
A/RES/2949(XXVII)
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-08
A/RES/2948(XXVII)
Credentials of representatives to the 27th session of the General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-08
A/RES/2945(XXVII)
Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-07
A/RES/2946(XXVII)
Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-12-07
A/RES/2932(XXVII)[B]
General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-29
A/RES/2935(XXVII)
Implementation of General Assembly resolution 2830 (XXVI) concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-29
A/RES/2934(XXVII)[B]
Urgent need for suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-29
A/RES/2933(XXVII)
Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-29
A/RES/2931(XXVII)
Implementation of the results of the Conference of Non-Nuclear-Weapon States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-29
A/RES/2934(XXVII)[C]
Urgent need for suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-29
A/RES/2932(XXVII)[A]
General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-29
A/RES/2930(XXVII)
World Disarmament Conference : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-29
A/RES/2936(XXVII)
Non-use of force in international relations and permanent prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-29
A/RES/2934(XXVII)[A]
Urgent need for suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-29
A/RES/2926(XXVII)
Report of the International Law Commission : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-28
A/RES/2923(XXVII)[A]
Maltreatment and torture of prisoners and detainees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-15
A/RES/2923(XXVII)[B]
United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-15
A/RES/2923(XXVII)[E]
Situation in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-15
A/RES/2923(XXVII)[D]
Dissemination of information on apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-15
A/RES/2923(XXVII)[C]
Programme of work of the Special Committee on Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-15
A/RES/2918(XXVII)
Question of Territories under Portuguese administration : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-14
A/RES/2916(XXVII)
Preparation of an international convention on principles governing the use by States of artificial earth satellites for direct television broadcasting : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-09
A/RES/2908(XXVII)
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1972-11-02
A/RES/2901(XXVI)
Working Capital Fund for the financial year 1972 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2894(XXVI)
United Nations accommodation in Bangkok and Addis Ababa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2892(XXVI)
Programme of major maintenance of and improvements to the Palais des Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2891(XXVI)
Extension of the Palais des Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2890(XXVI)[B]
Emoluments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2890(XXVI)[A]
Pension scheme : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2899(XXVI)[B]
Income estimates for the financial year 1972 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2899(XXVI)[C]
Financing of appropriations for the financial year 1972 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2897(XXVI)
Review and reappraisal of United Nations information policies and activities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2895(XXVI)
Headquarters accommodation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2889(XXVI)
Honorarium of the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2893(XXVI)
United Nations building in Santiago, Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2899(XXVI)[A]
Budget appropriations for the financial year 1972 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2900(XXVI)
Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the financial year 1972 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2896(XXVI)
Mural commemorating the World Youth Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-22
A/RES/2880(XXVI)
Implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-12-21
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