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/2373(XXII)
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1968-06-12
A/RES/2372(XXII)
Question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1968-06-12
A/RES/2350(XXII)
Question of Fiji : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-19
A/RES/2359(XXII)[B]
Composition of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-19
A/RES/2356(XXII)
Question of French Somaliland : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-19
A/RES/2346(XXII)[B]
Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-19
A/RES/2348(XXII)
Question of Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-19
A/RES/2353(XXII)
Question of Gibraltar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-19
A/RES/2357(XXII)
Question of American Samoa, Antigua, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands , Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Dominica, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Grenada, Guam, Mauritius, Montserrat, New Hebrides, Niue, Pitcairn, St. Helena, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tokelau Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-19
A/RES/2328(XXII)
Question of diplomatic privileges and immunities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-18
A/RES/2339(XXII)
International Year for Human Rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-18
A/RES/2327(XXII)
Consideration of principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-18
A/RES/2324(XXII)
Question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-16
A/RES/2325(XXII)
Question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-16
A/RES/2321(XXII)
United Nations Capital Development Fund : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-15
A/RES/2311(XXII)
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 · 1967-12-14
A/RES/2298(XXII)
Programme of technical assistance in industrial development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-12
A/RES/2289(XXII)
Conclusion of a convention on the prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-08
A/RES/2288(XXII)
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, South West Africa and Territories under Portuguese domination and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-07
A/RES/2286(XXII)
Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-12-05
A/RES/2271(XXII)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-11-28
A/RES/2270(XXII)
Question of Territories under Portuguese administration : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-11-17
A/RES/2269(XXII)
The Korean question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-11-16
A/RES/2262(XXII)
Question of southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-11-03
A/RES/2256(ES-V)
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-07-21
A/RES/2254(ES-V)
Measures taken by Israel to change the status of the City of Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-07-14
A/RES/2253(ES-V)
Measures taken by Israel to change the status of the City of Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-07-04
A/RES/2252(ES-V)
Humanitarian assistance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-07-04
A/RES/2248(S-V)
Question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-05-19
A/RES/2229(XXI)
Question of Ifni and Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2241(XXI)[B]
Composition of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2232(XXI)
Question of American Samoa, Antigua, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands , Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Dominica, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Grenada, Guam, Mauritius, Montserrat, New Hebrides, Niue, Pitcairn, St. Helena, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia St. Vincent, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tokelau Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2231(XXI)
Question of Gibraltar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2230(XXI)
Question of Equatorial Guinea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2238(XXI)
Question of Oman : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2228(XXI)
Question of French Somaliland : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2227(XXI)
Question of Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2226(XXI)
Question of the trust Territory of Nauru : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2224(XXI)
The Korean question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-19
A/RES/2220(XXI)
Comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspects : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-19
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