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/61/75
Transparency and confidence-building measures in outer space activities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/72
Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/89
Towards an arms trade treaty : establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/74
Renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/64
Relationship between disarmament and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/63
Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/61
Measures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva Protocol : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/57
Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/70
2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its Preparatory Committee : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/67
Declaration of a 4th disarmament decade : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/60
Convening of the 4th special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/55
Role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/66
The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/85
Reducing nuclear danger : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/83
Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/104
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/77
Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/88
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/76
Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/69
Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/59
Missiles : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/54
Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-06
A/RES/61/47
Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-04
A/RES/61/27
The Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-01
A/RES/61/24
Special Information Programme on question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-01
A/RES/61/23
Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-01
A/RES/61/22
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-01
A/RES/61/25
Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-01
A/RES/61/26
Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-01
A/RES/ES-10/16
Illegal Israeli actions in the Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-11-17
A/RES/61/11
Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-11-08
A/RES/61/8
Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-10-30
A/RES/60/278
Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-06-30
A/RES/60/260
Investing in the United Nations: for a stronger Organization worldwide : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-05-08
A/RES/60/251
Human Rights Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-03-15
A/RES/60/229
Future operation of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2005-12-23
A/RES/60/226
Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2005-12-23
A/RES/60/230
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2005-12-23
A/RES/60/231
Rights of the child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2005-12-23
A/RES/60/184
International trade and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2005-12-22
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