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/46/37F
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : UN Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/52
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47D
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47B
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46I
Protection of Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47C
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46G
Return of the population and refugees displaced since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46K
Protection of Palestinian students and educational institutions and safeguarding of the security of UNRWA in the occupied Palestinian territory : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/36L
Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47G
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46J
University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46H
Revenues derived from Palestine refugees properties : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46F
Resumption of ration distribution to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46E
Palestine refugees in Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46D
Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/36J
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/29
Comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/41B
Question of Antarctica : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/39
Israeli nuclear armament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/37C
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : nuclear-arms freeze : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/36D
Production of fissionable material for weapon purposes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/41A
Question of Antarctica : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/36I
Regional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/33
Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/34A
Implementation of the Denuclearization of Africa : nuclear capacity of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/38C
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th Special Session : Report of the Conference on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/37D
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : Convention on Prohibition of Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/32
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 · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/38B
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th Special Session : Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/31
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/28
Amendment of the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/24
Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-05
A/RES/46/19
Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-11-25
A/RES/46/16
Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-11-13
A/RES/46/10
Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-10-22
A/RES/46/9
Question of the Comorian Island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-10-16
A/RES/45/188
Entrepreneurship : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1990-12-21
A/RES/45/183
Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1990-12-21
A/RES/45/176D
Relations between South Africa and Israel : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1990-12-19
A/RES/45/176F
Oil embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1990-12-19
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