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/44/79
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 · 1989-12-08
A/RES/44/48G
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 · 1989-12-08
A/RES/44/48A
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 · 1989-12-08
A/RES/44/47J
University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-08
A/RES/44/47H
Revenues derived from Palestine refugees properties : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-08
A/RES/44/48E
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 · 1989-12-08
A/RES/44/48B
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 · 1989-12-08
A/RES/44/47A
Assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-08
A/RES/44/43
Judgement of the International Court of Justice of 27 June 1986 concerning military and paramilitary activities in and against Nicaragua : need for immediate compliance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-07
A/RES/44/41B
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-06
A/RES/44/41C
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-06
A/RES/44/42
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-06
A/RES/44/41A
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-06
A/RES/44/32
Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-04
A/RES/44/31
Peaceful settlement of disputes between States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-04
A/RES/44/40C
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-04
A/RES/44/40A
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-04
A/RES/44/40B
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-04
A/RES/44/30
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-04
A/RES/44/27K
Concerted international action for elimination of apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/27L
Support for the work of the Commission against Apartheid in Sports : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/27G
Programme of work of the Special Committee against Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/27I
Military collaboration with South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/27E
International financial pressures on the apartheid economy of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/27A
International solidarity with the liberation struggle in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/27F
Relations between South Africa and Israel : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/27D
Imposition, co-ordination and strict monitory of measures against racist South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/27H
Oil embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/27C
Comprehensive and mandatory sanctions against the racist regime of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/26
Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-20
A/RES/44/24
African Alternative Framework to Structural Adjustment Programmes for Socio-Economic Recovery and Transformation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-17
A/RES/44/22
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-16
A/RES/44/20
Zone of peace and co-operation of the South Atlantic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-14
A/RES/44/18
Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-06
A/RES/44/9
Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-10-18
A/RES/44/7
Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-10-17
A/RES/44/2
The uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-10-06
A/RES/44/1
Death sentence passed on a South African patriot : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-09-28
A/RES/43/233
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-04-20
A/RES/43/228
Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-21
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