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/43/222B
Status of Committee on Conferences : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-21
A/RES/43/229
Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-21
A/RES/43/197
Fulfillment of the target for official development assistance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/185
Trade embargo against Nicaragua : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/178
Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/198
External debt crisis and development : towards a durable solution of the debt problems : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/195
International co-operation for the eradication of poverty in developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/187
International Conference on Money and Finance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/209
Special assistance to front-line States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/182
Preparation for an International Development Strategy for the 4th United Nations Development Decade : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/175C
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-15
A/RES/43/175B
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-15
A/RES/43/176
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-15
A/RES/43/177
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-15
A/RES/43/175A
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-15
A/RES/43/163
Peaceful settlement of disputes between States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09
A/RES/43/171B
Good neighbourliness between States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09
A/RES/43/164
Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09
A/RES/43/162
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09
A/RES/43/160A
Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09
A/RES/43/171A
Good neighbourliness between States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09
A/RES/43/160B
Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09
A/RES/43/97
Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/106
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 · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/92
Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to the racist and colonialist régime of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/107
Use of mercenaries as a means to violate human rights and to impede the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/146
Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/124
The impact of property on the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/113
Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/137
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/126
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/158
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/156
Improvement of social life : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/110
Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/125
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-08
A/RES/43/78C
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : international co-operation for disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/68
Conclusion of effective international arrangements on the strengthening of the security of non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/89
Comprehensive approach to strengthening international peace and security in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/88
Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/78B
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : non-use of nuclear weapons and rpevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
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