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/43/77A
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 15th special session : scientific and technological developments and their impact on international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/76A
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : disarmament and international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75T
General and complete disarmament : dumping of radioactive wastes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75S
General and complete disarmament : conventional disarmament on a regional scale : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/72
Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/66
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/83B
Question of Antarctica : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/78M
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 · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/78I
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 · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/78E
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : cessation of the nuclear-arms race and nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75L
General and complete disarmament : naval armaments and disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75G
General and complete disarmament : objective information on military matters : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/71A
Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/63B
Cessation of all nuclear-test explosions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/83A
Question of Antarctica : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/77B
Third special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75N
General and complete disarmament : comprehensive UN study on nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75J
General and complete disarmament : prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of radiological weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/70
Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/78J
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : economic and social consequences of the armaments race and its extremely harmful effects on world peace and security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/76C
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : world disarmament campaign : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75Q
General and complete disarmament : prohibition of the dumping of radioactive wastes for hostile purposes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75A
General and complete disarmament : bilateral nuclear-arms negotiation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/71B
Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa : nuclear capability of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/63A
Cessation of all nuclear-test explosions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/80
Israeli nuclear armament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/64
Urgent need for a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/87
Tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/86
Need for a result-oriented political dialogue to improve the international situation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/82
Implementation of the conclusions of the 3rd Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and establishment of a Preparatory Committee for the 4th Review Conference : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/81B
Study of the role of the UN in the field of verification : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/78F
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : prevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/78D
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : climatic effects of nuclear war, including nuclear winter : report of the Secretary-General : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/76E
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75I
General and complete disarmament : international arms transfers : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75H
General and complete disarmament : implementation of General Assembly resolutions in the field of disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/69
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 · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75O
General and complete disarmament : bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/75K
General and complete disarmament : prohibition of the production of fissionable material for weapons purposes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-07
A/RES/43/76B
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 · 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