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/42/42K
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 · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/38I
General and completed disarmament : objective information on military matters : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/38C
General and completed disarmament : notification of nuclear tests : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/25
Implementation of General Assembly resolution 41/45 concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol I of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/50
National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/46A
Question of Antarctica : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/42L
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 · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/42D
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 · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/42B
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/39C
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 · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/39B
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : freeze on nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/38A
General and completed disarmament : bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/35
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 · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/31
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 · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/32
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 · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/42N
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : rationalization of the work of the 1st Committee : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/42C
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 · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/42A
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 prevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/38N
General and completed disarmament : conventional disarmament on a regional scale : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/38J
General and completed disarmament : implementation of General Assembly resolutions in the field of disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-30
A/RES/42/23G
Concerted international action for the elimination of apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-20
A/RES/42/23E
Programme of work of the Special Committee against Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-20
A/RES/42/23D
Relations between Israel and South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-20
A/RES/42/23A
International solidarity with the liberation struggle in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-20
A/RES/42/23C
Comprehensive and mandatory sanctions against the racist regime of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-20
A/RES/42/23F
Oil embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-20
A/RES/42/23B
Application of co-ordinated and strictly monitored measures against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-20
A/RES/42/20
Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-18
A/RES/42/19
Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-17
A/RES/42/18
Judgment 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 · 1987-11-12
A/RES/42/17
Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-11
A/RES/42/15
The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-10
A/RES/42/16
Zone of peace and co-operation of the South Atlantic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-10
A/RES/42/14E
UN Fund for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-06
A/RES/42/14D
Dissemination of information and mobilization of international public opinion in support of the immediate independence of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-06
A/RES/42/14C
Programme of work of the UN Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-06
A/RES/42/14A
Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-06
A/RES/42/14B
Question of Namibia : implementation of Security Council Resolution 435 (1978) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-11-06
A/RES/42/7
Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-10-22
A/RES/42/5
Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-10-15
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