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/41/102
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 · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/101
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 · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/88C
Question of Antarctica · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/86K
International co-operation for disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/86J
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 11th Special Session : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/86G
Prevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/162C
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/141
Assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/128
Declaration on the Right to Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/117
Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/115
Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/86N
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/86A
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/157
Situation of human rights in El Salvador : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/132
Respect for the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others and its contribution to the economic and social development of Member States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/113
Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/90
Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/86P
Report of the Conference on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/86F
Cessation of the nuclear-arms race and nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/162B
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/155
Strengthening of international co-operation in the field of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/133
Right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/88A
Question of Antarctica · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/161
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/123
Measures of assistance provided to South African and Namibian refugee women and children : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/95
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 · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/86M
Report of the Conference on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04
A/RES/41/69I
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : protection of Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/60H
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : UN programme of fellowships on disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/58C
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL (BIOLOGICAL) WEAPONS · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/55A
Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/53
Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/51
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 · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/75
Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/69G
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : population and refugees displaced since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/69E
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/69A
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/56
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 · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/47
Urgent need for a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/46B
Cessation of all nuclear-test explosions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
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