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/39/71
Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/73
Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/72E
Public information and public action against apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/72C
Relations between Israel and South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/72G
Concerted international action for the elimination of apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/72A
Comprehensive sanctions against the apartheid regime and support to the liberation struggle in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/90
Review of the multilateral treaty-making process : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/75
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/80
Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/76
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 · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/72B
Programme of work of the Special Committee against Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/81
Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/72D
Apartheid in sports : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/70
Review of the rates of reimbursement to the Governments of troop-contributing States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-13
A/RES/39/63D
World Disarmament Campaign : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/62
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 · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/52
Cessation of all test explosions of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/58
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 · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/57
Conclusion of an international convention 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 · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/50D
Dissemination of information and mobilization of international public opinion in support of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/65A
Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/61A
Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/50E
UN Fund for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/65B
Prohibition of chemical and bacteriological weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/63G
Freeze on nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/65E
Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/63K
Disarmament and international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/61B
Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa : nuclear capability of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/59
Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/53
Urgent need for a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/63C
Nuclear-arms freeze : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/55
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/51
Implementation of General Assembly resolution 38/61 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 · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/50B
Question of Namibia : implementation of Security Council resolution 435 (1978) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/50A
Situation in Namibia resulting from illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/64B
Reduction of military budgets : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/63H
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/63A
World Disarmament Campaign : actions and activities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/60
Implementation of General Assembly resolution 38/72 on the immediate cessation and prohibition of nuclear-weapon tests : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
A/RES/39/50C
Programme of work of the UN Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-12-12
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