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/38/183D
Nuclear weapons in all aspects : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183A
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/236C
Financing of appropriation for the year 1984 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/197
Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/188J
Institutional arrangments relating to the process of disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/187A
Prohibition of chemical and bacteriological weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183N
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183J
Unilateral nuclear disarmament measures : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183C
Prohibition of the nuclear neutron weapon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183B
Non-use of nuclear weapons and prevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/182
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 · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/181B
Nuclear capability of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/181A
Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/237
Unforeseen and extraordinary expenses for the biennium 1984-1985 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/235
Health insurance contributions by the organizations of the United Nations common system : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/233
Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/228A
Postage stamps : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/202
Strengthening the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to natural disasters and other disaster situations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/236A
Budget appropriations for biennium 1984-1985 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/190
Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183M
Implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183L
Disarmament Week : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183G
Prevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/180A
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/162
Remnants of war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/154
Development aspects of the reverse transfer technology : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/145
Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/177
United Nations Institute for Training and Research : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/166
Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/144
Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/132
Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/180E
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/180D
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/133
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 · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/150
Transport and Communications Decade in Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/128
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/180C
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/180B
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/174
United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-19
A/RES/38/112
Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-16
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