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.
S/RES/895(1994)
Security Council resolution 895 (1994) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1994-01-28
S/RES/894(1994)
Security Council resolution 894 (1994) [on participation of the UN and international observers in the election process in South Africa] · 1994-01-14
S/RES/893(1994)
Security Council resolution 893 (1994) [on deployment of the UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda and implementation of the Arusha Peace Agreement] · 1994-01-06
S/RES/892(1993)
Security Council resolution 892 (1993) [on authorization of the phased deployment of additional military observers to the UN Observer Mission in Georgia] · 1993-12-22
S/RES/891(1993)
Security Council resolution 891 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda] · 1993-12-20
S/RES/890(1993)
Security Council resolution 890 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Angola Verification Mission II and the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Angola] · 1993-12-15
S/RES/889(1993)
Security Council resolution 889 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus and implementation of the Set of Ideas on Overall Framework Agreement on Cyprus] · 1993-12-15
S/RES/888(1993)
Security Council resolution 888 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in El Salvador and implementation of the Peace Accords for El Salvador] · 1993-11-30
S/RES/887(1993)
Security Council resolution 887 (1993) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1993-11-29
S/RES/886(1993)
Security Council resolution 886 (1993) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Operation in Somalia II and on the process of national reconciliation, reconstruction and political settlement in Somalia] · 1993-11-18
S/RES/885(1993)
Security Council resolution 885 (1993) [on establishment of the Commission of Inquiry to investigate armed attacks on the personnel of the UN Operation in Somalia II] · 1993-11-16
S/RES/884(1993)
Security Council resolution 884 (1993) [on the conflict in and around Nagorny Karabakh] · 1993-11-12
S/RES/883(1993)
Security Council resolution 883 (1993) [on sanctions against the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in connection with Libyan non-compliance with Security Council resolutions 731 (1992) and 748 (1992)] · 1993-11-11
S/RES/882(1993)
Security Council resolution 882 (1993) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Operation in Mozambique and implementation of the General Peace Agreement for Mozambique] · 1993-11-05
S/RES/881(1993)
Security Council resolution 881 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia] · 1993-11-04
S/RES/880(1993)
Security Council resolution 880 (1993) [on the transitional period in Cambodia following the withdrawal of the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia] · 1993-11-04
S/RES/878(1993)
Security Council resolution 878 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Operation in Somalia II] · 1993-10-29
S/RES/879(1993)
Security Council resolution 879 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Operation in Mozambique] · 1993-10-29
S/RES/877(1993)
Security Council resolution 877 (1993) [on appointment of Ramon Escovar-Salom as Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991] · 1993-10-21
S/RES/876(1993)
Security Council resolution 876 (1993) [condemning violation of the cease-fire agreement and the killing of the Chairman of the Defence Council and Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia] · 1993-10-19
S/RES/875(1993)
Security Council resolution 875 (1993) [on implementation of sanctions against Haiti] · 1993-10-16
S/RES/874(1993)
Security Council resolution 874 (1993) [on settlement of the conflict in and around Nagorny Karabakh] · 1993-10-14
S/RES/873(1993)
Security Council resolution 873 (1993) [on termination of the suspension of sanctions against Haiti] · 1993-10-13
S/RES/872(1993)
Security Council resolution 872 (1993) [on establishment of the UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda] · 1993-10-05
S/RES/871(1993)
Security Council resolution 871 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Protection Force and implementation of the UN peace-keeping plan for Croatia] · 1993-10-04
S/RES/870(1993)
Security Council resolution 870 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Protection Force] · 1993-10-01
S/RES/869(1993)
Security Council resolution 869 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Protection Force] · 1993-09-30
S/RES/868(1993)
Security Council resolution 868 (1993) [on security and safety of UN forces and personnel] · 1993-09-29
S/RES/867(1993)
Security Council resolution 867 (1993) [on establishment of the UN Mission in Haiti] · 1993-09-23
S/RES/865(1993)
Security Council resolution 865 (1993) [on continuation of the process of national reconciliation and political settlement in Somalia] · 1993-09-22
S/RES/866(1993)
Security Council resolution 866 (1993) [on establishment of the UN Observer Mission in Liberia and implementation of the Peace Agreement for Liberia] · 1993-09-22
S/RES/864(1993)
Security Council resolution 864 (1993) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Angola Verification Mission II and possible arms and oil embargo against UNITA] · 1993-09-15
S/RES/863(1993)
Security Council resolution 863 (1993) [on implementation of the provisions of the General Peace Agreement for Mozambique] · 1993-09-13
S/RES/862(1993)
Security Council resolution 862 (1993) [on the proposed UN Mission in Haiti and dispatch of an advance team to Haiti] · 1993-08-31
S/RES/861(1993)
Security Council resolution 861 (1993) [on suspension of the sanctions against Haiti] · 1993-08-27
S/RES/860(1993)
Security Council resolution 860 (1993) [on the withdrawal of the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia] · 1993-08-27
S/RES/858(1993)
Security Council resolution 858 (1993) [on establishment of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia] · 1993-08-24
S/RES/859(1993)
Security Council resolution 859 (1993) [on a comprehensive political settlement of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina] · 1993-08-24
S/RES/857(1993)
Security Council resolution 857 (1993) [on establishment of the list of candidates in accordance with Art. 13 of the Statute of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991] · 1993-08-20
S/RES/856(1993)
Security Council resolution 856 (1993) [on proposed establishment of the UN Observer Mission in Liberia and dispatch of an advance team of military observers to Liberia] · 1993-08-10
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