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/617(1988)
Security Council resolution 617 (1988) [on extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1988-07-29
S/RES/616(1988)
Security Council resolution 616 (1988) [on the downing of an Iranian airliner by a United States naval vessel] · 1988-07-20
S/RES/615(1988)
Security Council resolution 615 (1988) [on death sentences imposed on 6 South Africans] · 1988-06-17
S/RES/614(1988)
Security Council resolution 614 (1988) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1988-06-15
S/RES/613(1988)
Security Council resolution 613 (1988) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1988-05-31
S/RES/612(1988)
Security Council resolution 612 (1988) [on chemical weapons use in the conflict between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran] · 1988-05-09
S/RES/611(1988)
Security Council resolution 611 (1988) [on sovereignty and territorial integrity of Tunisia] · 1988-04-25
S/RES/610(1988)
Security Council resolution 610 (1988) [on death sentences imposed on 6 South Africans] · 1988-03-16
S/19585
Draft resolution S/19585 — vetoed by USA, GBR · 1988-03-08
S/RES/609(1988)
Security Council resolution 609 (1988) [on extension of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1988-01-29
S/RES/608(1988)
Security Council resolution 608 (1988) [on the deportation of Palestinian civilians by Israel] · 1988-01-14
S/RES/607(1988)
Security Council resolution 607 (1988) [on the deportation of Palestinian civilians from the occupied Arab territories] · 1988-01-05
S/RES/606(1987)
Security Council resolution 606 (1987) [on withdrawal of South African military forces from Angola] · 1987-12-23
S/RES/605(1987)
Security Council resolution 605 (1987) [on protection of Palestinian civilians under Israel occupation] · 1987-12-22
S/RES/604(1987)
Security Council resolution 604 (1987) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1987-12-14
S/RES/603(1987)
Security Council resolution 603 (1987) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1987-11-25
S/RES/602(1987)
Security Council resolution 602 (1987) [on South Africa's military activities against Angola] · 1987-11-25
S/RES/601(1987)
Security Council resolution 601 (1987) [authorizing the Secretary-General to arrange a cease-fire between South Africa and SWAPO] · 1987-10-30
S/RES/600(1987)
Security Council resolution 600 (1987) [on the conditions under which Nauru might become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice] · 1987-10-19
S/RES/599(1987)
Security Council resolution 599 (1987) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1987-07-31
S/RES/598(1987)
Security Council resolution 598 (1987) [requesting the Secretary-General to dispatch observers to supervise the cease-fire between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran] · 1987-07-20
S/RES/597(1987)
Security Council resolution 597 (1987) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1987-06-12
S/RES/596(1987)
Security Council resolution 596 (1987) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1987-05-29
S/18785
Draft resolution S/18785 — vetoed by USA, GBR · 1987-04-09
S/RES/595(1987)
Security Council resolution 595 (1987) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1987-03-27
S/18705
Draft resolution S/18705 — vetoed by USA, GBR · 1987-02-20
S/RES/594(1987)
Security Council resolution 594 (1987) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1987-01-15
S/RES/593(1986)
Security Council resolution 593 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1986-12-11
S/RES/592(1986)
Security Council resolution 592 (1986) [on Israeli policy towards Palestinians in the occupied territories] · 1986-12-08
S/RES/591(1986)
Security Council resolution 591 (1986) [on the arms embargo against South Africa] · 1986-11-28
S/RES/590(1986)
Security Council resolution 590 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1986-11-26
S/RES/589(1986)
Security Council resolution 589 (1986) [on appointment of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1986-10-10
S/RES/588(1986)
Security Council resolution 588 (1986) [on implementation of resolution 582 (1986) on the armed conflict between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran] · 1986-10-08
S/RES/587(1986)
Security Council resolution 587 (1986) [on security of the personnel of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1986-09-23
S/RES/586(1986)
Security Council resolution 586 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1986-07-18
S/18163
Draft resolution S/18163 — vetoed by USA, GBR · 1986-06-18
S/RES/585(1986)
Security Council resolution 585 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1986-06-13
S/RES/584(1986)
Security Council resolution 584 (1986) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1986-05-29
S/18087/Rev. 1
Draft resolution S/18087/Rev. 1 — vetoed by USA, GBR · 1986-05-23
S/18016/Rev. 1
Draft resolution S/18016/Rev. 1 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1986-04-21
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