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/545(1983)
Security Council resolution 545 (1983) [on South Africa's occupation of Angolan territory] · 1983-12-20
S/RES/544(1983)
Security Council resolution 544 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1983-12-15
S/RES/543(1983)
Security Council resolution 543 (1983) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1983-11-29
S/RES/542(1983)
Security Council resolution 542 (1983) [on the situation in northern Lebanon] · 1983-11-23
S/RES/541(1983)
Security Council resolution 541 (1983) [on declaration by the Turkish Cypriot community of its secession from Cyprus] · 1983-11-18
S/RES/540(1983)
Security Council resolution 540 (1983) [on the situation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq] · 1983-10-31
S/RES/539(1983)
Security Council resolution 539 (1983) [rejecting South Africa's insistence on linking the independence of Namibia to irrelevant and extraneous issues as incompatible with resolution 435 (1978)] · 1983-10-28
S/RES/538(1983)
Security Council resolution 538 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1983-10-18
S/RES/537(1983)
Security Council resolution 537 (1983) [on admission of Saints Kitts and Nevis to membership in the United Nations] · 1983-09-22
S/RES/536(1983)
Security Council resolution 536 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1983-07-18
S/RES/535(1983)
Security Council resolution 535 (1983) [on UN Mission to Lesotho] · 1983-06-29
S/RES/534(1983)
Security Council resolution 534 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Forces in Cyprus] · 1983-06-15
S/RES/533(1983)
Security Council resolution 533 (1983) [on death sentences imposed on 3 members of the African National Congress] · 1983-06-07
S/RES/532(1983)
Security Council resolution 532 (1983) [on implementation of Security Council resolution 435 (1978) on the Namibia question] · 1983-05-31
S/RES/531(1983)
Security Council resolution 531 (1983) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1983-05-26
S/RES/530(1983)
Security Council resolution 530 (1983) [on the situation in Central America] · 1983-05-19
S/RES/529(1983)
Security Council resolution 529 (1983) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1983-01-18
S/RES/528(1982)
Security Council resolution 528 (1982) [on inclusion of Arabic among the official and working languages of the Security Council] · 1982-12-21
S/RES/527(1982)
Security Council resolution 527 (1982) [on South Africa's military actions against Lesotho] · 1982-12-15
S/RES/526(1982)
Security Council resolution 526 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1982-12-14
S/RES/525(1982)
Security Council resolution 525 (1982) [on death sentences imposed on members of the African National Congress of South Africa] · 1982-12-07
S/RES/524(1982)
Security Council resolution 524 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1982-11-29
S/RES/523(1982)
Security Council resolution 523 (1982) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1982-10-18
S/RES/522(1982)
Security Council resolution 522 (1982) [calling for a cease-fire in the conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq] · 1982-10-04
S/RES/521(1982)
Security Council resolution 521 (1982) [on the massacre of Palestinian civilians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps] · 1982-09-19
S/RES/520(1982)
Security Council resolution 520 (1982) [on violations of the cease-fires agreements between Israel and Lebanon] · 1982-09-17
S/RES/519(1982)
Security Council resolution 519 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1982-08-17
S/RES/518(1982)
Security Council resolution 518 (1982) [on Israeli military activities in Lebanon] · 1982-08-12
S/RES/517(1982)
Security Council resolution 517 (1982) [on Israeli invasion of Beirut, 3 Aug. 1982] · 1982-08-04
S/RES/516(1982)
Security Council resolution 516 (1982) [on deployment of UN observers in Beirut] · 1982-08-01
S/RES/515(1982)
Security Council resolution 515 (1982) [on Israeli policy towards civilian persons in Lebanon] · 1982-07-29
S/RES/514(1982)
Security Council resolution 514 (1982) [on the situation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq] · 1982-07-12
S/RES/513(1982)
Security Council resolution 513 (1982) [on the civilian population in Lebanon] · 1982-07-04
S/RES/512(1982)
Security Council resolution 512 (1982) [on humanitarian assistance for the Lebanese and Palestinian civilian population] · 1982-06-19
S/RES/511(1982)
Security Council resolution 511 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1982-06-18
S/RES/510(1982)
Security Council resolution 510 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1982-06-15
S/RES/509(1982)
Security Council resolution 509 (1982) [on the situation along the Lebanese-Israeli border] · 1982-06-06
S/RES/508(1982)
Security Council resolution 508 (1982) [on the situation along the Lebanese-Israeli border] · 1982-06-05
S/15156/Rev. 2
Draft resolution S/15156/Rev. 2 — vetoed by USA, GBR · 1982-06-04
S/RES/507(1982)
Security Council resolution 507 (1982) [on South Africa's military activities against Seychelles] · 1982-05-28
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