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/430(1978)
Security Council resolution 430 (1978) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1978-06-16
S/RES/429(1978)
Security Council resolution 429 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1978-05-31
S/RES/428(1978)
Security Council resolution 428 (1978) [on South African military activities against Angola] · 1978-05-06
S/RES/427(1978)
Security Council resolution 427 (1978) [on strengthening of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon and withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon] · 1978-05-03
S/RES/425(1978)
Security Council resolution 425 (1978) [on establishment of a UN interim force for Southern Lebanon] · 1978-03-19
S/RES/426(1978)
Security Council resolution 426 (1978) [on establishment of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1978-03-19
S/RES/424(1978)
Security Council resolution 424 (1978) [on Southern Rhodesia's armed invasion of Zambia] · 1978-03-17
S/RES/423(1978)
Security Council resolution 423 (1978) [declaring illegal any internal settlement of the Southern Rhodesia question] · 1978-03-14
S/RES/422(1977)
Security Council resolution 422 (1977) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1977-12-15
S/RES/421(1977)
Security Council resolution 421 (1977) [on establishment of a Security Council Committee concerning the question of South Africa] · 1977-12-09
S/RES/420(1977)
Security Council resolution 420 (1977) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1977-11-30
S/RES/419(1977)
Security Council resolution 419 (1977) [on assistance to Benin to repair the damage caused by the aggression of 16 January 1977] · 1977-11-24
S/RES/418(1977)
Security Council resolution 418 (1977) [on establishment of an arms embargo against South Africa] · 1977-11-04
S/RES/417(1977)
Security Council resolution 417 (1977) [condemning the South African Government for its resort to massive violence and repression against the black people] · 1977-10-31
S/12310/Rev. 1
Draft resolution S/12310/Rev. 1 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1977-10-31
S/12311/Rev. 1
Draft resolution S/12311/Rev. 1 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1977-10-31
S/12312/Rev. 1
Draft resolution S/12312/Rev. 1 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1977-10-31
S/RES/416(1977)
Security Council resolution 416 (1977) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Emergency Force] · 1977-10-21
S/RES/415(1977)
Security Council resolution 415 (1977) [on appointment of a representative of the Secretary-General on Southern Rhodesia] · 1977-09-29
S/RES/414(1977)
Security Council resolution 414 (1977) [calling for a resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus question] · 1977-09-15
S/RES/413(1977)
Security Council resolution 413 (1977) [on admission of Viet Nam to membership in the United Nations] · 1977-07-20
S/RES/412(1977)
Security Council resolution 412 (1977) [on admission of Djibouti to membership in the United Nations] · 1977-07-07
S/RES/411(1977)
Security Council resolution 411 (1977) [on Southern Rhodesia's military activities against Mozambique] · 1977-06-30
S/RES/410(1977)
Security Council resolution 410 (1977) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1977-06-15
S/RES/409(1977)
Security Council resolution 409 (1977) [deciding that all Member States shall prohibit the use or transfer of any funds in their territories by Southern Rhodesia] · 1977-05-27
S/RES/408(1977)
Security Council resolution 408 (1977) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1977-05-26
S/RES/407(1977)
Security Council resolution 407 (1977) [on assistance to Lesotho] · 1977-05-25
S/RES/406(1977)
Security Council resolution 406 (1977) [on assistance to Botswana] · 1977-05-25
S/RES/405(1977)
Security Council resolution 405 (1977) [condemning the armed aggression against Benin of 16 January 1977] · 1977-04-14
S/RES/404(1977)
Security Council resolution 404 (1977) [on the United Nations special mission to Benin] · 1977-02-08
S/RES/403(1977)
Security Council resolution 403 (1977) [on Southern Rhodesia's acts of provocation against Botswana] · 1977-01-14
S/RES/402(1976)
Security Council resolution 402 (1976) [on South Africa's closure of border posts between Lesotho and South Africa] · 1976-12-22
S/RES/401(1976)
Security Council resolution 401 (1976) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1976-12-14
S/RES/400(1976)
Security Council resolution 400 (1976) [on appointment of Kurt Waldheim as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1976-12-07
S/RES/399(1976)
Security Council resolution 399 (1976) [on admission of Samoa to membership in the United Nations] · 1976-12-01
S/RES/398(1976)
Security Council resolution 398 (1976) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1976-11-30
S/RES/397(1976)
Security Council resolution 397 (1976) [on admission of Angola to membership in the United Nations] · 1976-11-22
S/RES/396(1976)
Security Council resolution 396 (1976) [on renewal of the mandate of UNEF] · 1976-10-22
S/12211
Draft resolution S/12211 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1976-10-19
S/RES/395(1976)
Security Council resolution 395 (1976) [on disputes between Greece and Turkey in relation to the Aegean Sea] · 1976-08-25
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