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/10805/Rev.1 as amended
Draft resolution S/10805/Rev.1 as amended — vetoed by GBR · 1972-09-29
S/RES/319(1972)
Security Council resolution 319 (1972) [approving the proposal of the Secretary-General to proceed with the appointment of a representative to assist him on the Namibia question] · 1972-08-01
S/RES/318(1972)
Security Council resolution 318 (1972) [calling upon all States to end economic and other relations with Southern Rhodesia] · 1972-07-28
S/RES/317(1972)
Security Council resolution 317 (1972) [on Syrian and Lebanese military personnel abducted by Israeli forces from Lebanon, 21 June 1972] · 1972-07-21
S/RES/316(1972)
Security Council resolution 316 (1972) [on Israeli military actions against Lebanon] · 1972-06-26
S/RES/315(1972)
Security Council resolution 315 (1972) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1972-06-15
S/RES/314(1972)
Security Council resolution 314 (1972) [urging all States to implement sanctions against Southern Rhodesia] · 1972-02-28
S/RES/313(1972)
Security Council resolution 313 (1972) [on Israeli military actions against Lebanon] · 1972-02-28
S/RES/312(1972)
Security Council resolution 312 (1972) [on the situation in Territories under Portuguese administration] · 1972-02-04
S/RES/309(1972)
Security Council resolution 309 (1972) [on establishment of a group of the Security Council on the Namibia question] · 1972-02-04
S/RES/311(1972)
Security Council resolution 311 (1972) [on policies of apartheid in South Africa] · 1972-02-04
S/RES/310(1972)
Security Council resolution 310 (1972) [on South Africa labour policies in Namibia] · 1972-02-04
S/10606
Draft resolution S/10606 — vetoed by GBR · 1972-02-04
S/RES/308(1972)
Security Council resolution 308 (1972) [on holding of meetings of the Security Council in Addis Ababa, 28 Jan.-4 Feb. 1972] · 1972-01-19
S/10489
Draft resolution S/10489 — vetoed by GBR · 1971-12-30
S/RES/307(1971)
Security Council resolution 307 (1971) [demanding that a durable cease-fire be observed in the India-Pakistan question] · 1971-12-21
S/RES/306(1971)
Security Council resolution 306 (1971) [on appointment of Kurt Waldheim as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1971-12-21
S/RES/305(1971)
Security Council resolution 305 (1971) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1971-12-13
S/RES/304(1971)
Security Council resolution 304 (1971) [on admission of the United Arab Emirates to membership in the United Nations] · 1971-12-08
S/RES/303(1971)
Security Council resolution 303 (1971) [deciding to refer the question on the situation in the India-Pakistan subcontinent to the 26th session of the General Assembly] · 1971-12-06
S/RES/302(1971)
Security Council resolution 302 (1971) [on Portuguese military actions against Senegal] · 1971-11-24
S/RES/301(1971)
Security Council resolution 301 (1971) [on the policies of South Africa towards Namibia] · 1971-10-20
S/RES/300(1971)
Security Council resolution 300 (1971) [on violation of the sovereignty of Zambia by South Africa] · 1971-10-12
S/RES/299(1971)
Security Council resolution 299 (1971) [on admission of Oman to membership in the United Nations] · 1971-09-30
S/RES/298(1971)
Security Council resolution 298 (1971) [on the status of Jerusalem] · 1971-09-25
S/RES/297(1971)
Security Council resolution 297 (1971) [on admission of Qatar to membership in the United Nations] · 1971-09-15
S/RES/296(1971)
Security Council resolution 296 (1971) [on admission of Bahrain to membership in the United Nations] · 1971-08-18
S/RES/295(1971)
Security Council resolution 295 (1971) [on special mission of the Security Council to Guinea] · 1971-08-03
S/RES/294(1971)
Security Council resolution 294 (1971) [on Portuguese military actions against Senegal] · 1971-07-15
S/RES/293(1971)
Security Council resolution 293 (1971) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1971-05-26
S/RES/292(1971)
Security Council resolution 292 (1971) [on admission of Bhutan to membership in the United Nations] · 1971-02-10
S/RES/291(1970)
Security Council resolution 291 (1970) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1970-12-10
S/RES/290(1970)
Security Council resolution 290 (1970) [on Portuguese military actions against Guinea] · 1970-12-08
S/RES/289(1970)
Security Council resolution 289 (1970) [on immediate cessation of armed attack against Guinea] · 1970-11-23
S/RES/288(1970)
Security Council resolution 288 (1970) [deciding that sanctions against Southern Rhodesia shall remain in force] · 1970-11-17
S/9976
Draft resolution S/9976 — vetoed by GBR · 1970-11-10
S/RES/287(1970)
Security Council resolution 287 (1970) [on admission of Fiji to membership in the United Nations] · 1970-10-10
S/RES/286(1970)
Security Council resolution 286 (1970) [on hijacking of commercial aircraft] · 1970-09-09
S/RES/285(1970)
Security Council resolution 285 (1970) [on withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from Lebanon] · 1970-09-05
S/RES/283(1970)
Security Council resolution 283 (1970) [requesting all States to refrain from any relations with South Africa implying recognition of South African authority over Namibia] · 1970-07-29
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