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/244(1967)
Security Council resolution 244 (1967) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1967-12-22
S/RES/243(1967)
Security Council resolution 243 (1967) [on admission of Democratic Yemen to membership in the United Nations] · 1967-12-12
S/RES/242(1967)
Security Council resolution 242 (1967) [on a peaceful and accepted settlement of the Middle East situation] · 1967-11-22
S/RES/241(1967)
Security Council resolution 241 (1967) [on the question concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)] · 1967-11-15
S/RES/240(1967)
Security Council resolution 240 (1967) [on violation of a cease-fire in the Middle East] · 1967-10-25
S/RES/239(1967)
Security Council resolution 239 (1967) [on the recruitment and training of mercenaries in the Democratic Republic of the Congo] · 1967-07-10
S/RES/238(1967)
Security Council resolution 238 (1967) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1967-06-19
S/RES/237(1967)
Security Council resolution 237 (1967) [on treatment of prisoners of war and protection of civilian persons in the Middle East] · 1967-06-14
S/RES/236(1967)
Security Council resolution 236 (1967) [on violation of a cease-fire between Israel and Syria] · 1967-06-11
S/RES/235(1967)
Security Council resolution 235 (1967) [on a cease-fire between Israel and Syria] · 1967-06-09
S/RES/234(1967)
Security Council resolution 234 (1967) [demanding a cease-fire in the Middle East] · 1967-06-07
S/RES/233(1967)
Security Council resolution 233 (1967) [on the outbreak of fighting in the Middle East on June 6, 1967] · 1967-06-06
S/RES/232(1966)
Security Council resolution 232 (1966) [imposing sanctions on commodities against Southern Rhodesia] · 1966-12-16
S/RES/231(1966)
Security Council resolution 231 (1966) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1966-12-15
S/RES/230(1966)
Security Council resolution 230 (1966) [on admission of Barbados to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-12-07
S/RES/229(1966)
Security Council resolution 229 (1966) [on appointment of U Thant as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1966-12-02
S/RES/228(1966)
Security Council resolution 228 (1966) [on Israeli military actions against Jordan] · 1966-11-25
S/RES/227(1966)
Security Council resolution 227 (1966) [recommending extension of the appointment of U Thant as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1966-10-28
S/RES/226(1966)
Security Council resolution 226 (1966) [calling upon all States not to intervene in the domestic affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo] · 1966-10-14
S/RES/224(1966)
Security Council resolution 224 (1966) [on admission of Botswana to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-10-14
S/RES/225(1966)
Security Council resolution 225 (1966) [on admission of Lesotho to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-10-14
S/RES/223(1966)
Security Council resolution 223 (1966) [on admission of Guyana to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-06-21
S/RES/222(1966)
Security Council resolution 222 (1966) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1966-06-16
S/RES/221(1966)
Security Council resolution 221 (1966) [on oil embargo against Southern Rhodesia] · 1966-04-09
S/RES/220(1966)
Security Council resolution 220 (1966) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1966-03-16
S/RES/219(1965)
Security Council resolution 219 (1965) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1965-12-17
S/RES/218(1965)
Security Council resolution 218 (1965) [on the question of Territories under Portuguese administration] · 1965-11-23
S/RES/217(1965)
Security Council resolution 217 (1965) [on the proclamation of independence by the minority régime in Southern Rhodesia] · 1965-11-20
S/RES/216(1965)
Security Council resolution 216 (1965) [calling on all States not to recognize the minority régime in Southern Rhodesia] · 1965-11-12
S/RES/215(1965)
Security Council resolution 215 (1965) [calling upon India and Pakistan to schedule troop withdrawal] · 1965-11-05
S/RES/214(1965)
Security Council resolution 214 (1965) [demanding that parties observe the cease-fire and calls for prompt withdrawal of military personnel] · 1965-09-27
S/RES/211(1965)
Security Council resolution 211 (1965) [demanding immediate cease-fire and subsequent withdrawal of armed personnel] · 1965-09-20
S/RES/213(1965)
Security Council resolution 213 (1965) [on admission of Singapore to membership in the United Nations] · 1965-09-20
S/RES/212(1965)
Security Council resolution 212 (1965) [on admission of the Maldives to membership in the United Nations] · 1965-09-20
S/RES/210(1965)
Security Council resolution 210 (1965) [requesting strengthening of the UN Military Observer Group in India] · 1965-09-06
S/RES/209(1965)
Security Council resolution 209 (1965) [on an immediate cease-fire between India and Pakistan] · 1965-09-04
S/RES/208(1965)
Security Council resolution 208 (1965) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1965-08-10
S/RES/207(1965)
Security Council resolution 207 (1965) [reaffirming resolution 186 (1964) on the Cyprus question] · 1965-08-10
S/RES/206(1965)
Security Council resolution 206 (1965) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1965-06-15
S/RES/205(1965)
Security Council resolution 205 (1965) [calling for a permanent cease-fire in Santo Domingo] · 1965-05-22
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