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/204(1965)
Security Council resolution 204 (1965) [on incursion by Portuguese military forces into Senegalese territory] · 1965-05-19
S/RES/203(1965)
Security Council resolution 203 (1965) [inviting the Secretary-General to send a representative to the Dominican Republic] · 1965-05-14
S/RES/202(1965)
Security Council resolution 202 (1965) [requesting the United Kingdom to take all necessary action to prevent a unilateral declaration of independence for Southern Rhodesia by the minority Government] · 1965-05-06
S/RES/201(1965)
Security Council resolution 201 (1965) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1965-03-19
S/RES/200(1965)
Security Council resolution 200 (1965) [on admission of Gambia to membership in the United Nations] · 1965-03-15
S/RES/199(1964)
Security Council resolution 199 (1964) [on the withdrawal of mercenary troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo] · 1964-12-30
S/RES/198(1964)
Security Council resolution 198 (1964) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1964-12-18
S/RES/197(1964)
Security Council resolution 197 (1964) [on admission of Zambia to membership in the United Nations] · 1964-10-30
S/RES/196(1964)
Security Council resolution 196 (1964) [on admission of Malta to membership in the United Nations] · 1964-10-30
S/RES/195(1964)
Security Council resolution 195 (1964) [on admission of Malawi to membership in the United Nations] · 1964-10-09
S/RES/194(1964)
Security Council resolution 194 (1964) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1964-09-25
S/RES/193(1964)
Security Council resolution 193 (1964) [calling for a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1964-08-09
S/RES/192(1964)
Security Council resolution 192 (1964) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1964-06-20
S/RES/191(1964)
Security Council resolution 191 (1964) [on persons imprisoned, interned or sentenced to death for their opposition to the policy of apartheid] · 1964-06-18
S/RES/190(1964)
Security Council resolution 190 (1964) [urging the Government of South Africa to end the Rivonia trial against the leaders of the anti-apartheid movement] · 1964-06-09
S/RES/189(1964)
Security Council resolution 189 (1964) [on complaint concerning acts of aggression against the territory and civilian population of Cambodia] · 1964-06-04
S/RES/188(1964)
Security Council resolution 188 (1964) [on complaint by Yemen regarding British air attack on Yemeni territory] · 1964-04-09
S/RES/187(1964)
Security Council resolution 187 (1964) [on implementation of resolution 186 (1964) on the Cyprus question] · 1964-03-13
S/RES/186(1964)
Security Council resolution 186 (1964) [on establishment of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1964-03-04
S/RES/184(1963)
Security Council resolution 184 (1963) [on admission of Zanzibar to membership in the United Nations] · 1963-12-16
S/RES/185(1963)
Security Council resolution 185 (1963) [on admission of Kenya to membership in the United Nations] · 1963-12-16
S/RES/183(1963)
Security Council resolution 183 (1963) [on the question of Territories under Portuguese administration] · 1963-12-11
S/RES/182(1963)
Security Council resolution 182 (1963) [requesting the Secretary-General to establish a group of experts to examine methods of resolving the situation in South Africa] · 1963-12-04
S/5425/Rev. 1
Draft resolution S/5425/Rev. 1 — vetoed by GBR · 1963-09-13
S/RES/181(1963)
Security Council resolution 181 (1963) [calling upon all States to cease the sale and shipment of arms to South Africa] · 1963-08-07
S/RES/180(1963)
Security Council resolution 180 (1963) [on the question of Territories under Portuguese administration] · 1963-07-31
S/RES/179(1963)
Security Council resolution 179 (1963) [on reports of the Secretary-General concerning developments relating to Yemen] · 1963-06-11
S/RES/178(1963)
Security Council resolution 178 (1963) [on incursion by Portuguese military forces into Senegalese territory] · 1963-04-24
S/RES/177(1962)
Security Council resolution 177 (1962) [on admission of Uganda to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-10-15
S/RES/176(1962)
Security Council resolution 176 (1962) [on admission of Algeria to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-10-04
S/RES/175(1962)
Security Council resolution 175 (1962) [on admission of Trinidad and Tobago to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-09-12
S/RES/174(1962)
Security Council resolution 174 (1962) [on admission of Jamaica to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-09-12
S/RES/172(1962)
Security Council resolution 172 (1962) [on admission of Rwanda to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-07-26
S/RES/173(1962)
Security Council resolution 173 (1962) [on admission of Burundi to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-07-26
S/RES/171(1962)
Security Council resolution 171 (1962) [on armed incidents between Syria and Israel] · 1962-04-09
S/RES/170(1961)
Security Council resolution 170 (1961) [on admission of Tanganyika to membership in the United Nations] · 1961-12-14
S/RES/169(1961)
Security Council resolution 169 (1961) [on an arms embargo against the Congo (capital Leopoldville)] · 1961-11-24
S/RES/168(1961)
Security Council resolution 168 (1961) [on appointment of U Thant as Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1961-11-03
S/RES/166(1961)
Security Council resolution 166 (1961) [on admission of Mongolia to membership in the United Nations] · 1961-10-25
S/RES/167(1961)
Security Council resolution 167 (1961) [on admission of Mauritania to membership in the United Nations] · 1961-10-25
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