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/165(1961)
Security Council resolution 165 (1961) [on admission of Sierra Leone to membership in the United Nations] · 1961-09-26
S/RES/164(1961)
Security Council resolution 164 (1961) [on complaint by Tunisia] · 1961-07-22
S/RES/163(1961)
Security Council resolution 163 (1961) [on the mandate of the Subcommittee on the situation in Angola] · 1961-06-09
S/RES/162(1961)
Security Council resolution 162 (1961) [on the situation between Israel and Jordan] · 1961-04-11
S/RES/161(1961)
Security Council resolution 161 (1961) [on the death of Patrice Lumumba and reorganization of Congolese armed forces] · 1961-02-21
S/RES/160(1960)
Security Council resolution 160 (1960) [on admission of Nigeria to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-10-07
S/RES/158(1960)
Security Council resolution 158 (1960) [on admission of Senegal to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-09-28
S/RES/159(1960)
Security Council resolution 159 (1960) [on admission of Mali to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-09-28
S/RES/157(1960)
Security Council resolution 157 (1960) [on an emergency special session of the General Assembly on the Congo question] · 1960-09-17
S/RES/156(1960)
Security Council resolution 156 (1960) [taking note of the OAS report on the question relating to the Dominican Republic] · 1960-09-09
S/RES/155(1960)
Security Council resolution 155 (1960) [on admission of Cyprus to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-24
S/RES/153(1960)
Security Council resolution 153 (1960) [on admission of Gabon to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23
S/RES/149(1960)
Security Council resolution 149 (1960) [on admission of Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23
S/RES/154(1960)
Security Council resolution 154 (1960) [on admission of the Central African Republic to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23
S/RES/152(1960)
Security Council resolution 152 (1960) [on admission of Congo (capital Brazzaville) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23
S/RES/150(1960)
Security Council resolution 150 (1960) [on admission of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23
S/RES/148(1960)
Security Council resolution 148 (1960) [on admission of Niger to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23
S/RES/147(1960)
Security Council resolution 147 (1960) [on admission of Dahomey (Benin) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23
S/RES/151(1960)
Security Council resolution 151 (1960) [on admission of Chad to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-08-23
S/RES/146(1960)
Security Council resolution 146 (1960) [on entry of the UN Force in the Congo into the province of Katanga] · 1960-08-09
S/RES/145(1960)
Security Council resolution 145 (1960) [calling upon Belgium to implement resolution 143 (1960) on the withdrawal of its troops from the Congo (capital Leopoldville)] · 1960-07-22
S/RES/144(1960)
Security Council resolution 144 (1960) [on the situation between Cuba and the United States] · 1960-07-19
S/RES/143(1960)
Security Council resolution 143 (1960) [calling upon Belgium to withdraw its troops from the Congo (capital Leopoldville)] · 1960-07-14
S/RES/142(1960)
Security Council resolution 142 (1960) [on admission of the Republic of Congo (capital Leopoldville) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-07-07
S/RES/141(1960)
Security Council resolution 141 (1960) [on admission of Somalia to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-07-05
S/RES/140(1960)
Security Council resolution 140 (1960) [on admission of the Malagasy Republic (Madagascar) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-06-29
S/RES/139(1960)
Security Council resolution 139 (1960) [on admission of the Federation of Mali to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-06-28
S/RES/138(1960)
Security Council resolution 138 (1960) [on questions relating to the case of Adolf Eichmann] · 1960-06-23
S/RES/136(1960)
Security Council resolution 136 (1960) [on admission of the Togolese Republic (Togo) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-05-31
S/RES/137(1960)
Security Council resolution 137 (1960) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1960-05-31
S/RES/135(1960)
Security Council resolution 135 (1960) [on relations between the great Powers] · 1960-05-27
S/RES/134(1960)
Security Council resolution 134 (1960) [on the situation in the Union of South Africa arising out of the large-scale killings of unarmed and peaceful demonstrators in Sharpeville] · 1960-04-01
S/RES/133(1960)
Security Council resolution 133 (1960) [on admission of Cameroun (Cameroon) to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-01-26
S/RES/132(1959)
Security Council resolution 132 (1959) [deciding to appoint a subcommittee on the question relating to Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic)] · 1959-09-07
S/RES/131(1958)
Security Council resolution 131 (1958) [on admission of Guinea to membership in the United Nations] · 1958-12-09
S/RES/130(1958)
Security Council resolution 130 (1958) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1958-11-25
S/RES/129(1958)
Security Council resolution 129 (1958) [on an emergency special session of the General Assembly on complaints by Lebanon and Jordan] · 1958-08-07
S/RES/128(1958)
Security Council resolution 128 (1958) [on complaint by Lebanon in respect of a situation arising from interference of the United Arab Republic (Egypt) in the internal affairs of Lebanon] · 1958-06-11
S/RES/127(1958)
Security Council resolution 127 (1958) [on the zone between the armistice demarcation lines in the area of Government House at Jerusalem] · 1958-01-22
S/RES/126(1957)
Security Council resolution 126 (1957) [on negotiations on the India-Pakistan question and visit of the UN Representative for India and Pakistan to the subcontinent] · 1957-12-02
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