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/87(1950)
Security Council resolution 87 (1950) [on complaint of armed invasion of Taiwan] · 1950-09-29
S/RES/86(1950)
Security Council resolution 86 (1950) [on admission of Indonesia to membership in the United Nations] · 1950-09-26
S/RES/85(1950)
Security Council resolution 85 (1950) [on international relief for Korea] · 1950-07-31
S/RES/84(1950)
Security Council resolution 84 (1950) [on the Korean question and a unified command under the United States] · 1950-07-07
S/RES/83(1950)
Security Council resolution 83 (1950) [on assistance to the Republic of Korea] · 1950-06-27
S/RES/82(1950)
Security Council resolution 82 (1950) [calling upon the North Korean authorities to withdraw their armed forces to the 38th parallel] · 1950-06-25
S/RES/81(1950)
Security Council resolution 81 (1950) [on appointment of a rapporteur or conciliator for a situation or dispute brought to the attention of the Security Council] · 1950-05-24
S/RES/80(1950)
Security Council resolution 80 (1950) [deciding to appoint a UN Representative for India and Pakistan and to terminate the UN Commission for India and Pakistan] · 1950-03-14
S/RES/79(1950)
Security Council resolution 79 (1950) [on regulation and general reduction of conventional armaments and armed forces] · 1950-01-17
S/RES/78(1949)
Security Council resolution 78 (1949) [on transmission of proposals and records concerning implementation of General Assembly resolution 192 (111) on regulation and reduction of armaments to the General Assembly] · 1949-10-18
S/RES/77(1949)
Security Council resolution 77 (1949) [on transmission of the report of the Commission for Conventional Armaments to the General Assembly] · 1949-10-11
S/RES/76(1949)
Security Council resolution 76 (1949) [on future costs of UN military observers in Indonesia] · 1949-10-05
S/RES/75(1949)
Security Council resolution 75 (1949) [on travelling expenses and subsistence allowance of alternate representatives on certain Security Council commissions] · 1949-09-27
S/RES/74(1949)
Security Council resolution 74 (1949) [on transmission of resolutions on atomic energy to the General Assembly] · 1949-09-16
S/RES/72(1949)
Security Council resolution 72 (1949) [on a tribute to the Mediator and to the Acting Mediator in Palestine] · 1949-08-11
S/RES/73(1949)
Security Council resolution 73 (1949) [on the Armistice Agreements and the Palestine question] · 1949-08-11
S/RES/71(1949)
Security Council resolution 71 (1949) [on conditions under which Liechtenstein might become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice] · 1949-07-27
S/RES/70(1949)
Security Council resolution 70 (1949) [on the Trusteeship Council] · 1949-03-07
S/RES/69(1949)
Security Council resolution 69 (1949) [on admission of Israel to membership in the United Nations] · 1949-03-04
S/RES/68(1949)
Security Council resolution 68 (1949) [on transmission of General Assembly resolution 192 (111) to the Commission for Conventional Armaments] · 1949-02-10
S/RES/67(1949)
Security Council resolution 67 (1949) [on the change of name of the Committee of Good Offices to United Nations Commission for Indonesia] · 1949-01-28
S/RES/66(1948)
Security Council resolution 66 (1948) [calling for an immediate cease-fire and facilitation of the supervision of the truce in Palestine] · 1948-12-29
S/RES/65(1948)
Security Council resolution 65 (1948) [requesting consular representatives in Batavia to send a report on the situation in Indonesia] · 1948-12-28
S/RES/64(1948)
Security Council resolution 64 (1948) [calling for the release of the President of Indonesia and of other political prisoners] · 1948-12-28
S/RES/63(1948)
Security Council resolution 63 (1948) [calling for the release of the President of Indonesia and of other political prisoners] · 1948-12-24
S/RES/62(1948)
Security Council resolution 62 (1948) [on an armistice in all sectors of Palestine] · 1948-11-16
S/RES/61(1948)
Security Council resolution 61 (1948) [calling upon interested Governments to withdraw forces that advanced beyond positions held on 14 Oct. 1948 and to establish truce lines and demilitarized zones] · 1948-11-04
S/RES/60(1948)
Security Council resolution 60 (1948) [on establishment of a subcommittee to consider amendments and revisions to the revised draft resolution contained in document S/1059/Rev.2 on the question of Palestine] · 1948-10-29
S/RES/59(1948)
Security Council resolution 59 (1948) [on investigation of the assassination of the UN Mediator in Palestine] · 1948-10-19
S/RES/58(1948)
Security Council resolution 58 (1948) [on conditions under which a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice that is not a Member of the UN may participate in electing Members of the International Court of Justice] · 1948-09-28
S/RES/57(1948)
Security Council resolution 57 (1948) [on the death of the UN Mediator in Palestine, Count Folke Bernadotte] · 1948-09-18
S/RES/56(1948)
Security Council resolution 56 (1948) [on the situation in Jerusalem] · 1948-08-19
S/RES/55(1948)
Security Council resolution 55 (1948) [calling upon the Netherlands and Indonesia to maintain strict observance of the Renville Truce Agreement] · 1948-07-29
S/RES/54(1948)
Security Council resolution 54 (1948) [calling on all Governments and authorities to cooperate with the Mediator to maintain peace in Palestine] · 1948-07-15
S/RES/53(1948)
Security Council resolution 53 (1948) [appealing to all parties for prolongation of the truce in Palestine] · 1948-07-07
S/RES/52(1948)
Security Council resolution 52 (1948) [on international control of atomic energy] · 1948-06-22
S/RES/51(1948)
Security Council resolution 51 (1948) [directing the UN Commission for India and Pakistan to proceed without delay to the areas of dispute] · 1948-06-03
S/RES/50(1948)
Security Council resolution 50 (1948) [calling for a cessation of hostilities in Palestine] · 1948-05-29
S/RES/49(1948)
Security Council resolution 49 (1948) [on calling for a cease-fire and maintenance of the truce in Jerusalem] · 1948-05-22
S/RES/48(1948)
Security Council resolution 48 (1948) [on establishment of the UN Truce Commission for Palestine] · 1948-04-23
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