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/738(1992)
Security Council resolution 738 (1992) [on admission of the Republic of Tajikistan to membership in the United Nations] · 1992-01-29
S/RES/735(1992)
Security Council resolution 735 (1992) [on admission of the Republic of Armenia to membership in the United Nations] · 1992-01-29
S/RES/736(1992)
Security Council resolution 736 (1992) [on admission of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan to membership in the United Nations] · 1992-01-29
S/RES/737(1992)
Security Council resolution 737 (1992) [on admission of the Republic of Uzbekistan to membership in the United Nations] · 1992-01-29
S/RES/732(1992)
Security Council resolution 732 (1992) [on admission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to membership in the United Nations] · 1992-01-23
S/RES/733(1992)
Security Council resolution 733 (1992) [calling for a complete embargo on deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Somalia] · 1992-01-23
S/RES/731(1992)
Security Council resolution 731 (1992) [on the destruction of Pan American flight 103 and Union des transports aériens flights 772] · 1992-01-21
S/RES/730(1992)
Security Council resolution 730 (1992) [on termination of the mandate of the UN Observer Group in Central America] · 1992-01-16
S/RES/729(1992)
Security Council resolution 729 (1992) [on enlargement of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in El Salvador] · 1992-01-14
S/RES/727(1992)
Security Council resolution 727 (1992) [on the Implementing Accord signed at Sarajevo on the cease-fire agreed to on 23 Nov. 1991] · 1992-01-08
S/RES/728(1992)
Security Council resolution 728 (1992) [on assistance in mine clearance in Cambodia] · 1992-01-08
S/RES/726(1992)
Security Council resolution 726 (1992) [on the deportation by Israel of 12 Palestinian civilians from the territories occupied by Israel] · 1992-01-06
S/RES/725(1991)
Security Council resolution 725 (1991) [on referendum for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara] · 1991-12-31
A/RES/46/216
International cooperation to mitigate the environmental consequences on Kuwait and other countries in the region resulting from the situation between Iraq and Kuwait : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-20
A/RES/46/210
Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-20
A/RES/46/199
Adverse economic effects of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occuped since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-20
A/RES/46/201
Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-20
A/RES/46/162
Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-19
A/RES/46/153
United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-18
A/RES/46/134
Situation of human rights in Iraq : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-17
A/RES/46/137
Enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-17
A/RES/46/130
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States in their electoral processess : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-17
A/RES/46/135
Situation of human rights in Kuwait under Iraqi occupation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-17
A/RES/46/117
Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-17
A/RES/46/89
Use of mercenaries as a means to violate human rights and to impede the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-16
A/RES/46/82A
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-16
A/RES/46/95
World social situation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-16
A/RES/46/84
Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-16
A/RES/46/86
Elimination of racism and racial discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-16
A/RES/46/87
Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-16
A/RES/46/82B
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-16
S/RES/724(1991)
Security Council resolution 724 (1991) [establishing a committee to monitor the embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Yugoslavia] · 1991-12-15
A/RES/46/79E
Oil embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-13
A/RES/46/79D
Relations between South Africa and Israel : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-13
A/RES/46/79C
Military and other collaboration with South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-13
A/RES/46/79B
Programme of work of the Special Committee against Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-13
A/RES/46/78
Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-12
S/RES/723(1991)
Security Council resolution 723 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1991-12-12
A/RES/46/74B
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-11
A/RES/46/74A
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-11
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