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.
A/RES/46/65
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-11
A/RES/46/64
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-11
A/RES/46/72
Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-11
A/RES/46/63
Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-11
A/RES/46/76
The uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-11
A/RES/46/74C
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-11
A/RES/46/75
International Peace Conference on the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-11
A/RES/46/71
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-11
A/RES/46/49
Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47E
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47F
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47A
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46A
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) : assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/37F
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : UN Regional Centres for Peace and Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/52
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47D
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47B
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46I
Protection of Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47C
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46G
Return of the population and refugees displaced since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46K
Protection of Palestinian students and educational institutions and safeguarding of the security of UNRWA in the occupied Palestinian territory : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/36L
Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/47G
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46J
University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46H
Revenues derived from Palestine refugees properties : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46F
Resumption of ration distribution to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46E
Palestine refugees in Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/46D
Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-09
A/RES/46/36J
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/29
Comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/41B
Question of Antarctica : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/39
Israeli nuclear armament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/37C
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : nuclear-arms freeze : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/36D
Production of fissionable material for weapon purposes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/41A
Question of Antarctica : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/36I
Regional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/33
Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/34A
Implementation of the Denuclearization of Africa : nuclear capacity of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/38C
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th Special Session : Report of the Conference on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
A/RES/46/37D
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : Convention on Prohibition of Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1991-12-06
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