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/657(1990)
Security Council resolution 657 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1990-06-15
S/RES/656(1990)
Security Council resolution 656 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Group in Central America] · 1990-06-08
S/RES/655(1990)
Security Council resolution 655 (1990) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1990-05-31
S/RES/654(1990)
Security Council resolution 654 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Group in Central America] · 1990-05-04
S/RES/653(1990)
Security Council resolution 653 (1990) [on addition of new tasks to the mandate of the United Nations Observer Group in Central America] · 1990-04-20
S/RES/652(1990)
Security Council resolution 652 (1990) [on admission of Namibia to membership in the United Nations] · 1990-04-17
S/RES/651(1990)
Security Council resolution 651 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group] · 1990-03-29
S/RES/650(1990)
Security Council resolution 650 (1990) [on the Central American peace process] · 1990-03-27
S/RES/649(1990)
Security Council resolution 649 (1990) [on the Secretary-General's mission of good offices concerning Cyprus] · 1990-03-12
S/RES/648(1990)
Security Council resolution 648 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1990-01-31
S/RES/647(1990)
Security Council resolution 647 (1990) [on temporary deployment in Afghanistan and Pakistan of military officers from United Nations operations] · 1990-01-11
A/RES/44/240
Effects of the military intervention by the United States of America in Panama on the situation in Central America : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-29
S/21048
Draft resolution S/21048 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1989-12-23
A/RES/44/232
Trends in the transfer of resources to and from the developing countries and their impact on the economic growth and sustained development of those countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-22
A/RES/44/217
Trade embargo against Nicaragua : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-22
A/RES/44/215
Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-22
A/RES/44/205
Towards a durable solution of external debt problems : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-22
A/RES/44/235
Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-22
A/RES/44/214
Specific action related to the particular needs and problems of land-locked developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-22
A/RES/44/218
Commodities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-22
A/RES/44/170
Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-19
A/RES/44/174
Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-19
A/RES/44/181
Special assistance to the front-line States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-19
A/RES/44/119E
Cessation of nuclear-arms race and prevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/117F
UN regional centres for peace and disarmament in Africa and Asia and the UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/116N
International arms transfers : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/106
Amendment of the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/166
Situation of human rights in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/116P
Defensive security concepts and policies : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/116M
Naval armaments and disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/116B
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/113A
Implementation of the Declaration on Denuclearization of Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/147
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States in their electoral processes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/128
Elaboration of a 2nd Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/118A
Scientific and technological developments and their impact on international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/107
Urgent need for a comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/167
Enlargement of the Commission on Human Rights and the further promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/121
Israeli nuclear armament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/120
Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
A/RES/44/117D
Nuclear-arms freeze : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-12-15
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