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/44/27C
Comprehensive and mandatory sanctions against the racist regime of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-22
A/RES/44/26
Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-20
A/RES/44/24
African Alternative Framework to Structural Adjustment Programmes for Socio-Economic Recovery and Transformation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-17
A/RES/44/22
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-16
A/RES/44/20
Zone of peace and co-operation of the South Atlantic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-14
S/RES/644(1989)
Security Council resolution 644 (1989) [on establishment of the UN Observer Group in Central America] · 1989-11-07
A/RES/44/18
Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-11-06
S/RES/643(1989)
Security Council resolution 643 (1989) [on the holding of free and fair elections in Namibia] · 1989-10-31
A/RES/44/9
Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-10-18
A/RES/44/7
Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-10-17
A/RES/44/2
The uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-10-06
S/RES/642(1989)
Security Council resolution 642 (1989) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group] · 1989-09-29
A/RES/44/1
Death sentence passed on a South African patriot : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-09-28
S/RES/641(1989)
Security Council resolution 641 (1989) [on deportation of Palestinian civilians by Israel from the occupied territories] · 1989-08-30
S/RES/640(1989)
Security Council resolution 640 (1989) [on the electoral process in Namibia] · 1989-08-29
S/RES/638(1989)
Security Council resolution 638 (1989) [on incidents of hostage-taking and abduction] · 1989-07-31
S/RES/639(1989)
Security Council resolution 639 (1989) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1989-07-31
S/RES/637(1989)
Security Council resolution 637 (1989) [on the Guatemala Agreement of 1987] · 1989-07-27
S/RES/636(1989)
Security Council resolution 636 (1989) [on deportation of 8 Palestinian civilians by Israel from the occupied territories] · 1989-07-06
S/RES/635(1989)
Security Council resolution 635 (1989) [on marking of plastic or sheet explosives for the purpose of detection] · 1989-06-14
S/RES/634(1989)
Security Council resolution 634 (1989) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1989-06-09
S/RES/633(1989)
Security Council resolution 633 (1989) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1989-05-30
A/RES/43/233
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-04-20
S/RES/632(1989)
Security Council resolution 632 (1989) [on implementation of the UN Plan for the Independence of Namibia] · 1989-02-16
S/RES/631(1989)
Security Council resolution 631 (1989) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group] · 1989-02-08
S/RES/630(1989)
Security Council resolution 630 (1989) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1989-01-30
S/RES/629(1989)
Security Council resolution 629 (1989) [on settlement of the Namibia question] · 1989-01-16
S/RES/628(1989)
Security Council resolution 628 (1989) [on signature of the tripartite agreement between Angola, Cuba and South Africa, and of the bilateral agreement between Angola and Cuba] · 1989-01-16
S/20378
Draft resolution S/20378 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1989-01-11
S/RES/627(1989)
Security Council resolution 627 (1989) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1989-01-09
A/RES/43/228
Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-21
A/RES/43/222B
Status of Committee on Conferences : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-21
A/RES/43/229
Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-21
A/RES/43/197
Fulfillment of the target for official development assistance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/185
Trade embargo against Nicaragua : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/178
Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/198
External debt crisis and development : towards a durable solution of the debt problems : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/195
International co-operation for the eradication of poverty in developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/187
International Conference on Money and Finance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
A/RES/43/209
Special assistance to front-line States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20
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