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/43/22
Right of peoples to peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-11-11
A/RES/43/21
The uprising (intifadah) of the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-11-03
A/RES/43/19
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-11-03
A/RES/43/18
Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-11-01
S/RES/622(1988)
Security Council resolution 622 (1988) [on temporary deployment in Afghanistan and Pakistan of military officers from United Nations operations] · 1988-10-31
A/RES/43/13
Pretoria's racial "municipal elections" : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-10-26
A/RES/43/14
Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-10-26
A/RES/43/11
Judgment of the International Court of Justice of 27 June 1986 concerning military and paramilitary activities in and against Nicaragua : need for immediate compliance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-10-25
A/RES/43/12
Co-operation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-10-25
A/RES/43/3
Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-10-17
S/RES/621(1988)
Security Council resolution 621 (1988) [on referendum for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara] · 1988-09-20
S/RES/620(1988)
Security Council resolution 620 (1988) [on chemical weapons use in the conflict between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran] · 1988-08-26
S/RES/619(1988)
Security Council resolution 619 (1988) [on establishment of the UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group] · 1988-08-09
S/RES/618(1988)
Security Council resolution 618 (1988) [on abduction of Lieutenant-Colonel William Richard Higgins of the UN Truce Supervision Organization] · 1988-07-29
S/RES/617(1988)
Security Council resolution 617 (1988) [on extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1988-07-29
S/RES/616(1988)
Security Council resolution 616 (1988) [on the downing of an Iranian airliner by a United States naval vessel] · 1988-07-20
S/RES/615(1988)
Security Council resolution 615 (1988) [on death sentences imposed on 6 South Africans] · 1988-06-17
S/RES/614(1988)
Security Council resolution 614 (1988) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1988-06-15
S/RES/613(1988)
Security Council resolution 613 (1988) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1988-05-31
A/RES/42/232
Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-05-13
S/RES/612(1988)
Security Council resolution 612 (1988) [on chemical weapons use in the conflict between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran] · 1988-05-09
S/RES/611(1988)
Security Council resolution 611 (1988) [on sovereignty and territorial integrity of Tunisia] · 1988-04-25
A/RES/42/230
Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-03-23
S/RES/610(1988)
Security Council resolution 610 (1988) [on death sentences imposed on 6 South Africans] · 1988-03-16
S/19585
Draft resolution S/19585 — vetoed by USA, GBR · 1988-03-08
A/RES/42/229A
Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country : proposed closure of the Palestine Liberation Organization office in New York : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-03-02
A/RES/42/229B
Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country : proposed closure of the Palestine Liberation Organization office in New York : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-03-02
S/RES/609(1988)
Security Council resolution 609 (1988) [on extension of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1988-01-29
S/RES/608(1988)
Security Council resolution 608 (1988) [on the deportation of Palestinian civilians by Israel] · 1988-01-14
S/RES/607(1988)
Security Council resolution 607 (1988) [on the deportation of Palestinian civilians from the occupied Arab territories] · 1988-01-05
S/RES/606(1987)
Security Council resolution 606 (1987) [on withdrawal of South African military forces from Angola] · 1987-12-23
S/RES/605(1987)
Security Council resolution 605 (1987) [on protection of Palestinian civilians under Israel occupation] · 1987-12-22
A/RES/42/223
Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-21
A/RES/42/226A
Programme budget for the biennium 1988-1989 : budget appropriations for the biennium 1988-1989 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-21
A/RES/42/224
Review of the rates of reimbursement to the Governments of troop-contributing States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-21
A/RES/42/210B
Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-17
S/RES/604(1987)
Security Council resolution 604 (1987) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1987-12-14
A/RES/42/201
Special assistance to front-line States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/190
Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/174
Specific action related to the particular needs and problems of land-locked developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
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