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/42/166
Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/176
Trade embargo against Nicaragua : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/200
Special economic assistance to Chad : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/209A
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/165
International economic security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/202
Special assistance to Maldives for disaster relief and the strengthening of its coastal defences : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/209C
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/205
Assistance to Benin, the Central African Republic, Democratic Yemen, Djibouti, Ecuador, the Gambia, Madagascar, Nicaragua and Vanuatu : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/209D
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/199
Assistance for reconstruction and development of Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/198
Furthering international co-operation regarding the external debt problems : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/184
International co-operation in the field of the environment : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/209B
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/204
Special economic assistance to Central America : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/203
Assistance to El Salvador : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/173
Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-11
A/RES/42/160C
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-08
A/RES/42/160F
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-08
A/RES/42/162A
Question relating to information : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-08
A/RES/42/160G
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-08
A/RES/42/160B
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-08
A/RES/42/160D
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-08
A/RES/42/160E
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-08
A/RES/42/162B
Question relating to information : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-08
A/RES/42/160A
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-08
A/RES/42/153
Draft Convention on International Bills of Exchange and International Promissory Notes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/151
Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/135
Question of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Afghanistan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/149
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/134
Need to enhance international co-operation in the field of the protection of and assistance for the family : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/101
Question of a Convention on the Rights of the Child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/158
Development and strengthening of good-neighbourliness between States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/147
Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/115
The impact of property on the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/102
Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/100
Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/91
Implementation of the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/146
Realization of the right to adequate housing : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/140
Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
A/RES/42/139
Assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1987-12-07
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