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/41/73
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/69K
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : University of Jerusalem "Al-Quds" : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/68B
Questions relating to information : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/60F
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/59H
Comprehensive study on the military use of research and development : military use of research and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/59B
General and complete disarmament : objective information on military matters : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/55B
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECLARATION ON THE DENUCLEARIZATION OF AFRICA : NUCLEAR CAPABILITY OF SOUTH AFRICA · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/69H
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : revenues derived from Palestine refugees properties : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/69D
UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : grants and scholarships for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/68A
Questions relating to information : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/63G
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 · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/63A
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 · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/59M
General and complete disarmament : conventional disarmament on a regional basis : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/58B
PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL WEAPONS · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/54
Implementation of General Assembly resolution 40/88 on the immediate cessation and prohibiton of nuclear-weapon tests : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/49
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/59L
General and complete disarmament : prohibition of the production of fissionable material for weapons purposes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/59K
General and complete disarmament : naval armaments and disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/59I
General and complete disarmament : prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of radiological weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/59E
General and complete disarmament : confidence-building and security-building measures and conventional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/44B
Financing of the UN Disengagement Observer Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/71
Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/63F
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 · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/63C
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 · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/63B
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 · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/60A
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : World Disarmament Campaign : actions and activities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/68E
Questions relating to information : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/63E
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 · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/60B
Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the 12th Special Session of the General Assembly : World Disarmament Campaign : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/59D
General and complete disarmament : contribution of the specialized agencies and other organizations and programmes of the UN system to the cause of arms limitation and disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/46A
Cessation of all nuclear-test explosions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03
A/RES/41/43D
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-02
A/RES/41/41B
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-02
A/RES/41/42
Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-02
A/RES/41/43B
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-02
A/RES/41/43A
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-02
A/RES/41/41A
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-02
A/RES/41/43C
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-02
S/RES/591(1986)
Security Council resolution 591 (1986) [on the arms embargo against South Africa] · 1986-11-28
S/RES/590(1986)
Security Council resolution 590 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1986-11-26
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