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/39/21
Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-11-23
A/RES/39/19
Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-11-23
A/RES/39/14
Armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequences for the established international system concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international peace and security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-11-16
A/RES/39/13
The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-11-15
A/RES/39/11
Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-11-12
A/RES/39/9
Co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-11-08
A/RES/39/6
Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-11-01
A/RES/39/5
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-10-30
S/RES/556(1984)
Security Council resolution 556 (1984) [demanding the immediate eradication of apartheid] · 1984-10-23
S/RES/555(1984)
Security Council resolution 555 (1984) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1984-10-12
A/RES/39/2
Situation in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1984-09-28
S/RES/554(1984)
Security Council resolution 554 (1984) <on the "new constitution" of South Africa> · 1984-08-17
S/RES/553(1984)
Security Council resolution 553 (1984) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1984-06-15
S/RES/552(1984)
Security Council resolution 552 (1984) [on attacks on commercial ships in the Gulf region] · 1984-06-01
S/RES/551(1984)
Security Council resolution 551 (1984) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1984-05-30
S/RES/550(1984)
Security Council resolution 550 (1984) [on secessionist actions in Cyprus] · 1984-05-11
S/RES/549(1984)
Security Council resolution 549 (1984) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1984-04-19
S/RES/548(1984)
Security Council resolution 548 (1984) [on admission of Brunei Darussalam to membership in the United Nations] · 1984-02-24
S/RES/547(1984)
Security Council resolution 547 (1984) [on death sentence imposed on Malesela Benjamin Moloise] · 1984-01-13
S/RES/546(1984)
Security Council resolution 546 (1984) [on South Africa's military attacks on Angola] · 1984-01-06
A/RES/38/191
Implementation of the collective security provisions of the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/188F
Curbing the naval arms race : limitation and reduction of naval armaments, extension of confidence-building measures to seas and oceans : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/188A
Study on conventional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/238
Working Capital Fund for the biennium 1984-1985 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/226
Programme budget for the biennium 1982-1983 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/188C
Providing objective information on military capabilities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183I
Report of the Committee on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183H
Implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183F
International co-operation for disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/239
Pension scheme for the members of the International Court of Justice : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/234
Questions relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1984-1985 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/232
United Nations common system : report of the International Civil Service Commission : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/196
Confidence-building in international economic relations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/188I
Review of and supplement to the Comprehensive study on the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all its aspects : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/188E
Prohibition of the production of fissionable material for weapons purposes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/187C
Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/188H
Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/188G
Study on naval arms race : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/184B
Reduction of military budgets : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
A/RES/38/183P
Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-12-20
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