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.
S/RES/542(1983)
Security Council resolution 542 (1983) [on the situation in northern Lebanon] · 1983-11-23
A/RES/38/25
National experience in achieving far-reaching social and economic changes for the purpose of social progress : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-11-22
A/RES/38/17
Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-11-22
A/RES/38/19
Status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-11-22
A/RES/38/13
Question of the Comorian island of Mayotte : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-11-21
S/RES/541(1983)
Security Council resolution 541 (1983) [on declaration by the Turkish Cypriot community of its secession from Cyprus] · 1983-11-18
A/RES/38/12
Question of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-11-16
A/RES/38/11
Proposed new racial constitution of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-11-15
A/RES/38/9
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 · 1983-11-10
A/RES/38/7
The situation in Grenada : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-11-02
S/RES/540(1983)
Security Council resolution 540 (1983) [on the situation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq] · 1983-10-31
S/RES/539(1983)
Security Council resolution 539 (1983) [rejecting South Africa's insistence on linking the independence of Namibia to irrelevant and extraneous issues as incompatible with resolution 435 (1978)] · 1983-10-28
A/RES/38/3
The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-10-27
S/RES/538(1983)
Security Council resolution 538 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1983-10-18
S/RES/537(1983)
Security Council resolution 537 (1983) [on admission of Saints Kitts and Nevis to membership in the United Nations] · 1983-09-22
S/RES/536(1983)
Security Council resolution 536 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1983-07-18
S/RES/535(1983)
Security Council resolution 535 (1983) [on UN Mission to Lesotho] · 1983-06-29
S/RES/534(1983)
Security Council resolution 534 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Forces in Cyprus] · 1983-06-15
S/RES/533(1983)
Security Council resolution 533 (1983) [on death sentences imposed on 3 members of the African National Congress] · 1983-06-07
S/RES/532(1983)
Security Council resolution 532 (1983) [on implementation of Security Council resolution 435 (1978) on the Namibia question] · 1983-05-31
S/RES/531(1983)
Security Council resolution 531 (1983) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1983-05-26
S/RES/530(1983)
Security Council resolution 530 (1983) [on the situation in Central America] · 1983-05-19
A/RES/37/253
Question of Cyprus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-05-13
S/RES/529(1983)
Security Council resolution 529 (1983) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1983-01-18
A/RES/37/244
Long-term financial and institutional arrangements for the United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/243A
Revised budget appropriations for the biennium 1982-1983 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/237XII
Changes in the top echelon of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/236B
Respect for the privileges and immunities of officials of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and related organizations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/237XI
Adequacy of the conference facilities of the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/251
Development of the energy resources of developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/238
Review of the financing of the administrative costs of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/252
Immediate measures in favour of the developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/237II
Travel of representatives from the least developed countries to attend regional preparatory meetings for the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/250
Immediate implementation of the Nairobi Programme of Action for the Development and Utilization of New and Renewable Sources of Energy : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/243C
Financing of appropriations for the year 1983 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/235C-II
Personnel questions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21
S/RES/528(1982)
Security Council resolution 528 (1982) [on inclusion of Arabic among the official and working languages of the Security Council] · 1982-12-21
A/RES/37/207
Development aspects of the reverse transfer of technology : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20
A/RES/37/204
Review of the implementation of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20
A/RES/37/233B
Implementation of Security Council resolution 435 (1978) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20
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