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/37/120I
Special identification cards to all Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/120H
Revenues derived from Palestine refugee properties : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/120C
University of Jerusalem for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/105
Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/120D
Offers by Member States of grants and scholarships for higher education, including vocational training, for Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/118
Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/120G
Population and refugees displaced since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/114
Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/103
Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/120F
Resumption of the ration distribution to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/120E
Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
A/RES/37/102
Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-16
S/RES/527(1982)
Security Council resolution 527 (1982) [on South Africa's military actions against Lesotho] · 1982-12-15
S/RES/526(1982)
Security Council resolution 526 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1982-12-14
A/RES/37/100C
Convention on the prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/98E
Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/100B
Nuclear arms freeze : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/98D
Provisional procedures to uphold the authority of the 1925 Geneva protocol : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/98A
Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/95B
Reduction of military budgets : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/100H
World Disarmament Campaign : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/99F
Review of and supplement to the Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all aspects : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/99E
Prohibition of the production of fissionable material for weapons purposes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/99I
Review Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/99G
Measures to provide objective information on military capabilities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/99D
Prevention of an arms race in outer space and prohibition of anti-satellite systems : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/100A
Freeze in nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/98C
Chemical and bacteriological (biological) weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/100E
Disarmament and international security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/99J
Military research and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/99A
Non-stationing of nuclear weapons on the territories of States where there are no such weapons at present : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-13
A/RES/37/92
Principles Governing the Use by States of Artificial Earth Satellites for International Direct Television Broadcasting : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-10
A/RES/37/88G
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 · 1982-12-10
A/RES/37/88F
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 · 1982-12-10
A/RES/37/88C
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 · 1982-12-10
A/RES/37/88E
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 · 1982-12-10
A/RES/37/94B
Questions relating to information : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-10
A/RES/37/86B
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-10
A/RES/37/88B
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 · 1982-12-10
A/RES/37/88A
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 · 1982-12-10
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