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/34/136
Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-14
A/RES/34/103
Inadmissability of the policy of hegemonism in international relations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-14
A/RES/34/101
Non-interference in the internal affairs of States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-14
A/RES/34/100
Implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-14
A/RES/34/133
Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-14
S/RES/458(1979)
Security Council resolution 458 (1979) [extending the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1979-12-14
A/RES/34/95
Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-13
A/RES/34/94
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-13
A/RES/34/92C
Action by intergovermental and non-governmental organizations with respect to Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/92A
Programme of work of the United Nations Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93J
Dissemination of information on apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93D
Arms embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93L
Role of mass media in international action against apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/90B
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 · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/65D
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/90A
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 · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93N
Apartheid in sports : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93C
International conference on sanctions against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93A
Situation in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/92F
Dissemination of information on Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93P
Relations between Israel and South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93I
Assistance to the oppressed people of South Africa and their national liberation movement : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93F
Oil embargo against South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93E
Nuclear collaboration with South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/92G
Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/92B
Intensification and co-ordination of United Nations action in support of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/91
Question of the Islands of Gloriesus, Juan de Nova, Europa and Bassas da India : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/90C
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 · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/93Q
Investments in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/65C
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-12
A/RES/34/85
Conclusion of an international convention to assure the non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-11
A/RES/34/83B
Report of the Committee on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-11
A/RES/34/80A
Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-11
A/RES/34/87D
Prohibition of the production of fissionable material for weapons purposes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-11
A/RES/34/80B
Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-11
A/RES/34/87E
Study of institutional arrangements relating to the process of disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-11
A/RES/34/83J
Nuclear weapons in all aspects : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-11
A/RES/34/73
Implementation of General Assembly resolution 33/60 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-11
A/RES/34/87C
Non-stationing of nuclear weapons on the territories of States where there are no such weapons at present : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-11
A/RES/34/79
Prohibition of the development and manufacture of new types of weapons of mass destruction and new systems of such weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1979-12-11
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