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/33/39
Question of East Timor : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
A/RES/33/31[B]
Question of Western Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
A/RES/33/45
Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
A/RES/33/40
Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia and Namibia and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
A/RES/33/38[A]
Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
A/RES/33/37
Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73e of the Charter of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
A/RES/33/36
Question of Belize : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
A/RES/33/31[A]
Question of Western Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
A/RES/33/38[B]
Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-13
A/RES/33/13[C]
Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : resolution / by the General Assembly · 1978-12-08
A/RES/33/13[D]
Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : resolution / by the General Assembly · 1978-12-08
A/RES/33/28[A]
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-07
A/RES/33/29
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-07
A/RES/33/28[B]
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-07
A/RES/33/28[C]
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-12-07
S/RES/442(1978)
Security Council resolution 442 (1978) [on admission of Dominica to membership in the United Nations] · 1978-12-06
A/RES/33/13[B]
Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : resolution / by the General Assembly · 1978-12-01
S/RES/441(1978)
Security Council resolution 441 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1978-11-30
A/RES/33/24
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 · 1978-11-29
A/RES/33/23
Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-11-29
S/RES/440(1978)
Security Council resolution 440 (1978) [urging the two communities in Cyprus to resume negotiations] · 1978-11-27
S/RES/439(1978)
Security Council resolution 439 (1978) [on elections in Namibia] · 1978-11-13
A/RES/33/17
Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-11-10
A/RES/33/15
Question of Cyprus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-11-09
A/RES/33/14
Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-11-03
A/RES/33/13[F]
Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : resolution / by the General Assembly · 1978-11-03
S/RES/438(1978)
Security Council resolution 438 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of UNEF] · 1978-10-23
S/RES/437(1978)
Security Council resolution 437 (1978) [on observation of sanctions against Southern Rhodesia] · 1978-10-10
S/RES/436(1978)
Security Council resolution 436 (1978) [on a cease-fire in Lebanon] · 1978-10-06
S/RES/435(1978)
Security Council resolution 435 (1978) [on establishment of the UN Transition Assistance Group for Namibia] · 1978-09-29
S/RES/434(1978)
Security Council resolution 434 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1978-09-18
S/RES/433(1978)
Security Council resolution 433 (1978) [on admission of Solomon Islands to membership in the United Nations] · 1978-08-17
S/RES/431(1978)
Security Council resolution 431 (1978) [requesting the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative for Namibia] · 1978-07-27
S/RES/432(1978)
Security Council resolution 432 (1978) [on territorial integrity of Namibia and reintegration of Walvis Bay into Namibia] · 1978-07-27
S/RES/430(1978)
Security Council resolution 430 (1978) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1978-06-16
S/RES/429(1978)
Security Council resolution 429 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1978-05-31
S/RES/428(1978)
Security Council resolution 428 (1978) [on South African military activities against Angola] · 1978-05-06
A/RES/S-9/2
Declaration on Namibia and Programme of Action in Support of Self-Determination and National Independence for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-05-03
S/RES/427(1978)
Security Council resolution 427 (1978) [on strengthening of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon and withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon] · 1978-05-03
A/RES/S-8/2
Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1978-04-21
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