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/403(1977)
Security Council resolution 403 (1977) [on Southern Rhodesia's acts of provocation against Botswana] · 1977-01-14
A/RES/31/5[C]
Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/208[III]
Future trend in computer usage : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/206
Revised estimate concerning the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/204
Emoluments of the members of the International Court of Justice : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/207[A]
Revised budget appropirations for the biennium 1976-1977 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/208[I]
Yearbook of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/207[B]
Revised income estimates for the biennium 1976-1977 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/5[D]
Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/195
Expansion of meeting rooms and improvement of conference servicing and delegate facilities at United Nations Headquarters : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/207[C]
Financing of appropriations for the year 1977 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/197
Investments of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-22
S/RES/402(1976)
Security Council resolution 402 (1976) [on South Africa's closure of border posts between Lesotho and South Africa] · 1976-12-22
A/RES/31/189[A]
General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/174
Ways and means of accelerating the transfer of real resources to developing countries on a predictable, assured and continuous basis : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/158
Debt problems of developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/157
Specific action in favour of land-locked developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/189[C]
General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/189[D]
General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/177
Statute of the United Nations Special Fund for Land-Locked Developing Countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/186
Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the occupied Arab territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/178
Implementation of General Assembly Resolutions 2626 (XXV), 3202 (S-VI), 3281 (XXIX) and 3362 (S-VII) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/163
Industrial redeployment in favour of developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-21
A/RES/31/150
Dissemination of information on Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/152
Observer status for the South West Africa People's Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/148
Intensification and co-ordination of United Nations action in support of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/147
Programme of work of the United Nations Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/154[B]
Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/149
Action by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with respect to Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/146
Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-20
A/RES/31/144
Dissemination of information on decolonization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-17
A/RES/31/143
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-17
A/RES/31/141[B]
Review of the United Nations salary system : amendments to the Staff Regulations of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-17
A/RES/31/141[A]
Second annual report of the International Civil Service Commission : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-17
A/RES/31/124
Protection of human rights in Chili : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-16
A/RES/31/106[C]
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-16
A/RES/31/110
Living conditions of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-16
A/RES/31/106[A]
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-16
A/RES/31/128
Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-16
A/RES/31/106[D]
Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1976-12-16
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