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/3255(XXIX)[A]
Napalm and other incendiary weapons and all aspects of their possible use : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09
A/RES/3263(XXIX)
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09
A/RES/3261(XXIX)[C]
General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09
A/RES/3254(XXIX)
Reduction of the military budgets of States permanent members of the security council by 10 per cent and utilization of part of the funds thus saved to provide assistance to developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09
A/RES/3240(XXIX)[B]
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 · 1974-11-29
A/RES/3246(XXIX)
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 · 1974-11-29
A/RES/3240(XXIX)[C]
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 · 1974-11-29
A/RES/3240(XXIX)[A]
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 · 1974-11-29
A/RES/3238(XXIX)
Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of Cambodia in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-29
S/RES/363(1974)
Security Council resolution 363 (1974) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1974-11-29
A/RES/3236(XXIX)
Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-22
A/RES/3237(XXIX)
Observer status for the Palestine Liberation Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-22
A/RES/3228(XXIX)
Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-12
A/RES/3215(XXIX)
Report of the Trade and Development Board : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-06
A/RES/3219(XXIX)
Protection and human rights in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-06
A/RES/3213(XXIX)
Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-05
A/RES/3212(XXIX)
Question of Cyprus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-01
S/11543
Draft resolution S/11543 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1974-10-30
S/RES/362(1974)
Security Council resolution 362 (1974) [on extension of the mandate of UNEF] · 1974-10-23
A/RES/3210(XXIX)
Invitation to the Palestine Liberation Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-10-14
A/RES/3207(XXIX)
Relationship between the United Nations and South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-09-30
A/RES/3206(XXIX)
Credentials of representatives to the 29th session of General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-09-30
S/RES/361(1974)
Security Council resolution 361 (1974) [on emergency UN humanitarian assistance to Cyprus] · 1974-08-30
S/RES/360(1974)
Security Council resolution 360 (1974) [recording its formal disapproval of the unilateral military actions undertaken against Cyprus] · 1974-08-16
S/RES/358(1974)
Security Council resolution 358 (1974) [on a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1974-08-15
S/RES/359(1974)
Security Council resolution 359 (1974) [on safety of the members of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1974-08-15
S/RES/357(1974)
Security Council resolution 357 (1974) [on a cease-fire in Cyprus, and on resumption of negotiations] · 1974-08-14
S/RES/356(1974)
Security Council resolution 356 (1974) [on admission of Guinea-Bissau to membership in the United Nations] · 1974-08-12
S/RES/355(1974)
Security Council resolution 355 (1974) [on a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1974-08-01
S/RES/354(1974)
Security Council resolution 354 (1974) [on a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1974-07-23
S/RES/353(1974)
Security Council resolution 353 (1974) [on a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1974-07-20
S/RES/352(1974)
Security Council resolution 352 (1974) [on admission of Grenada to membership in the United Nations] · 1974-06-21
S/RES/351(1974)
Security Council resolution 351 (1974) [on admission of Bangladesh to membership in the United Nations] · 1974-06-10
S/RES/350(1974)
Security Council resolution 350 (1974) [on the Agreement on Disengagement between Israel and Syrian Arab Republic and the establishment of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1974-05-31
S/RES/349(1974)
Security Council resolution 349 (1974) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1974-05-29
S/RES/348(1974)
Security Council resolution 348 (1974) [on the situation between Iran and Iraq] · 1974-05-28
A/RES/3200(S-VI)
Credentials of representatives to the 6th special session of the General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-04-30
S/RES/347(1974)
Security Council resolution 347 (1974) [on Israeli policies towards Lebanon] · 1974-04-24
S/RES/346(1974)
Security Council resolution 346 (1974) [on the functioning of UNEF] · 1974-04-08
S/RES/345(1974)
Security Council resolution 345 (1974) [on inclusion of Chinese among the working languages of the Security Council] · 1974-01-17
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