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/2248(S-V)
Question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1967-05-19
A/RES/2229(XXI)
Question of Ifni and Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2241(XXI)[B]
Composition of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2232(XXI)
Question of American Samoa, Antigua, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands , Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Dominica, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Grenada, Guam, Mauritius, Montserrat, New Hebrides, Niue, Pitcairn, St. Helena, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia St. Vincent, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tokelau Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2231(XXI)
Question of Gibraltar : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2230(XXI)
Question of Equatorial Guinea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2238(XXI)
Question of Oman : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2228(XXI)
Question of French Somaliland : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2227(XXI)
Question of Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2226(XXI)
Question of the trust Territory of Nauru : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-20
A/RES/2224(XXI)
The Korean question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-19
A/RES/2220(XXI)
Comprehensive review of the whole question of peace-keeping operations in all their aspects : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-19
A/RES/2200(XXI)[A]
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16
A/RES/2200(XXI)[B]
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16
A/RES/2200(XXI)[C]
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16
A/RES/2202(XXI)[B]
The policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16
A/RES/2202(XXI)[A]
The policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16
A/RES/2194(XXI)[B]
United Nations Emergency Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16
A/RES/2194(XXI)[A]
United Nations Emergency Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-16
S/RES/232(1966)
Security Council resolution 232 (1966) [imposing sanctions on commodities against Southern Rhodesia] · 1966-12-16
S/RES/231(1966)
Security Council resolution 231 (1966) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1966-12-15
A/RES/2189(XXI)
Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-13
A/RES/2181(XXI)
Consideration of principles of international law concerning friendly relations and co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-12
A/RES/2184(XXI)
Question of Territories under Portuguese administration : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-12-12
S/RES/230(1966)
Security Council resolution 230 (1966) [on admission of Barbados to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-12-07
S/RES/229(1966)
Security Council resolution 229 (1966) [on appointment of U Thant as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1966-12-02
A/RES/2160(XXI)
Strict observance of the prohibition of the threat or use of force in international relations, and of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-11-30
A/RES/2159(XXI)
Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-11-29
S/RES/228(1966)
Security Council resolution 228 (1966) [on Israeli military actions against Jordan] · 1966-11-25
A/RES/2153(XXI)[B]
Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-11-17
S/RES/227(1966)
Security Council resolution 227 (1966) [recommending extension of the appointment of U Thant as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1966-10-28
A/RES/2145(XXI)
Question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-10-27
A/RES/2138(XXI)
Question of southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1966-10-22
S/RES/226(1966)
Security Council resolution 226 (1966) [calling upon all States not to intervene in the domestic affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo] · 1966-10-14
S/RES/224(1966)
Security Council resolution 224 (1966) [on admission of Botswana to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-10-14
S/RES/225(1966)
Security Council resolution 225 (1966) [on admission of Lesotho to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-10-14
S/RES/223(1966)
Security Council resolution 223 (1966) [on admission of Guyana to membership in the United Nations] · 1966-06-21
S/RES/222(1966)
Security Council resolution 222 (1966) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1966-06-16
S/RES/221(1966)
Security Council resolution 221 (1966) [on oil embargo against Southern Rhodesia] · 1966-04-09
S/RES/220(1966)
Security Council resolution 220 (1966) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1966-03-16
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