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/207(1965)
Security Council resolution 207 (1965) [reaffirming resolution 186 (1964) on the Cyprus question] · 1965-08-10
S/RES/206(1965)
Security Council resolution 206 (1965) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1965-06-15
S/RES/205(1965)
Security Council resolution 205 (1965) [calling for a permanent cease-fire in Santo Domingo] · 1965-05-22
S/RES/204(1965)
Security Council resolution 204 (1965) [on incursion by Portuguese military forces into Senegalese territory] · 1965-05-19
S/RES/203(1965)
Security Council resolution 203 (1965) [inviting the Secretary-General to send a representative to the Dominican Republic] · 1965-05-14
S/RES/202(1965)
Security Council resolution 202 (1965) [requesting the United Kingdom to take all necessary action to prevent a unilateral declaration of independence for Southern Rhodesia by the minority Government] · 1965-05-06
S/RES/201(1965)
Security Council resolution 201 (1965) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1965-03-19
S/RES/200(1965)
Security Council resolution 200 (1965) [on admission of Gambia to membership in the United Nations] · 1965-03-15
S/RES/199(1964)
Security Council resolution 199 (1964) [on the withdrawal of mercenary troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo] · 1964-12-30
S/RES/198(1964)
Security Council resolution 198 (1964) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1964-12-18
S/RES/197(1964)
Security Council resolution 197 (1964) [on admission of Zambia to membership in the United Nations] · 1964-10-30
S/RES/196(1964)
Security Council resolution 196 (1964) [on admission of Malta to membership in the United Nations] · 1964-10-30
S/RES/195(1964)
Security Council resolution 195 (1964) [on admission of Malawi to membership in the United Nations] · 1964-10-09
S/RES/194(1964)
Security Council resolution 194 (1964) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1964-09-25
S/RES/193(1964)
Security Council resolution 193 (1964) [calling for a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1964-08-09
S/RES/192(1964)
Security Council resolution 192 (1964) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1964-06-20
S/RES/191(1964)
Security Council resolution 191 (1964) [on persons imprisoned, interned or sentenced to death for their opposition to the policy of apartheid] · 1964-06-18
S/RES/190(1964)
Security Council resolution 190 (1964) [urging the Government of South Africa to end the Rivonia trial against the leaders of the anti-apartheid movement] · 1964-06-09
S/RES/189(1964)
Security Council resolution 189 (1964) [on complaint concerning acts of aggression against the territory and civilian population of Cambodia] · 1964-06-04
S/RES/188(1964)
Security Council resolution 188 (1964) [on complaint by Yemen regarding British air attack on Yemeni territory] · 1964-04-09
S/RES/187(1964)
Security Council resolution 187 (1964) [on implementation of resolution 186 (1964) on the Cyprus question] · 1964-03-13
S/RES/186(1964)
Security Council resolution 186 (1964) [on establishment of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1964-03-04
A/RES/1991(XVIII)[A]
Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-17
A/RES/1979(XVIII)
Question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-17
A/RES/1991(XVIII)[B]
Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-17
A/RES/1983(XVIII)
United Nations Emergency Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-17
A/RES/1990(XVIII)
Question of the composition of the General Committee of the General Assembly : amendments to rules 31 and 38 of the Assembly's rules of procedure : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-17
A/RES/1992(XVIII)
Enlargement of the Economic Committee, the Social Committee and the Co-ordination Committee of the Economic and Social Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-17
A/RES/1978(XVIII)[B]
The policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-16
A/RES/1967(XVIII)
Question of methods fact-finding : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-16
S/RES/184(1963)
Security Council resolution 184 (1963) [on admission of Zanzibar to membership in the United Nations] · 1963-12-16
S/RES/185(1963)
Security Council resolution 185 (1963) [on admission of Kenya to membership in the United Nations] · 1963-12-16
A/RES/1964(XVIII)
The Korean question : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-13
A/RES/1957(XVIII)
Installation of mechanical means of voting : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-12
A/RES/1956(XVIII)
The situation with regard to the implementation of the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-11
A/RES/1948(XVIII)
Question of Oman : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-11
S/RES/183(1963)
Security Council resolution 183 (1963) [on the question of Territories under Portuguese administration] · 1963-12-11
S/RES/182(1963)
Security Council resolution 182 (1963) [requesting the Secretary-General to establish a group of experts to examine methods of resolving the situation in South Africa] · 1963-12-04
A/RES/1913(XVIII)
Territories under Portuguese administration : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-12-03
A/RES/1909(XVIII)
Question of convening a conference for the purpose of signing a convention on the prohibition of the use of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-11-27
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