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/1911(XVIII)
Denuclearization of Latin America : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-11-27
A/RES/1899(XVIII)
Question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-11-13
A/RES/1889(XVIII)
Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-11-01
A/RES/1883(XVIII)
Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-10-14
A/RES/1885(XVIII)
United Nations Operation in the Congo : cost estimates and financing for the period 1 January to 30 June 1964 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-10-12
A/RES/1881(XVIII)
The policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-10-11
S/5425/Rev. 1
Draft resolution S/5425/Rev. 1 — vetoed by GBR · 1963-09-13
S/RES/181(1963)
Security Council resolution 181 (1963) [calling upon all States to cease the sale and shipment of arms to South Africa] · 1963-08-07
S/RES/180(1963)
Security Council resolution 180 (1963) [on the question of Territories under Portuguese administration] · 1963-07-31
A/RES/1876(S-IV)
United Nations Operation in the Congo : cost estimates and financing for the period 1 July to 31 December 1963 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-06-27
A/RES/1875(S-IV)
United Nations Emergency Force : cost estimates and financing for the period 1 July to 31 December 1963 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-06-27
A/RES/1877(S-IV)
Payment of arrears in respect of assessed contributions to the United Nations Emergency Force Special Account and the Ad Hoc Account for the United Nations Operations in the Congo : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1963-06-27
S/RES/179(1963)
Security Council resolution 179 (1963) [on reports of the Secretary-General concerning developments relating to Yemen] · 1963-06-11
S/RES/178(1963)
Security Council resolution 178 (1963) [on incursion by Portuguese military forces into Senegalese territory] · 1963-04-24
A/RES/1857(XVII)
Question of Hungary : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-12-20
A/RES/1854(XVII)[A]
Administrative and budgetary procedures of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-12-19
A/RES/1819(XVII)
The situation in Angola : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-12-18
A/RES/1810(XVII)
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 · 1962-12-17
A/RES/1803(XVII)
Permanent sovereignty over natural resources : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-12-14
A/RES/1807(XVII)
Territories under Portuguese administration : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-12-14
A/RES/1784(XVII)
The problem of Chinese refugees in Hong Kong : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-12-07
A/RES/1764(XVII)
Report of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-11-20
A/RES/1761(XVII)
The policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-11-06
A/RES/1762(XVII)[B]
The urgent need for suspension of nuclear and thermo-nuclear tests : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-11-06
A/RES/1760(XVII)
Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-10-31
S/RES/177(1962)
Security Council resolution 177 (1962) [on admission of Uganda to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-10-15
A/RES/1755(XVII)
Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-10-12
S/RES/176(1962)
Security Council resolution 176 (1962) [on admission of Algeria to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-10-04
A/RES/1752(XVII)
Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands concerning West New Guinea (West Irian) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-09-21
S/RES/175(1962)
Security Council resolution 175 (1962) [on admission of Trinidad and Tobago to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-09-12
S/RES/174(1962)
Security Council resolution 174 (1962) [on admission of Jamaica to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-09-12
S/RES/172(1962)
Security Council resolution 172 (1962) [on admission of Rwanda to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-07-26
S/RES/173(1962)
Security Council resolution 173 (1962) [on admission of Burundi to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-07-26
A/RES/1747(XVI)
The question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-06-28
A/RES/1746(XVI)
The future of Ruanda-Urundi : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-06-27
S/RES/171(1962)
Security Council resolution 171 (1962) [on armed incidents between Syria and Israel] · 1962-04-09
A/RES/1745(XVI)
General questions relating to the transmission and examination of information from Non-Self-Governing Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-02-23
A/RES/1742(XVI)
The situation in Angola : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1962-01-30
A/RES/1733(XVI)
United Nations Emergency Force : cost estimates for the maintenance of the force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1961-12-20
A/RES/1741(XVI)
Question of Hungary : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1961-12-20
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