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/221(III)
Collaboration of the specialized agencies in regard to Article 73e of the Charter : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-11-03
S/RES/60(1948)
Security Council resolution 60 (1948) [on establishment of a subcommittee to consider amendments and revisions to the revised draft resolution contained in document S/1059/Rev.2 on the question of Palestine] · 1948-10-29
S/RES/59(1948)
Security Council resolution 59 (1948) [on investigation of the assassination of the UN Mediator in Palestine] · 1948-10-19
S/RES/58(1948)
Security Council resolution 58 (1948) [on conditions under which a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice that is not a Member of the UN may participate in electing Members of the International Court of Justice] · 1948-09-28
S/RES/57(1948)
Security Council resolution 57 (1948) [on the death of the UN Mediator in Palestine, Count Folke Bernadotte] · 1948-09-18
S/RES/56(1948)
Security Council resolution 56 (1948) [on the situation in Jerusalem] · 1948-08-19
S/RES/55(1948)
Security Council resolution 55 (1948) [calling upon the Netherlands and Indonesia to maintain strict observance of the Renville Truce Agreement] · 1948-07-29
S/RES/54(1948)
Security Council resolution 54 (1948) [calling on all Governments and authorities to cooperate with the Mediator to maintain peace in Palestine] · 1948-07-15
S/RES/53(1948)
Security Council resolution 53 (1948) [appealing to all parties for prolongation of the truce in Palestine] · 1948-07-07
S/RES/52(1948)
Security Council resolution 52 (1948) [on international control of atomic energy] · 1948-06-22
S/RES/51(1948)
Security Council resolution 51 (1948) [directing the UN Commission for India and Pakistan to proceed without delay to the areas of dispute] · 1948-06-03
S/RES/50(1948)
Security Council resolution 50 (1948) [calling for a cessation of hostilities in Palestine] · 1948-05-29
S/RES/49(1948)
Security Council resolution 49 (1948) [on calling for a cease-fire and maintenance of the truce in Jerusalem] · 1948-05-22
A/RES/189(S-2)
Appreciation of the work of the United Nations Palestine Commission : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-05-14
S/RES/48(1948)
Security Council resolution 48 (1948) [on establishment of the UN Truce Commission for Palestine] · 1948-04-23
S/RES/47(1948)
Security Council resolution 47 (1948) [on restoration of peace and order and the plebiscite in the State of Jammu and Kashmir] · 1948-04-21
S/RES/46(1948)
Security Council resolution 46 (1948) [on calling upon all parties to take immediate measures for a truce in Palestine] · 1948-04-17
S/RES/45(1948)
Security Council resolution 45 (1948) [on admission of Burma (Myanmar) to membership in the United Nations] · 1948-04-10
S/RES/43(1948)
Security Council resolution 43 (1948) [calling for an immediate truce in Palestine] · 1948-04-01
S/RES/44(1948)
Security Council resolution 44 (1948) [on requesting a special session of the General Assembly to discuss the future government of Palestine] · 1948-04-01
S/RES/42(1948)
Security Council resolution 42 (1948) [on implementation of General Assembly resolution 181 (II) on the question of Palestine] · 1948-03-05
S/RES/40(1948)
Security Council resolution 40 (1948) [on political developments in western Java and Madura, Indonesia] · 1948-02-28
S/RES/41(1948)
Security Council resolution 41 (1948) [on the signing of the Truce Agreement by the Netherlands and Indonesia] · 1948-02-28
S/RES/39(1948)
Security Council resolution 39 (1948) [establishing a Commission on the India-Pakistan question] · 1948-01-20
S/RES/38(1948)
Security Council resolution 38 (1948) [requesting India and Pakistan to take measures to improve the situation in Kashmir] · 1948-01-17
S/RES/37(1947)
Security Council resolution 37 (1947) [on inclusion of revised rules in the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council] · 1947-12-09
A/RES/181(II)[A]
Future government of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-29
A/RES/180(II)
Draft convention on genocide : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-21
A/RES/113(II)[E]
Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17
A/RES/113(II)[D]
Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17
A/RES/113(II)[G]
Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17
A/RES/113(II)[F]
Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17
A/RES/113(II)[H]
Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17
A/RES/113(II)[C]
Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17
A/RES/184(II)
Place of meeting of the 3d regular session General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-15
A/RES/141(II)
Consideration of proposed new trusteeship agreements, if any : question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-01
S/RES/36(1947)
Security Council resolution 36 (1947) [on an arrangement which will ensure the observance of the cease-fire in Indonesia] · 1947-11-01
A/RES/109(II)
Threats to the political independence and territorial integrity of Greece : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-10-21
S/RES/35(1947)
Security Council resolution 35 (1947) [concerning the Committee of Good Offices on the Indonesian question] · 1947-10-03
S/RES/34(1947)
Security Council resolution 34 (1947) [on removal of the Greek question from the list of matters of which the Council is seized] · 1947-09-15
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