Removing Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the removal of the hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

Tess Kingham consistently voted for (100% aligned) removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted for (100% aligned).

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

person vote: the vote cast by the person
party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.
policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.
policy alignment: if this MP's vote was aligned with the policy.
annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion	date	person vote	party alignment	policy direction	policy aligned
House of Lords Bill — Second Reading	1999-02-02	aye	100%	agree	aligned
House of Lords Bill — Third Reading	1999-03-16	aye	100%	agree	aligned

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

Guide to columns

annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion	date	person vote	party alignment	policy direction	policy aligned
House of Lords Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected	1999-02-02	no	100%	against	aligned
House of Lords Bill — Exclusion of hereditary peers from voting — rejected	1999-02-15	no	100%	against	aligned
House of Lords Bill — Hereditary peers to be elected by House of Lords members — rejected	1999-02-16	absent	na	against	na
House of Lords Bill — Exceptions from the rule that hereditary peers should be abolished	1999-11-10	absent	na	against	na