An Elected House of Lords

Policy description

The House of Lords is the upper house of the UK Parliament. There have been votes on moving away from a position where members of the House of Lords are either appointed or have inherited their seats to a system where members are elected.

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Analysis for Roberta Blackman-Woods

Roberta Blackman-Woods generally voted for (67% aligned) a wholly elected House of Lords.

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted for (69% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

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.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) 2007-03-07 aye 49% agree aligned
House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) 2007-03-07 no 31% agree not aligned
House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading 2012-07-10 aye 89% agree aligned

Informative Divisions

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

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament 2007-03-07 absent na agree na
House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected 2007-03-07 no 63% against aligned
House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected 2007-03-07 aye 40% agree aligned
House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected 2007-03-07 aye 42% agree aligned
Establishment of Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) 2011-06-23 absent na agree na
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons 2016-10-19 aye 100% agree aligned