An Elected House of Lords

Overview
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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 Brian Binley

Brian Binley consistently voted against (0% aligned) a wholly elected House of Lords.

Comparable Conservative MPs voted a mixture of for and against (48% 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.
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 Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	2007-03-07	no	55%	agree	not aligned
House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	2007-03-07	no	69%	agree	not aligned
House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading	2012-07-10	no	32%	agree	not aligned

Informative Divisions

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