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 Simon Lightwood

Simon Lightwood consistently voted against (0% aligned) a wholly elected House of Lords.

Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted against (0% 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 (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 2024-11-12 no 100% agree not aligned