Removing Hereditary Peers From The House Of Lords
Details
Status: Active
Groups: Constitutional Reform
Policy may be highlighted in absence of interested votes.
Description
There have been votes in Parliament on the removal of the hereditary peers from the House of Lords.
[Person name] voted for/against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
Decisions
Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.
| month | decision | alignment | strength | decision type | uses powers | voting cluster | participant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-02 | House of Lords Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected | against | weak | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 520 |
| 1999-02 | House of Lords Bill — Second Reading | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 516 |
| 1999-02 | House of Lords Bill — Exclusion of hereditary peers from voting — rejected | against | weak | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 463 |
| 1999-02 | House of Lords Bill — Hereditary peers to be elected by House of Lords members — rejected | against | weak | Division | insufficent_info | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No | 451 |
| 1999-03 | House of Lords Bill — Third Reading | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 472 |
| 1999-11 | House of Lords Bill — Exceptions from the rule that hereditary peers should be abolished | against | weak | Division | insufficent_info | Cross party aye | 461 |
| 2003-07 | House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 244 |
| 2007-03 | House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition divided | 502 |
| 2011-06 | Establishment of Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Low participation vote | 147 |
| 2012-07 | House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Cross party aye | 586 |
| 2016-10 | House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons | agree | weak | Division | does_not_use_powers | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 523 |
| 2024-11 | House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Third Reading | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition divided | 508 |