An Elected House Of Lords
Details
Status: Active
Groups: Constitutional Reform
Policy may be highlighted in absence of interested votes.
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.
[Person name] voted for/against a wholly elected 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-02 | House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected | against | weak | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Gov proposes - Outlier | 562 |
| 2003-02 | House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected | against | weak | Division | insufficent_info | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided - Outlier | 568 |
| 2003-02 | House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No - Outlier | 557 |
| 2003-02 | House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No - Outlier | 565 |
| 2003-02 | House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided - Outlier | 567 |
| 2007-03 | House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Cross party aye | 577 |
| 2007-03 | House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected | against | weak | Division | uses_powers | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided | 571 |
| 2007-03 | House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided - Outlier | 571 |
| 2007-03 | House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided - Outlier | 568 |
| 2007-03 | House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No - Outlier | 572 |
| 2007-03 | House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected) | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition divided | 561 |
| 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 Committee: New Clause 7 | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No | 448 |