UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2530
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL]
[As Introduced]
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This bill would stop byelections in the House of Lords when hereditary peers (people who inherit their seat through their family) leave or die. Currently, when one hereditary peer leaves, another from the same family group is elected to replace them. This bill would end that practice, gradually reducing the number of hereditary peers in the Lords.
Presented by Lord Grocott.
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The people's count45 votes
67% Aye · 3033% No · 15
MPs' vote412 MPs
82% Ayes · 33818% Noes · 74
The democratic gap
15% , a moderate gap
Bill passage
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- 1st reading8 Jan 2020
- 2nd reading13 Mar 2020
- Committee stage