UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1767
House of Lords Reform (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill would stop people from being members of the House of Lords just because they inherited a title from their family. Currently, some peers have seats because they were born into noble families; this bill would end that system.
Presented by Mr David Hanson.
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Official Ballot · Open Govt
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The people's count45 votes
67% Aye · 3033% No · 15
MPs' vote523 MPs
47% Ayes · 24553% Noes · 278
The democratic gap
20% , a moderate gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading26 Apr 2016
- 2nd reading