UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2155
House of Lords (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill would stop people from automatically becoming members of the House of Lords just because their parents or ancestors were peers. Currently, some seats are inherited like titles; this bill would end that system and make those positions go away.
Presented by David Hanson.
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Official Ballot · The People's Chamber
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote412 MPs
82% Ayes · 33818% Noes · 74
The democratic gap
18% , a moderate gap
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading7 Sept 2017
- 2nd reading