PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ELECTION OF HEREDITARY PEERS (26 April 2016)
Motion Details
That this House notes last week's by-election in the House of Lords, which saw Viscount Thurso elected to the other place following the sad death of Lord Avebury; further notes the size of the electorate was only three; calls into question the legitimacy of this by-election; believes now is the time for the abolition of the remaining 92 hereditary peers' right to vote and speak in the House of Lords; and agrees to bring forward the second stage of reform following the House of Lords Reform Act 1999.
Sponsored by:
Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Scottish National Party
10
48%
Labour
7
33%
Plaid Cymru
2
10%
Independent
1
5%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
5%
Sponsor List (21 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
SNP
Ian Blackford
SNP
Alan Brown
SNP
Angela Crawley
SNP
Martyn Day
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick
SNP
Patrick Grady
Lab
Lord Hanson of Flint (Sponsor)
Lab
Dan Jarvis
Barnsley North
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
SNP
Anne McLaughlin
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
SNP
Dr Paul Monaghan
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
PC
Hywel Williams
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