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Hereditary peers excluded under the House of Lords Act 1999 # Title Name Date succeeded [a] Introduction or Sat first in the Lords Qualifying title(s) [b] Aff. Ref. Royal family: The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE, AC, QSO, CD, PC: Philip Mountbatten: 20 Nov 1947 [c] 21 Jul 1948: XB [1] The Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, AK, QSO, CD, PC
Apart from retired Lords Spiritual and the surviving hereditary peers excluded under the House of Lords Act 1999, including the Marquess of Cholmondeley who was exempt from the 1999 Act by virtue of his position as Lord Great Chamberlain until the accession of Charles III in September 2022, [1] there are a number of living peers who have permanently ceased to be members of the House.
Pages in category "Hereditary peers removed under the House of Lords Act 1999" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 455 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
28 peers elected by the crossbench hereditary peers; 15 peers elected by the whole House; By convention, whole-House elections elect members of the same affiliation as the departed peer. [2] These numbers elected by each group reflected the relative strengths of the parties among hereditary peers in 1999; this allocation has remained unchanged ...
The last Labour government removed most hereditary peers from the Lords in 1999, but allowed 92 to remain. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
List of current members of the House of Lords; List of life peerages; List of excepted hereditary peers; List of former members of the House of Lords (2000–present) List of hereditary peers removed under the House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Reform Act 2014 allowed peers to retire or resign, to be expelled for serious criminal offences, or to be removed for non-attendance during a whole session. The Act came out of a concern with the size of the chamber; a year later, in May 2015 membership stood at 787 with an additional 31 on a leave of absence.
This category encompasses hereditary peers removed by virtue of the House of Lords Act 1999, and peers removed due to non-attendance by virtue of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.