The hereditary peers form part of the peerage in the United Kingdom. As of August 2023, there are 805 hereditary peers: 30 dukes (including six royal dukes)... 55 KB (7,368 words) - 16:23, 24 March 2024 |
Hereditary peers are titles and may be elected to serve in the House of Lords under the provisions of the House of Lords Act 1999 and the Standing Orders... 38 KB (1,129 words) - 13:18, 11 April 2024 |
Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers. Life peers are appointed by... 31 KB (3,745 words) - 08:57, 17 April 2024 |
Peerages in the United Kingdom (redirect from British Peer) non-royal awardees of hereditary titles were in the Thatcher era. Since then, ruling parties have instead exclusively created Life Peers and refrained from... 79 KB (11,013 words) - 23:47, 15 April 2024 |
House of Lords (redirect from House of Peers of the United Kingdom) political or non-political basis.Hereditary membership was abolished in 1999, apart from 92 excepted hereditary peers: 90 elected through internal by-elections... 129 KB (15,704 words) - 12:46, 12 April 2024 |
By-elections to the House of Lords (redirect from Hereditary peer by-election) assigned to hereditary peers due to death, resignation, or disqualification. Candidates for these by-elections are limited to holders of hereditary peerages... 240 KB (5,645 words) - 13:19, 11 April 2024 |
Lords Temporal (redirect from Temporal peer) either life peers or hereditary peers, although the hereditary right to sit in the House of Lords was abolished for all but ninety-two peers during the... 7 KB (842 words) - 19:03, 16 March 2024 |
House of Lords Act 1999 (redirect from An Act to restrict membership of the House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage; to make related provision about disqualifications for voting at elections to, and for membership of, the House of Commons; and for connected purposes) their seats (hereditary peers); the Act removed such a right. However, as part of a compromise, the Act did permit ninety-two hereditary peers to remain... 44 KB (4,557 words) - 13:16, 11 April 2024 |
Temporal include life peers, excepted hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999 and remaining law life peers. Notes Welby was an ex... 251 KB (1,449 words) - 23:25, 11 April 2024 |
Peerage Act 1963 (section Scottish hereditary peers) women peeresses and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords and allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be disclaimed. A disclaimed... 53 KB (2,551 words) - 21:58, 23 March 2024 |