ELECTION OF HEREDITARY PEERS

Early day motion 1432, tabled 27 April 2016 by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour). Signed by 21 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 11, Labour 6, Plaid Cymru 2, Labour/Co-operative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.