List of elected hereditary peers under the House of Lords Act 1999
This is a list of hereditary peers elected to serve in the House of Lords under the provisions of the House of Lords Act 1999 and the Standing Orders of the House of Lords. The Act excluded all hereditary peers who were not also life peers except for two holders of royal offices plus ninety other peers, to be chosen by the House.
Before the passing of the Act, the House approved a Standing Order stating that the remaining hereditary peers shall consist of:[1]
- 2 peers to be elected by the Labour hereditary peers
- 42 peers to be elected by the Conservative hereditary peers
- 3 peers to be elected by the Liberal Democrat hereditary peers
- 28 peers to be elected by the Crossbench hereditary peers
- 15 peers to be elected by the whole House
- The holders of the offices of Earl Marshal (the Duke of Norfolk) and Lord Great Chamberlain (currently the Marquess of Cholmondeley) to be ex officio members
The total number and sub-composition set out above reflects a compromise to ensure passage of the Act through the House reached between then-Prime Minister Tony Blair and the most senior Conservative in the Lords, Viscount Cranborne (known since his father's death in 2003 as the Marquess of Salisbury), a descendent of the last Prime Minister to sit in the Lords. The number elected by each group reflected the relative strengths of the parties among hereditary peers at that time. Historically, the Conservatives had predominated in the House since 1890; it was this entrenched position which led to the removal of the absolute power of veto from the House of Lords by the Parliament Act 1911 and was the chief catalyst for the removal of most hereditary peers in 1999.[2]
The fifteen peers elected by the whole house were intended to provide a group of experienced members ready to serve as Deputy Speakers or other officers.
The initial elections took place before the House of Lords Act took effect; therefore all hereditary peers could vote in those elections. From the end of the 1998/99 session of parliament until the following session, vacancies (usually triggered by death) were to be filled by runners up in the initial elections. Two Crossbench peers, Lord Cobbold and Lord Chorley, returned to the House this way, having sat before 1999. Since then, vacancies among the group of 15 peers have been filled through by-elections, with all members of the House entitled to vote. The Procedure Committee has recommended that any peer elected at a by-election in this category should not be expected to serve as a Deputy Speaker.[3] In by-elections to fill vacancies in the political groups, only hereditary peers of that group sitting in the House may vote.
Elected by the Whole House
Sitting
Deceased
| Hereditary peer | First sat | Elected | Replacing | Died | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Makgill, 13th Viscount of Oxfuird | Conservative | 1986 | 1999 | 3 January 2003 | ||
| Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare | Conservative | 1957 | 1999 | 23 January 2005 | ||
| David Kenworthy, 11th Baron Strabolgi | Labour | 1953 | 1999 | 24 December 2010 | ||
| Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill | Crossbench | 1973 | 1999 | 23 April 2011 | ||
| Hugh Mackay, 14th Lord Reay | Conservative | 1963 | 1999 | 10 May 2013 | ||
| Robert Methuen, 7th Baron Methuen | Liberal Democrats | 1994 | 1999 | 9 July 2014 |
Elected by the Conservative hereditary peers
Sitting
Deceased
| Hereditary peer | First Sat | Elected | Replacing | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Vivian, 6th Baron Vivian | 1991 | 1999 | 28 February 2004 | |
| Hugh Lawson, 6th Baron Burnham | 1993 | 1999 | 1 January 2005 | |
| Charles Stourton, 26th Baron Mowbray | 1965 | 1999 | 12 December 2006 | |
| David Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk | 1994 | 1999 | 28 March 2010 | |
| Michael Onslow, 7th Earl of Onslow | 1971 | 1999 | 14 May 2011 | |
| Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers | 1954 | 1999 | 13 November 2012 | |
| Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu | 1947 | 1999 | 31 August 2015 | |
Resigned
| Hereditary peer | First sat | Elected | Replacing | Resigned | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke | 1996 | 1999 | 24 June 2015 | 2 October 2015 |
Elected by the Crossbench hereditary peers
Sitting
Deceased
| Hereditary peer | First sat | Elected | Replacing | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton | 1990 | 1999 | 15 May 2000 | |
| Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon | 1987 | 1999 | 10 September 2001 | |
| Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange | 1986 | 1999 | 11 March 2005 | |
| Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth (Entered the house under the Peerage Act 1963) |
1963 | 1999 | 24 February 2008 | |
| Christopher Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe | 1979 | 1999 | 12 May 2009 | |
| Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross | 1954 | 1999 | 8 April 2010 | |
| John Monson, 11th Baron Monson | 1958 | 1999 | 12 February 2011 | |
| John Wilson, 2nd Baron Moran | 1977 | 1999 | 14 February 2014 | |
| Michael Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby | 1984 | 1999 | 3 October 2014 | |
Resigned
| Hereditary peer | First sat | Elected | Replacing | Resigned | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lytton-Cobbold, 2nd Baron Cobbold (left the house in 1999) |
1987 | 15 October 2000 | Myrtle Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton | 13 October 2014 | |
| Roger Chorley, 2nd Baron Chorley (left the house in 1999) |
1987 | 11 September 2001 | Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon | 17 November 2014 | 21 February 2016 |
| Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun | 1979 | 1999 | 12 December 2014 | ||
| William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby | 1983 | 1999 | 1 May 2015 | ||
| David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (left the house in 1999) |
1976 | 28 June 2005 | Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange | 23 July 2015 |
Removed for non-attendance
Pursuant to section 2 of House of Lords Reform Act 2014
| Hereditary peer | First sat | Elected | Replacing | Removed | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges | 1969 | 1999 | 18 May 2016 |
Elected by the Liberal Democrats hereditary peers
Sitting
| Hereditary peer | First Sat | Elected | Replacing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington | 1982 | 1999 | |
| Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow (left the house in 1999) |
1984 | 25 January 2005 | Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell |
| John Archibald Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso (left the house in 1999) |
1995 | 19 April 2016 | Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury |
Deceased
| Hereditary peer | First Sat | Elected | Replacing | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell | 1987 | 1999 | 14 October 2004 | |
| Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury | 1971 | 1999 | 14 February 2016 |
Elected by the Labour hereditary peers
Sitting
| Hereditary peer | First sat | Elected | Replacing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Rea, 3rd Baron Rea | 1981 | 1999 | |
| John Suenson-Taylor, 3rd Baron Grantchester (left the house in 1999) |
1995 | 4 November 2003 | Michael Milner, 2nd Baron Milner of Leeds |
Deceased
| Hereditary peer | First sat | Elected | Replacing | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Milner, 2nd Baron Milner of Leeds | 1967 | 1999 | 20 August 2003 |
See also
- By-elections to the House of Lords
- List of hereditary peers in the House of Lords by virtue of a life peerage
- Primogeniture
- Peerage of the United Kingdom
References
- ↑ "Hansard, Vol 604 No 126 Cols 1290-1292". 1999-07-26. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ↑ Cracknell, Richard (15 June 2000). Lords Reform: The interim House – background statistics; Research Paper 00/61 (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Hereditary Peers' By-election" (PDF). 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "House of Lords, Official Website - Viscount Falkland". Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ↑ "Earl Peel". UK Parliament. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.ukipderbyshire.co.uk/House_of_Lords.asp