Membership of the House of Lords (Elections) Bill [HL]

What this bill does

A Bill to provide for the Standing Orders of the House of Lords to designate certain Members of the House of Lords as elected Peers.

Originating House

House of Lords

Last Updated

30 April 2013

In Plain English

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This Bill would let the House of Lords set up elections for some of its members. It would allow the Lords to designate certain members as elected peers, with the detailed rules for those elections decided in the Lords’ Standing Orders rather than by an Act of Parliament. In effect, it introduces an election-based dimension to who sits in the Lords.

Key Points

Allows the Lords to designate certain Members as elected peers via its Standing Orders.
Requires the details of how those elections would be run to be set out in the Lords’ Standing Orders.
Would change the way some Lords are selected by introducing an elected element to membership.
Originating in the House of Lords and currently at the Second Reading in the Lords.

Progress

The Bill is at the Second Reading in the Lords. If it progresses, it would move to Committee Stage for detailed consideration.

Who is affected?

Current Members of the House of LordsPeople who might stand as candidates in any future elections for LordsPolitical parties and groups represented in the House of Lords

Generated 21 February 2026

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Membership of the House of Lords (Elections)

1 Jan 1970

First reading took place on 11 June 2012. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.

Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.

Documents (1)

HL Bill 30 2012-13 as introduced

BillLords

12 Jun 2012

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.

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