A Bill to make provision for Members of the House of Lords to vote in elections to the House of Commons
House of Lords
12 September 2019
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This bill would allow Members of the House of Lords to vote in elections to the House of Commons. In effect, it extends the voting franchise to Lords members for general elections, changing who can participate in choosing MPs. The measure is a Lords initiative and is currently at the 2nd reading in the Lords.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the Lords. The provided dates show it has had a 1st reading (2017) and a 2nd reading (2019), with no further progression noted in the supplied information.
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5 Jul 2017
19 Jul 2019
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 22 July.
The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
