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List of hereditary peers elected to sit in the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 — Elected by the Whole House= The following peers were elected to serve as Deputy Speakers of the House of Lords. They were elected by the whole House (i.e. all Peers who had taken the oath of allegiance) under House of Lords Standing Order 9. All… … Wikipedia
Hereditary peer — Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to a seat in House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999… … Wikipedia
hereditary peer — UK US noun [countable] [singular hereditary peer plural hereditary peers] someone who has become a member of the British house of lords because their parent was a member Thesaurus: in the uk parliament and assemblies … Useful english dictionary
Hereditary Peerage Association — The Hereditary Peerage Association is a British representative body for hereditary peers in the United Kingdom formed in the wake of the House of Lords Act 1999 [ [http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/cgi bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20070215… … Wikipedia
hereditary peer — A member of the House of Lords who has inherited his or her title. This category constituted the majority of peers until 1999 but was removed in that year under Phase One of the Blair Government’s reform of the House of Lords. Ninety two… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
hereditary peer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms hereditary peer : singular hereditary peer plural hereditary peers someone who has become a member of the British house of lords because their parent was a member … English dictionary
Hereditary title — Hereditary titles, in a general sense, are titles, positions or styles that are hereditary and thus tend or are bound to remain in particular families. Some hereditary titles are inherited only by the eldest son (see primogeniture) [cite web|… … Wikipedia
Australian peers — Australians, then being British subjects, were originally eligible to receive British Imperial Honours. Such honours included peerages, which at that time were all hereditary and automatically meant membership of the House of Lords neither of… … Wikipedia
Welsh peers — See also Welsh Gentry Family Seats This is an index of Welsh peers whose primary peerage, life peerage, and baronetcy titles includes a Welsh place name origin or its territorial qualification is within the Historic counties of Wales. Welsh… … Wikipedia
House of Peers — This article is about the Japanese body. The British House of Lords is also known as the House of Peers for certain ceremonial purposes. : The French Chambre des pairs of the Bourbon Restoration is sometimes known as the House of Peers in English … Wikipedia
