We covered the announcement of the candidates to fill a hereditary peer vacancy on the Liberal Democrat benches in the Lords a fortnight or so ago and we now have a result.
212 Peers voted as follows:
- Lord Belhaven and Stenton – 34 votes
- Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor – 55 votes
- Earl Russell – 123 votes
Accordingly, John Russell is the newest member of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party in the Lords, and we wish him well.
* Mark Valladares is the Lords Correspondent of Liberal Democrat Voice.
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6 Comments
Am I correct in thinking that members from the other political parties were entitled and allowed to choose the latest addition to the Liberal Democrat benches in the House of Lords ?
Shame that the Lib Dems take this up.
Embarrassing.
@David Raw
Since there are far fewer LibDem peers than the 212 who voted it should be very obvious that other peers took part in this vote as well as LibDems.
@E May and Ruth Bright
While the system is as it is (I’m happy to see it changed for the better but that’s not happening for the foreseeable future) – why would you want to cut off the LibDem nose to spite its face?
At present the HoL seems to be where any effective scrutiny of government legislation is taking place. In which case – more power to the LD elbow there in my view.
While the HoL exists in its present form we must continue to be involved.
Regular LDV readers will have read Mark’s explanation of why the whole HoL had votes in this bizarre ‘democratic’ election.
Surely we should be wishing John Russell the best in his new role. And yes, he’s the man taking loads of photos at Party Conference.
I am sure all the candidates are lovely people but their qualifications are being descended from a Lloyd George or a Russell or a somebody else. My father was a skilled bricklayer. Quite rightly no-one would trust me to build a house because I share DNA with such a talented man.