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Today’s by-election: Excepted hereditary peers

By Helen Duffett | Tue 19th July 2011 - 8:15 pm

A by-election took place today in the House of Lords, to fill the vacancy among the excepted hereditary peers, created by the death of Lord Ampthill on 23 April. The ballot (under AV) was held between 10am and 8pm today in the Queen’s Robing Room, and the count will be conducted tomorrow by Electoral Reform Services.

Lord Ampthill was one of the 15 hereditary peers elected by the whole House, as part of a compromise in the House of Lords Act 1999, which retained 92 hereditaries in the House of Lords. His successor is also elected by “all …

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Posted in Parliament | Also tagged george carlisle, house of lords and thoby kennet | 5 Comments

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