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Election by the whole House

15 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the whole House in an election held from 27 to 28 October 1999. 1,115 members of the House were eligible to vote and 631 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:^[1]

Party		Votes
Crossbench	YThe Countess of Mar retired on 1 May 2020 Richard Denison, 9th Baron Londesborough	570
Labour	YThe Lord Strabolgi died on 24 December 2010 David Pollock, 3rd Viscount Hanworth	558
Conservative	YThe Lord Elton retired on 29 October 2020 [[]]	558
Conservative	YThe Lord Lyell died on 11 January 2017 Alastair Campbell, 4th Baron Colgrain	547
Conservative	YThe Lord Skelmersdale died on 31 October 2018 Aeneas Mackay, 15th Lord Reay	544
Conservative	YThe Lord Aberdare died on 23 January 2005 John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles	530
Conservative	YThe Lord Brougham and Vaux	525
Liberal Democrats	YThe Viscount Falkland	519
Conservative	YThe Lord Colwyn	488
Conservative	YThe Viscount of Oxfuird died on 3 January 2013 Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater	482
Conservative	YThe Lord Reay died 10 May 2013 Jamie Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick	471
Conservative	YThe Lord Geddes	461
Labour	YThe Viscount Simon	453
Liberal Democrats	YThe Lord Methuen died 9 July 2014 Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith	421
Crossbench	YThe Lord Ampthill died 23 April 2011 Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross	418
Crossbench	The Viscount Allenby elected as Crossbencher	327
Conservative	The Viscount St Davids	168
Crossbench	The Lord Bridges elected as Tory	164
Conservative	The Lord Lucas elected as Tory	144
Crossbench	The Baroness Strange elected as Crossbencher	124
Conservative	The Earl of Onslow elected as Tory	119
Conservative	The Viscount Davidson	104
Conservative	The Lord Swinfen elected as Tory	100
Conservative	The Lord Chesham	96
Crossbench	The Lord Walpole elected as Crossbencher	93
Conservative	The Earl of Dundee elected as Tory	88
Conservative	The Earl of Kinnoull	84
Crossbench	The Earl of Shannon	84
Conservative	The Lord Belhaven and Stenton	60
Conservative	The Lord Morris	51
Crossbench	The Lord Swansea	49
Conservative	The Earl of Kimberley	41
Conservative	The Lord Cadman	24

Elections by groups

Conservatives

42 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Conservative hereditary peers. 241 peers were eligible to vote and 204 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:^[1]

Candidate		Votes
	YThe Earl Ferrers^[a]	190
	YThe Lord Strathclyde	174
	YThe Lord Trefgarne	173
	YThe Lord Denham	169
	YThe Lord Mancroft	168
	YThe Earl Howe	165
	YThe Lord Brabazon of Tara	165
	YThe Earl of Caithness	161
	YThe Lord Henley	160
	YThe Lord Glenarthur	157
	YThe Lord Astor of Hever	151
	YThe Viscount Astor	146
	YThe Earl of Courtown	143
	YThe Earl Peel	142
	YThe Lord Moynihan	137
	YThe Earl Attlee	135
	YThe Viscount Goschen	132
	YThe Duke of Montrose	127
	YThe Lord Burnham^[b]	127
	YThe Lord Vivian^[c]	126
	YThe Earl of Northesk^[d]	126
	YThe Earl of Selborne^[e]	125
	YThe Viscount Bridgeman	125
	YThe Lord Luke^[f]	124
	YThe Earl of Lindsay	116
	YThe Lord Lucas	115
	YThe Lord Montagu of Beaulieu^[g]	113
	YThe Earl of Home	113
	YThe Lord Glentoran^[h]	104
	YThe Earl of Onslow^[i]	99
	YThe Lord Crathorne	97
	YThe Lord Willoughby de Broke	96
	YThe Lord Inglewood	95
	YThe Lord Northbrook	95
	YThe Lord Swinfen	95
	YThe Earl of Shrewsbury	95
	YThe Lord Selsdon^[j]	94
	YThe Earl of Liverpool	93
	YThe Earl of Arran	90
	YThe Earl of Dundee	90
	YThe Lord Mowbray and Stourton^[k]	88
	YThe Lord Rotherwick	88
	The Viscount Trenchard^[c]	87
	The Lord Norrie	87
	The Viscount Weir	86
	The Lord Lucas of Chilworth	82
	The Viscount Addison	80
	The Viscount Torrington	80
	The Viscount Long	80
	The Earl of Kinnoull	74
	The Viscount Davidson	73
	The Lord de Ramsey	71
	The Lord Coleraine	70
	The Lord Chesham	67
	The Lord Rowallan	65
	The Lord Hindlip	62
	The Lord Beaverbrook	62
	The Lord Birdwood	61
	The Viscount St Davids	60
	The Lord Renwick	60
	The Earl of Limerick	60
	The Lord Gray	59
	The Earl Cathcart^[k]	59
	The Earl of Clanwilliam	58
	The Earl Alexander of Tunis	58
	The Viscount Dilhorne	57
	The Lord Westbury	57
	The Lord Ironside	56
	The Lord Sempill	52
	The Lord Harlech	52
	The Lord Newall	51
	The Viscount Eccles returned	50
	The Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon	48
	The Lord Belhaven and Stenton	45
	The Viscount Brentford	45
	The Lord Annaly	45
	The Earl of Buckinghamshire	45
	The Lord Poole	45
	The Earl De La Warr	43
	The Lord Pender	42
	The Lord Strathcarron	41
	The Lord Ashbourne	41
	The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax	41
	The Earl of Lauderdale	40
	The Lord HolmPatrick	39
	The Earl of Denbigh	39
	The Viscount Massereene and Ferrard	38
	The Viscount Hood	38
	The Lord Sudeley	37
	The Lord Rennell	35
	The Earl of Haddington	35
	The Lord Teviot	33
	The Lord Wise	33
	The Earl of Kimberley	32
	The Lord Monk Bretton	31
	The Viscount Gage	31
	The Lord Cadman	30
	The Lord Morris	28
	The Lord Biddulph	27
	The Lord Harmsworth	27
	The Earl of Munster	26
	The Lord Mountevans	25
	The Lord Harding of Petherton	23
	The Lord Rodney	21
	The Lord Ellenborough	20
	The Lord Gainford	19
	The Lord Layton	14
	The Lord Leigh	13
	The Marquess of Ailsa	12
	The Lord Elibank	12
	The Lord Seaford	11
	The Earl of Granard	10
	The Lord Merrivale	8

^ The Earl Ferrers died on 13 November 2012 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Viscount Ridley
^ The Lord Burnham died on 1 January 2005 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Baron de Mauley
^ ^a ^b The Lord Vivian died on 28 February 2004 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Viscount Trenchard
^ The Earl of Northesk died on 28 March 2010 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Viscount Younger of Leckie
^ The Earl of Selborne retired on 26 March 2020 and was replaced by The Lord Sandhurst
^ The Lord Luke retired on 24 June 2015 and was replaced by The Duke of Wellington.
^ The Lord Montagu of Beaulieu died on 31 August 2015 and was replaced by The Lord Fairfax of Cameron.
^ The Lord Glentoran retired on 1 June 2018 and was replaced by The Lord Bethell.
^ The Earl of Onslow died on 14 May 2011 and was replaced by The Lord Ashton of Hyde.
^ The Lord Selsdon retired on 11 May 2021 and was replaced by The Lord Altrincham.
^ ^a ^b The Lord Mowbray died on 12 December 2006 and was replaced by The Earl Cathcart.

Crossbenchers

28 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the crossbench hereditary peers. 131 peers were eligible to vote and 105 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:^[1]

Candidate		Votes
	YThe Baroness Darcy de Knayth^[a]	85
	YThe Lord Freyberg	82
	YThe Lord St John of Bletso	81
	YThe Lord Northbourne^[b]	78
	YThe Earl of Sandwich	78
	YThe Viscount Allenby^[c]	75
	YThe Viscount Tenby^[d]	74
	YThe Lord Palmer	72
	YThe Viscount Slim	72
	YThe Viscount Bledisloe^[e]	70
	YThe Lord Monson^[f]	70
	YThe Viscount Brookeborough	68
	YThe Lord Bridges^[g]	68
	YThe Lady Saltoun^[h]	64
	YThe Lord Hylton	64
	YThe Earl Baldwin of Bewdley^[i]	63
	YThe Earl of Carnarvon^[j]	58
	YThe Earl of Listowel^[k]	58
	YThe Lord Moran^[l]	57
	YThe Baroness Strange^[m]	53
	YThe Earl of Erroll	52
	YThe Lord Walpole^[n]	52
	YThe Viscount Craigavon	51
	YThe Baroness Wharton^[o]	48
	YThe Viscount Colville of Culross^[p]	47
	YThe Viscount Waverley	47
	YThe Lord Greenway	47
	YThe Earl of Rosslyn	45
	The Lord Cobbold^[o] ^[q]	43
	The Lord Chorley^[j] ^[r]	42
	The Earl of Iveagh	40
	The Lord Ashburton	40
	The Lord Gladwyn	39
	The Earl of Shannon^[s]	39
	The Earl of Kintore	39
	The Earl of Effingham	38
	The Earl of Clancarty^[p] ^[t]	36
	The Lady Kinloss	36
	The Lord Rathcavan	35
	The Viscount Runciman of Doxford	35
	The Lord Hankey	34
	The Lord Shaughnessy	32
	The Earl of Drogheda^[u]	31
	The Earl Cairns	27
	The Lord Meston	26
	The Lord Napier	26
	The Lord Napier of Magdala	26
	The Lord Norton	25
	The Lord Carew^[v]	24
	The Earl of Stair^[a]	24
	The Lord Birkett	23
	The Lord Dulverton	23
	The Lord Lawrence	20
	The Viscount Rothermere	20
	The Viscount Mountgarret^[w]	19
	The Viscount Alanbrooke	19
	The Viscount Exmouth	19
	The Baroness Arlington	18
	The Earl of Huntingdon	17
	The Lord Hayter	17
	The Lord Tryon	16
	The Lord Dunleath	15
	The Lord Craigmyle	15
	The Earl of Cromer	15
	The Lord Swansea	14
	The Lord Nunburnholme	14
	The Lord Cromwell^[l]	14
	The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley	14
	The Lord Wrenbury	14
	The Viscount Leathers	14
	The Lord Amwell	12
	The Lord Broadbridge	12
	The Earl of Buchan	12
	The Lord Blyth	11
	The Marquess of Headfort^[x]	11
	The Lord Glanusk	8
	The Lord Lindsay of Birker	8
	The Viscount Dunrossil	6
	The Lord Catto	4

^ ^a ^b The Baroness Darcy de Knayth died on 24 February 2008 and was replaced by The Earl of Stair.
^ The Lord Northbourne retired on 4 September 2018 and was replaced by The Lord Carrington.
^ The Viscount Bledisloe died on 3 October 2014 and was replaced by The Lord Russell of Liverpool.
^ The Viscount Tenby retired on 1 May 2015 and was replaced by The Lord Mountevans.
^ The Viscount Bledisloe died on 12 May 2009 and was replaced by The Lord Aberdare.
^ The Lord Monson died on 12 February 2011 and was replaced by The Earl of Lytton.
^ The Lord Bridges retired on 18 May 2016 and was replaced by The Earl of Cork and Orrery.
^ The Lady Saltoun retired on 12 December 2014 and was replaced by The Earl of Kinnoull.
^ The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley retired on 9 May 2018 and was replaced by The Earl of Devon.
^ ^a ^b The Earl of Carnarvon died on 11 September 2001 and was replaced by The Lord Chorley.
^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Hare (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
^ ^a ^b The Lord Moran died on 14 February 2014 and was replaced by The Lord Cromwell.
^ The Baroness Strange died on 11 March 2005 and was replaced by The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.
^ The Lord Walpole retired on 13 June 2017 and was replaced by The Lord Vaux of Harrowden.
^ ^a ^b The Baroness Wharton died on 15 May 2000 and was replaced by The Lord Cobbold.
^ ^a ^b The Viscount Colville of Culross died on 14 February 2014 and was replaced by The Earl of Clancarty.
^ The Lord Cobbold retired on 13 October 2014 and was replaced by The Duke of Somerset.
^ The Lord Chorley retired on 17 November 2014 and was replaced by The Lord Thurlow.
^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carleton (GB), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his either of his junior titles, Viscount Clancarty (UK) and Baron Trench (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Moore (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carew (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Mountgarret (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Kenlis (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

Liberal Democrats

3 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Liberal Democrat hereditary peers. All 20 peers who were eligible to vote cast their votes. The result was as follows:^[1]

Candidate		Votes
	YThe Earl Russell^[a]	17
	YThe Lord Avebury^[b]	13
	YThe Lord Addington	10
	The Earl of Mar and Kellie^[c]	7
	The Earl of Carlisle	4
	The Earl Grey	3
	The Lord Calverley	3
	The Earl of Glasgow^[a]	2
	The Lord McNair	1

^ ^a ^b The Earl Russell died on 14 October 2004 and was replaced by The Earl of Glasgow.
^ The Lord Avebury died on 14 February 2016 and was replaced by The Viscount Thurso.
^ The Earl of Mar and Kellie was created a life peer as Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower in 2000.

Labour

2 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Labour hereditary peers. 18 peers were eligible to vote and 17 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:^[1]

Candidate		Votes
	YThe Lord Milner of Leeds^[a]	8
	YThe Lord Rea^[b]	7
	The Lord Grantchester^[a]	7
	The Lord Monkswell	6
	The Lord Kilbracken	3
	The Lord Kennet	3

^ ^a ^b The Lord Milner of Leeds died on 20 August 2003 and was replaced by The Lord Grantchester.
^ The Lord Rea died on 1 June 2020 and was replaced by ???.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cite error: The named reference Demon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] The Earl Ferrers died on 13 November 2012 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Viscount Ridley

[3] The Lord Burnham died on 1 January 2005 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Baron de Mauley

[a-4] The Lord Vivian died on 28 February 2004 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Viscount Trenchard

[5] The Earl of Northesk died on 28 March 2010 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Viscount Younger of Leckie

[6] The Earl of Selborne retired on 26 March 2020 and was replaced by The Lord Sandhurst

[7] The Lord Luke retired on 24 June 2015 and was replaced by The Duke of Wellington.

[8] The Lord Montagu of Beaulieu died on 31 August 2015 and was replaced by The Lord Fairfax of Cameron.

[9] The Lord Glentoran retired on 1 June 2018 and was replaced by The Lord Bethell.

[10] The Earl of Onslow died on 14 May 2011 and was replaced by The Lord Ashton of Hyde.

[11] The Lord Selsdon retired on 11 May 2021 and was replaced by The Lord Altrincham.

[b-12] The Lord Mowbray died on 12 December 2006 and was replaced by The Earl Cathcart.

[a-13] The Baroness Darcy de Knayth died on 24 February 2008 and was replaced by The Earl of Stair.

[14] The Lord Northbourne retired on 4 September 2018 and was replaced by The Lord Carrington.

[15] The Viscount Bledisloe died on 3 October 2014 and was replaced by The Lord Russell of Liverpool.

[16] The Viscount Tenby retired on 1 May 2015 and was replaced by The Lord Mountevans.

[17] The Viscount Bledisloe died on 12 May 2009 and was replaced by The Lord Aberdare.

[18] The Lord Monson died on 12 February 2011 and was replaced by The Earl of Lytton.

[19] The Lord Bridges retired on 18 May 2016 and was replaced by The Earl of Cork and Orrery.

[20] The Lady Saltoun retired on 12 December 2014 and was replaced by The Earl of Kinnoull.

[21] The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley retired on 9 May 2018 and was replaced by The Earl of Devon.

[b-22] The Earl of Carnarvon died on 11 September 2001 and was replaced by The Lord Chorley.

[23] Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Hare (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

[c-24] The Lord Moran died on 14 February 2014 and was replaced by The Lord Cromwell.

[25] The Baroness Strange died on 11 March 2005 and was replaced by The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.

[26] The Lord Walpole retired on 13 June 2017 and was replaced by The Lord Vaux of Harrowden.

[d-27] The Baroness Wharton died on 15 May 2000 and was replaced by The Lord Cobbold.

[e-28] The Viscount Colville of Culross died on 14 February 2014 and was replaced by The Earl of Clancarty.

[29] The Lord Cobbold retired on 13 October 2014 and was replaced by The Duke of Somerset.

[30] The Lord Chorley retired on 17 November 2014 and was replaced by The Lord Thurlow.

[31] Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carleton (GB), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

[32] Eligible to stand by virtue of his either of his junior titles, Viscount Clancarty (UK) and Baron Trench (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

[33] Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Moore (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

[34] Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carew (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

[35] Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Mountgarret (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

[36] Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Kenlis (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

[b-37] The Earl Russell died on 14 October 2004 and was replaced by The Earl of Glasgow.

[38] The Lord Avebury died on 14 February 2016 and was replaced by The Viscount Thurso.

[39] The Earl of Mar and Kellie was created a life peer as Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower in 2000.

[b-40] The Lord Milner of Leeds died on 20 August 2003 and was replaced by The Lord Grantchester.

[41] The Lord Rea died on 1 June 2020 and was replaced by ???.

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