Talk:1999 House of Lords elections
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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]
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]
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 | |
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The Earl Russell[a] | 17 | |
The Lord Avebury[b] | 13 | |
The 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 | |
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The Lord Milner of Leeds[a] | 8 | |
The Lord Rea[b] | 7 | |
The Lord Grantchester[a] | 7 | |
The Lord Monkswell | 6 | |
The Lord Kilbracken | 3 | |
The Lord Kennet | 3 |