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Election by the whole House

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

Elections by groups

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Conservatives

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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
Kingdom of Great Britain Green tickYThe Earl Ferrers[a] 190
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Strathclyde 174
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Trefgarne 173
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Denham 169
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Mancroft 168
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Earl Howe 165
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Brabazon of Tara 165
Kingdom of Scotland Green tickYThe Earl of Caithness 161
Kingdom of Ireland Green tickYThe Lord Henley 160
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Glenarthur 157
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Astor of Hever 151
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Astor 146
Kingdom of Ireland Green tickYThe Earl of Courtown 143
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Earl Peel 142
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Moynihan 137
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Earl Attlee 135
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Goschen 132
Kingdom of Scotland Green tickYThe Duke of Montrose 127
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Burnham[b] 127
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Vivian[c] 126
Kingdom of Scotland Green tickYThe Earl of Northesk[d] 126
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Earl of Selborne[e] 125
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Bridgeman 125
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Luke[f] 124
Kingdom of Scotland Green tickYThe Earl of Lindsay 116
Kingdom of England Green tickYThe Lord Lucas 115
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Montagu of Beaulieu[g] 113
Kingdom of Scotland Green tickYThe Earl of Home 113
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Glentoran[h] 104
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Earl of Onslow[i] 99
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Crathorne 97
Kingdom of England Green tickYThe Lord Willoughby de Broke 96
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Inglewood 95
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Northbrook 95
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Swinfen 95
Kingdom of England Green tickYThe Earl of Shrewsbury 95
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Selsdon[j] 94
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Earl of Liverpool 93
Kingdom of Ireland Green tickYThe Earl of Arran 90
Kingdom of Scotland Green tickYThe Earl of Dundee 90
Kingdom of England Green tickYThe Lord Mowbray and Stourton[k] 88
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Rotherwick 88
United Kingdom The Viscount Trenchard[c] 87
United Kingdom The Lord Norrie 87
United Kingdom The Viscount Weir 86
United Kingdom The Lord Lucas of Chilworth 82
United Kingdom The Viscount Addison 80
Kingdom of Great Britain The Viscount Torrington 80
United Kingdom The Viscount Long 80
Kingdom of Scotland The Earl of Kinnoull 74
United Kingdom The Viscount Davidson 73
United Kingdom The Lord de Ramsey 71
United Kingdom The Lord Coleraine 70
United Kingdom The Lord Chesham 67
United Kingdom The Lord Rowallan 65
United Kingdom The Lord Hindlip 62
United Kingdom The Lord Beaverbrook 62
United Kingdom The Lord Birdwood 61
United Kingdom The Viscount St Davids 60
United Kingdom The Lord Renwick 60
Kingdom of Ireland The Earl of Limerick 60
Kingdom of Scotland The Lord Gray 59
United Kingdom The Earl Cathcart[k] 59
Kingdom of Ireland The Earl of Clanwilliam 58
United Kingdom The Earl Alexander of Tunis 58
United Kingdom The Viscount Dilhorne 57
United Kingdom The Lord Westbury 57
United Kingdom The Lord Ironside 56
Kingdom of Scotland The Lord Sempill 52
United Kingdom The Lord Harlech 52
United Kingdom The Lord Newall 51
United Kingdom The Viscount Eccles returned 50
Kingdom of England The Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon 48
Kingdom of Scotland The Lord Belhaven and Stenton 45
United Kingdom The Viscount Brentford 45
United Kingdom The Lord Annaly 45
Kingdom of Great Britain The Earl of Buckinghamshire 45
United Kingdom The Lord Poole 45
Kingdom of Great Britain The Earl De La Warr 43
United Kingdom The Lord Pender 42
United Kingdom The Lord Strathcarron 41
United Kingdom The Lord Ashbourne 41
United Kingdom The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax 41
Kingdom of Scotland The Earl of Lauderdale 40
United Kingdom The Lord HolmPatrick 39
Kingdom of England The Earl of Denbigh 39
Kingdom of Ireland The Viscount Massereene and Ferrard 38
Kingdom of Great Britain The Viscount Hood 38
United Kingdom The Lord Sudeley 37
United Kingdom The Lord Rennell 35
Kingdom of Scotland The Earl of Haddington 35
United Kingdom The Lord Teviot 33
United Kingdom The Lord Wise 33
United Kingdom The Earl of Kimberley 32
United Kingdom The Lord Monk Bretton 31
Kingdom of Ireland The Viscount Gage 31
United Kingdom The Lord Cadman 30
United Kingdom The Lord Morris 28
United Kingdom The Lord Biddulph 27
United Kingdom The Lord Harmsworth 27
United Kingdom The Earl of Munster 26
United Kingdom The Lord Mountevans 25
United Kingdom The Lord Harding of Petherton 23
Kingdom of Great Britain The Lord Rodney 21
United Kingdom The Lord Ellenborough 20
United Kingdom The Lord Gainford 19
United Kingdom The Lord Layton 14
United Kingdom The Lord Leigh 13
United Kingdom The Marquess of Ailsa 12
Kingdom of Scotland The Lord Elibank 12
United Kingdom The Lord Seaford 11
Kingdom of Ireland The Earl of Granard 10
United Kingdom The Lord Merrivale 8
  1. ^ The Earl Ferrers died on 13 November 2012 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Viscount Ridley
  2. ^ The Lord Burnham died on 1 January 2005 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Baron de Mauley
  3. ^ a b The Lord Vivian died on 28 February 2004 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Viscount Trenchard
  4. ^ The Earl of Northesk died on 28 March 2010 and was replaced by and was replaced by The Viscount Younger of Leckie
  5. ^ The Earl of Selborne retired on 26 March 2020 and was replaced by The Lord Sandhurst
  6. ^ The Lord Luke retired on 24 June 2015 and was replaced by The Duke of Wellington.
  7. ^ The Lord Montagu of Beaulieu died on 31 August 2015 and was replaced by The Lord Fairfax of Cameron.
  8. ^ The Lord Glentoran retired on 1 June 2018 and was replaced by The Lord Bethell.
  9. ^ The Earl of Onslow died on 14 May 2011 and was replaced by The Lord Ashton of Hyde.
  10. ^ The Lord Selsdon retired on 11 May 2021 and was replaced by The Lord Altrincham.
  11. ^ a b The Lord Mowbray died on 12 December 2006 and was replaced by The Earl Cathcart.

Crossbenchers

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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
Kingdom of England Green tickYThe Baroness Darcy de Knayth[a] 85
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Freyberg 82
Kingdom of England Green tickYThe Lord St John of Bletso 81
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Northbourne[b] 78
Kingdom of England Green tickYThe Earl of Sandwich 78
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Allenby[c] 75
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Tenby[d] 74
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Palmer 72
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Slim 72
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Bledisloe[e] 70
Kingdom of Great Britain Green tickYThe Lord Monson[f] 70
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Brookeborough 68
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Bridges[g] 68
Kingdom of Scotland Green tickYThe Lady Saltoun[h] 64
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Hylton 64
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Earl Baldwin of Bewdley[i] 63
Kingdom of Great Britain Green tickYThe Earl of Carnarvon[j] 58
Kingdom of Ireland Green tickYThe Earl of Listowel[k] 58
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Moran[l] 57
Kingdom of England Green tickYThe Baroness Strange[m] 53
Kingdom of Scotland Green tickYThe Earl of Erroll 52
Kingdom of Great Britain Green tickYThe Lord Walpole[n] 52
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Craigavon 51
Kingdom of England Green tickYThe Baroness Wharton[o] 48
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Colville of Culross[p] 47
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Viscount Waverley 47
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Greenway 47
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Earl of Rosslyn 45
United Kingdom The Lord Cobbold[o] [q] 43
United Kingdom The Lord Chorley[j] [r] 42
United Kingdom The Earl of Iveagh 40
United Kingdom The Lord Ashburton 40
United Kingdom The Lord Gladwyn 39
Kingdom of Ireland The Earl of Shannon[s] 39
Kingdom of Scotland The Earl of Kintore 39
United Kingdom The Earl of Effingham 38
Kingdom of Ireland The Earl of Clancarty[p] [t] 36
Kingdom of Scotland The Lady Kinloss 36
United Kingdom The Lord Rathcavan 35
United Kingdom The Viscount Runciman of Doxford 35
United Kingdom The Lord Hankey 34
United Kingdom The Lord Shaughnessy 32
Kingdom of Ireland The Earl of Drogheda[u] 31
United Kingdom The Earl Cairns 27
United Kingdom The Lord Meston 26
Kingdom of Scotland The Lord Napier 26
United Kingdom The Lord Napier of Magdala 26
United Kingdom The Lord Norton 25
Kingdom of Ireland The Lord Carew[v] 24
Kingdom of Scotland The Earl of Stair[a] 24
United Kingdom The Lord Birkett 23
United Kingdom The Lord Dulverton 23
United Kingdom The Lord Lawrence 20
United Kingdom The Viscount Rothermere 20
Kingdom of Ireland The Viscount Mountgarret[w] 19
United Kingdom The Viscount Alanbrooke 19
United Kingdom The Viscount Exmouth 19
Kingdom of England The Baroness Arlington 18
Kingdom of England The Earl of Huntingdon 17
United Kingdom The Lord Hayter 17
United Kingdom The Lord Tryon 16
United Kingdom The Lord Dunleath 15
United Kingdom The Lord Craigmyle 15
United Kingdom The Earl of Cromer 15
United Kingdom The Lord Swansea 14
United Kingdom The Lord Nunburnholme 14
Kingdom of England The Lord Cromwell[l] 14
United Kingdom The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley 14
United Kingdom The Lord Wrenbury 14
United Kingdom The Viscount Leathers 14
United Kingdom The Lord Amwell 12
United Kingdom The Lord Broadbridge 12
Kingdom of Scotland The Earl of Buchan 12
United Kingdom The Lord Blyth 11
Kingdom of Ireland The Marquess of Headfort[x] 11
United Kingdom The Lord Glanusk 8
United Kingdom The Lord Lindsay of Birker 8
United Kingdom The Viscount Dunrossil 6
United Kingdom The Lord Catto 4
  1. ^ a b The Baroness Darcy de Knayth died on 24 February 2008 and was replaced by The Earl of Stair.
  2. ^ The Lord Northbourne retired on 4 September 2018 and was replaced by The Lord Carrington.
  3. ^ The Viscount Bledisloe died on 3 October 2014 and was replaced by The Lord Russell of Liverpool.
  4. ^ The Viscount Tenby retired on 1 May 2015 and was replaced by The Lord Mountevans.
  5. ^ The Viscount Bledisloe died on 12 May 2009 and was replaced by The Lord Aberdare.
  6. ^ The Lord Monson died on 12 February 2011 and was replaced by The Earl of Lytton.
  7. ^ The Lord Bridges retired on 18 May 2016 and was replaced by The Earl of Cork and Orrery.
  8. ^ The Lady Saltoun retired on 12 December 2014 and was replaced by The Earl of Kinnoull.
  9. ^ The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley retired on 9 May 2018 and was replaced by The Earl of Devon.
  10. ^ a b The Earl of Carnarvon died on 11 September 2001 and was replaced by The Lord Chorley.
  11. ^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Hare (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  12. ^ a b The Lord Moran died on 14 February 2014 and was replaced by The Lord Cromwell.
  13. ^ The Baroness Strange died on 11 March 2005 and was replaced by The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.
  14. ^ The Lord Walpole retired on 13 June 2017 and was replaced by The Lord Vaux of Harrowden.
  15. ^ a b The Baroness Wharton died on 15 May 2000 and was replaced by The Lord Cobbold.
  16. ^ a b The Viscount Colville of Culross died on 14 February 2014 and was replaced by The Earl of Clancarty.
  17. ^ The Lord Cobbold retired on 13 October 2014 and was replaced by The Duke of Somerset.
  18. ^ The Lord Chorley retired on 17 November 2014 and was replaced by The Lord Thurlow.
  19. ^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carleton (GB), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  20. ^ 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
  21. ^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Moore (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  22. ^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carew (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  23. ^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Mountgarret (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  24. ^ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Kenlis (UK), as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

Liberal Democrats

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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
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Earl Russell[a] 17
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Avebury[b] 13
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Addington 10
Kingdom of Scotland The Earl of Mar and Kellie[c] 7
Kingdom of England The Earl of Carlisle 4
United Kingdom The Earl Grey 3
United Kingdom The Lord Calverley 3
Kingdom of Scotland The Earl of Glasgow[a] 2
United Kingdom The Lord McNair 1
  1. ^ a b The Earl Russell died on 14 October 2004 and was replaced by The Earl of Glasgow.
  2. ^ The Lord Avebury died on 14 February 2016 and was replaced by The Viscount Thurso.
  3. ^ The Earl of Mar and Kellie was created a life peer as Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower in 2000.

Labour

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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
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Milner of Leeds[a] 8
United Kingdom Green tickYThe Lord Rea[b] 7
United Kingdom The Lord Grantchester[a] 7
United Kingdom The Lord Monkswell 6
United Kingdom The Lord Kilbracken 3
United Kingdom The Lord Kennet 3
  1. ^ a b The Lord Milner of Leeds died on 20 August 2003 and was replaced by The Lord Grantchester.
  2. ^ The Lord Rea died on 1 June 2020 and was replaced by ???.
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