hereditary peer — A member of the House of Lords who has inherited his or her title. This category constituted the majority of peers until 1999 but was removed in that year under Phase One of the Blair Government’s reform of the House of Lords.
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- The hereditary peers form part of the peerage in the United Kingdom. As of August 2023, there are 805 hereditary peers: 30 dukes (including six royal dukes)...
- Whilst there are 92 hereditary peers remaining in the House of Lords, there are over 805 hereditary peers in the United Kingdom.
- Fast-forward 450+ years and the number of hereditary peers had continued to increase. In 1997, there were 759 hereditary peers in comparison to 447 life peers⁴.
- Current membership of the House of Lords includes 92 hereditary peers who have seats as a result of the House of Lords Act 1999.
- Hereditary peers form part of the peerage of the United Kingdom and are the holders of titles such as Dukes, Earls, Viscounts and Barons.
- Hereditary peers have just as much power as the other members of the upper chamber, the 26 Lords Spiritual and almost 700 appointed life peers.
- HEREDITARY PEER definition: 1. someone who became a peer (= a high social rank) when a parent died, and who can pass it on to….
- The House of Lords Act 1999 removed the entitlement of most of the hereditary Peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords and of the 91 hereditary Peers who...
- Translations in context of "hereditary peers" in English-Russian from Reverso Context: The remaining rights of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the second...
- The replacement hereditary peers are chosen by the small party groups of current hereditary peers, from an official list of aristocrats.