Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland

Former Labour Peer

An Elected House of Lords

The House of Lords is the upper house of the UK Parliament. There have been votes on moving away from a position where members of the House of Lords are either appointed or have inherited their seats to a system where members are elected.

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We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland’s position on this issue

However, Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland has taken part in the following votes on the topic:

Minor votes

  • On 4 Feb 2003: Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland voted no on House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected Show vote
  • On 4 Feb 2003: Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland voted yes on House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected Show vote
  • On 4 Feb 2003: Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland voted no on House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Show vote
  • On 4 Feb 2003: Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland voted against an eighty percent elected House of Lords. Show vote
  • On 4 Feb 2003: Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland voted no on House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected Show vote

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