Removing Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
There have been votes in Parliament on the removal of the hereditary peers from the House of Lords.
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Dame Cheryl Gillan generally voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords
TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all
of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source
data on PublicWhip.org.uk.
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On 2 Feb 1999:
Dame Cheryl Gillan voted yes on House of Lords Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected
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On 2 Feb 1999:
Dame Cheryl Gillan voted no on House of Lords Bill — Second Reading
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On 15 Feb 1999:
Dame Cheryl Gillan voted yes on House of Lords Bill — Exclusion of hereditary peers from voting — rejected
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On 16 Feb 1999:
Dame Cheryl Gillan voted yes on House of Lords Bill — Hereditary peers to be elected by House of Lords members — rejected
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On 16 Mar 1999:
Dame Cheryl Gillan voted no on House of Lords Bill — Third Reading
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On 10 Nov 1999:
Dame Cheryl Gillan was absent for a vote on House of Lords Bill — Exceptions from the rule that hereditary peers should be abolished
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On 8 Jul 2003:
Dame Cheryl Gillan voted no on House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers
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On 7 Mar 2007:
Dame Cheryl Gillan voted no on House of Lords Reform — Remove Hereditary Places
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On 23 Jun 2011:
Dame Cheryl Gillan was absent for a vote on Establishment of Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee)
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On 10 Jul 2012:
Dame Cheryl Gillan voted in favour of reforming the House of Lords, introducing 15 year terms for most members and introducing an elected element.
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On 19 Oct 2016:
Dame Cheryl Gillan voted in favour of having fewer MPs but against reducing the number of members of the House of Lords.
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