Priti Patel MP, Witham

How Priti Patel voted on a wholly elected House of Lords.

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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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Priti Patel voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected 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.

Key votes about a wholly elected House of Lords:

On 19 Oct 2016: Priti Patel was absent for a vote on House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons Show vote
On 10 Jul 2012: Priti Patel was absent for a vote on House of Lords Reform Bill — Second Reading Show vote
On 23 Jun 2011: Priti Patel voted to establish a Joint Committee of MPs and Members of the House of Lords to consider proposals to reform the House of Lords Show vote

Vote information from PublicWhip. Last updated: 2016-10-19. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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