List of hereditary peers elected to sit in the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999
- List of hereditary peers elected to sit in the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999
=Elected by the Whole House=
The following peers were elected to serve as Deputy Speakers of the House of Lords. They were elected by the whole House (i.e. all Peers who had taken the oath of allegiance) under House of Lords Standing Order 9. All by-elections to vacancies in these groups will be filled by an election amongst all sitting members of the House of Lords (including life peers), but not hereditary peers outside the House.
Elected from the Liberal Democrats hereditary peers
These peers are elected in the same way as Conservative hereditary peers.
Elected from the Labour hereditary peers
These peers are elected in the same way as Conservative hereditary peers.
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