Petition · past parliament

Fair and prompt reform of the House of Lords to ensure every seat is open to all

Closed 123 signatures

What the petition asks

Despite previous reforms, there is still 92 and 26 seats permanently reserved for hereditary Lords and bishops respectively.

Both hereditary peers and bishop peers are unaccountable to the public, unrepresentative of society makeup and their views, sex discriminatory and anti-meritocratic.
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Sign petition at change.org: https://www.change.org/p/david-cameron-mp-uk-government-fair-and-prompt-reform-of-the-house-of-lords-to-ensure-every-seat-is-open-to-all

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Timeline

3 Aug 2015 Petition opened for signatures
3 Feb 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 123
Status Closed
Opened 3 Aug 2015
Closed 3 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.