Petition · past parliament
Remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords
Closed
33 signatures
What the petition asks
The time has come to remove an outdated oddity from Parliament. There is no place for peers who gain their positions simply by being born into them. This is the logical step needed to finish the reforms of 1999.
Timeline
| 28 Apr 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Oct 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
33
Status
Closed
Opened
28 Apr 2016
Closed
28 Oct 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.