Petition · past parliament

Enact that The House of Lords become the People's House, elected by direct P R

Closed 135 signatures

What the petition asks

The House of Lords is an unelected body of career appointees. It serves the people worse than did the Hereditary Peers, under the Bill of Rights and the Parliament Act of 1911 The Lords must effectively balance the Commons (which increasingly does not serve the People); a PR HoL will do so.

Timeline

4 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
4 Feb 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 135
Status Closed
Opened 4 Aug 2016
Closed 4 Feb 2017

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