Petition · past parliament
Petition to abolish the House of Lords
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
An unelected chamber as part of the democratic process is an affront to the electorate who are asked to elect their representatives at the ballot box in advertised elections. Democracy is challenged If an unelected body can override the will of the people/their representatives.
UNICAMERAL governments have just one legislative chamber. There are 115 around the world, including New Zealand, Sweden, Finland and Israel. BICAMERAL systems have an Upper and lower house of some description. In Britain that's currently the Lords and the Commons. In America it's Senate and House of Representatives. Sixty four countries have opted for this arrangement.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 20 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.