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Petition · past parliament

referendum abolished House Of Lords

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

The house of lord is not and elected body by the British people.
They were just adversary and that would have been ok, but they seem to think they have power over the people of the UK..
WE SHOULD HAVE A REFERNDUM ON WEATHER THEY SHOULD BE ABOLISHED
They are unelected and seem to think they are the people that have the last say in the lives of British people..

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Allow the people a referendum on the potential abolition of the 'House of Lords'

Timeline

7 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
10 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Mar 2017

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