Petition · past parliament
Make the Lords an elected body or have an elected second chamber
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The Lords should have to be a elected body, the recent amendments to the Brexit Bill demonstrate that an unelected body is standing in the way of the democratic will of the people.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 7 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.