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Petition · past parliament

Change the official name & branding of the House of Lords to the House of Peers

Closed 40 signatures

What the petition asks

While over 25% of the members of the House of Lords are women, the name erases their existence, ignores their achievements and puts a gendered restriction in the heart of our nation's Parliament.

By changing the official name to the House of Peers, along with all branding, we can fix this mistake
Today is International Women's Day 2018, sixty years since women were first allowed to sit as peers. If we could change our Parliament's name by IWD 2019 to include the 209 female peers who help make our country's laws, that would be a wonderful celebration of 60 years of women in British democracy.

Timeline

14 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
14 Sep 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 40
Status Closed
Opened 14 Mar 2018
Closed 14 Sep 2018

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