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Petition · past parliament

Abolish the House of Lords in favour of an Elected House of representatives

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

In the 21st Century it seems as we have an outdated system of representation. The Governing of the UK needs to come into the 21st Century. The House of Lords as an Unelected body does not represent the will of the People
The Governing Body of the United Kingdom needs to be updated to represent the will of the Electorate. Today there is an UNELECTED portion of the Government that does NOT represent the will of the Electorate. They have not declared their interests in the representation that they reserve. The House of Lords is outdated and needs to be replaced with a house of representatives elected by the voting public.

Why it was rejected

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

Abolish the House of Lords and replace it with an elected upper chamber

Timeline

19 Apr 2018 Petition opened for signatures
26 Apr 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Apr 2018

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