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Petition · past parliament

Have a referendum on whether the House of Lords is elected or unelected chamber.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

We are discriminating against the common people by not allowing the House of Lords to be an elected chamber. People should have the right to elect these personnel from all around the United Kingdom. This would take away the ability for discrimination against the people of the United Kingdom.
The recent views they have aired about Brexit shows they may be discriminating against the will of the people who were given a referendum to ask for their views on whether they wanted to stay in Europe.

Why it was rejected

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

Allow a
Referendum on changing the House Of Lords to a fully Elected Chamber

Timeline

19 Jun 2018 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jun 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Jun 2018

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