Petition · past parliament
I would like an elected House of Lords
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The House of Lords is unelected and thus unaccountable to the british people, and thus needs ending in its current form. While having a second chamber is necessary, it should be elected by the people and for the people.
There are three obvious ways of doing this.
1: When a general election is held, who ever finishes second gets a seat in the lords, thus making parliament more democratic.
2: Use the votes in a general election, and then turn them into Proportional Representation, and this would make house of lords represent votes cast.
3: Every council ward appoints a representative to house of lords, this would give greater power to local government.
1: When a general election is held, who ever finishes second gets a seat in the lords, thus making parliament more democratic.
2: Use the votes in a general election, and then turn them into Proportional Representation, and this would make house of lords represent votes cast.
3: Every council ward appoints a representative to house of lords, this would give greater power to local government.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 19 Jun 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Jun 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.