Petition · past parliament
Reform the House of Lords into an elected Chamber.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Let the people choose a Lord or Lady to represent them. Allow the top five faiths appoint one Lord or Lady Spiritual to represent that faith within the House of Lords.
The House of Lords must be representative if it is to function within our parliamentary system.
Appointments to the House of Lords must cease to be treated as a reward by parliamentary parties.
Appointments to the House of Lords must cease to be treated as a reward by parliamentary parties.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We understand you'd like to make the Lords an elected chamber, but we're not sure from your petition as written how you'd like elections to work and who would be eligible.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We understand you'd like to make the Lords an elected chamber, but we're not sure from your petition as written how you'd like elections to work and who would be eligible.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 12 Dec 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Dec 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Dec 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.