House of Lords: Hereditary Peers' Elections 1999

Under the House of Lords Act 1999 there are, in the 1999/2000 session and subsequent sessions of Parliament, 92 hereditary peers entitled to sit and vote in the House of Lords.

The structure of the changes was as follows. Two hereditary peers remained without having to stand for election, those who held the titles of Earl Marshal and Lord Great Chamberlain, who have a central role in the Opening of Parliament ceremony. The current holders of these titles are the Duke of Norfolk (C) and the Marquess of Cholmondeley (XB) respectively.

The Office Holders' Election had fifteen seats available. The winners of these seats were designed to hold offices such as Deputy Speakerships and committee chairs.

Electoral System: Each peer had to mark fifteen preferences on the ballot paper for the vote to be counted. Each of the fifteen preferences counted one vote, and the fifteen peers with the most votes were elected. The preferences were there to decide the order in the event of a tie. The whole House was eligible to vote in this election.

Elected: C of Mar L Strabolgi L Elton L Lyell L Skelmersdale L Aberdare L Brougham and Vaux V Falkland L Colwyn V of Oxfuird L Reay L Geddes V Simon L Methuen L Ampthill	XB Lab Con Con Con Con Con LD Con Con Con Con Lab LD XB	570 558 558 547 544 530 525 519 488 482 471 461 453 421 418
Not elected: V Allenby V St. Davids L Bridges L Lucas and Dingwall B Strange E of Onslow V Davidson L Swinfen L Chesham L Walpole E of Dundee E of Kinnoull E of Shannon L Belhaven and Stenton L Morris L Swansea E of Kimberley L Cadman	XB Con XB Con XB Con Con Con Con XB Con Con XB Con Con XB Con Con	327 168 164 144 124 119 104 100 96 93 88 84 84 60 51 49 49 24
Votes cast Electorate Turnout		631 1,116 56.54%

The remaining 75 hereditary peers were elected by their own party groups as follows. The seats available for each party are divided pro rata to the strength of the parties among hereditary peers so all peers have an equal chance of election. The electorate is limited to hereditary peers taking each party whip. The electoral system is the same as before, with peers having to mark as many preferences as there are seats available.

CONSERVATIVE (42 seats)		CROSSBENCHERS (28 seats)		LIBERAL DEMOCRATS (3 seats)		LABOUR (2 seats)
E Ferrers L Strathclyde L Trefgarne L Denham L Mancroft E Howe L Brabazon of Tara E of Caithness L Henley L Glenarthur L Astor of Hever V Astor E of Courtown E Peel L Moynihan E Attlee V Goschen D of Montrose L Burnham L Vivian E of Northesk E of Selborne V Bridgeman L Luke E of Lindsey L Lucas and Dingwall L Montagu of Beaulieu E of Home L Glentoran E of Onslow L Crathorne L Willoughby de Brooke L Inglewood L Northbrook L Swinfen E of Shrewsbury L Selsdon E of Liverpool E of Arran E of Dundee L Mowbray and Stourton L Rotherwick	190 174 173 169 168 165 165 161 160 157 151 146 143 142 137 135 132 127 127 126 126 125 125 124 116 115 113 113 104 99 97 96 95 95 95 95 94 93 90 90 88 88	B Darcy de Knayth L Freyburg L St. John of Bletso L Northbourne E of Sandwich V Allenby V Tenby L Palmer V Slim V Bledisloe L Monson V Brookeborough L Bridges Lady Saltoun of Abernethy L Hylton E Baldwin of Bewdley E of Caernarvon E of Listowel L Moran B Strange E of Erroll L Walpole V Craigavon B Wharton V Colville of Culross V Waverley L Greenway E of Rosslyn	85 82 81 78 78 75 72 72 72 70 70 68 68 64 64 63 58 58 57 53 52 52 51 48 47 47 47 45	E Russell L Avebury L Addington	17 13 10	L Milner of Leeds L Rea	8 7
V Trenchard L Norrie V Weir L Lucas of Chilworth V Addison V Torrington V Long E of Kinnoull V Davidson L de Ramsey L Coleraine L Chesham L Rowallan L Hindlip L Beaverbrook L Birdwood V St. Davids L Renwick E of Limerick L Gray E Cathcart E of Clanwilliam E Alexander of Tunis V Dilholme L Westbury L Ironside L Sempill L Harlech L Newell V Eccles E of Lindsey and Abingdon L Belhaven and Stenton V Brentford L Annaly E of Buckinghamshire L Poole E de la Warr L Pender L Strathcarron L Ashbourne V Mackintosh of Halifax E of Lauderdale L Holmpatrick E of Denbigh V Massereene and Ferrard V Hood L Sudeley L Rennell E of Haddington L Teviot L Wise E of Kimberley L Monk Bretton V Gage L Cadman L Morris L Biddulph L Harmsworth E of Munster L Mountevans L Harding of Petherton L Rodney L Ellenborough L Gainford L Layton L Leigh M of Ailsa L Elibank L Seaford E of Granard L Merrivale	87 87 86 82 80 80 80 74 73 71 70 67 65 62 62 62 60 60 60 59 59 58 58 57 57 56 52 52 51 50 48 45 45 45 45 45 43 42 41 41 41 40 39 39 38 38 37 35 35 33 33 32 31 31 30 28 27 27 26 25 23 21 20 19 14 13 12 12 11 10 8	L Cobbold L Chorley E of Iveagh L Ashburton L Gladwyn E of Shannon E of Kintore E of Effingham E of Clancarty Lady Kinloss L Rathcavan V Runciman of Doxford L Hankey L Shaughnessy E of Drogheda E Cairns L Meston L Napier and Ettrick L Napier of Magdala L Norton L Carew E of Stair L Birkett L Dulverton L Lawrence V Rothermere V Mountgarret V Alanbrooke V Exmouth L Arlington E of Huntingdon L Hayter L Tryon L Dunleath L Craigmyle E of Cromer L Swansea L Nunburnholme L Cromwell V Monckton of Brenchley L Wrenbury V Leathers L Amwell L Broadbridge E of Buchan L Blyth M of Headfort L Glanusk L Lindsay of Birker V Dunrossil L Catto	43 42 40 40 39 39 39 38 36 36 35 35 34 32 31 27 26 26 26 25 24 24 23 23 20 20 19 19 19 18 17 17 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 11 11 8 8 6 4	E of Mar and Kellie E of Carlisle E Grey L Calverley E of Glasgow L McNair	7 4 3 3 2 1	L Grantchester L Monkswell L Kilbracken* L Kennet	7 6 3 3
Votes cast Electorate Turnout	204 241 85%	Votes cast Electorate Turnout	105 131 80%	Votes cast Electorate Turnout	20 20 100%	Votes cast Electorate Turnout	17 18 94%

*The tie between Lords Kennet and Kilbracken was decided by the drawing of lots, both peers having obtained the same preferences.

Two peers elected in the crossbench section of the elections, Baroness Wharton and the Earl of Carnarvon, have died since the elections; their places were taken by the runners-up in that election, Lord Cobbold and Lord Chorley.