Elections of the excepted hereditary peers were held in October and November 1999, before the House of Lords Act 1999 excluded most hereditary peers from the membership of the House of Lords allowing Earl Marshal, Lord Great Chamberlain and 90 others to remain in the House. Before the passing of the 1999 Act, the Lords approved a Standing Order stating that those 90 would consist of:
15 peers to be elected by the whole House 75 peers elected among and within party groupings: 2 to be elected by the Labour hereditary peers 42 to be elected by the Conservative hereditary peers 3 to be elected by the Liberal Democrat hereditary peers 28 to be elected by the Crossbench hereditary peers
The elections used a version of plurality block voting: voters were required to rank candidates in order of preference for the number of seats available, with the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes, without regard to the ranking on the ballots, declared elected. Preference order was only considered in the cases of ties.
Until November 2002, vacancies among the elected hereditary peers were filled by hereditary peers who received most votes in the corresponding 1999 election without being elected to remain. Since November 2002, by-elections have been held to fill vacancies.
Election by the whole House
15 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the whole House in an election held from 27 to 28 October 1999. 1,115 members of the House were eligible to vote and 631 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows: PartyCandidateVotesCrossbencherThe Countess of Mar570LabourThe Lord Strabolgi558ConservativeThe Lord Elton558ConservativeThe Lord Lyell547ConservativeThe Lord Skelmersdale544ConservativeThe Lord Aberdare530ConservativeThe Lord Brougham and Vaux525 Liberal DemocratsThe Viscount Falkland519ConservativeThe Lord Colwyn488ConservativeThe Viscount of Oxfuird482ConservativeThe Lord Reay471ConservativeThe Lord Geddes461LabourThe Viscount Simon453 Liberal DemocratsThe Lord Methuen421 CrossbencherThe Lord Ampthill418 CrossbencherThe Viscount Allenby of Megiddo327ConservativeThe Viscount St Davids168 CrossbencherThe Lord Bridges164ConservativeThe Lord Lucas and Dingwall144 CrossbencherThe Baroness Strange124ConservativeThe Earl of Onslow119ConservativeThe Viscount Davidson104ConservativeThe Lord Swinfen100ConservativeThe Lord Chesham96 CrossbencherThe Lord Walpole93ConservativeThe Earl of Dundee88ConservativeThe Earl of Kinnoull84 CrossbencherThe Earl of Shannon84ConservativeThe Lord Belhaven and Stenton60ConservativeThe Lord Morris51 CrossbencherThe Lord Swansea49ConservativeThe Earl of Kimberley41ConservativeThe Lord Cadman24
Elections by groups 75 excepted hereditary peers were elected by hereditary peers of three parties and crossbenchers in elections held from 3 to 4 November 1999.
Conservatives 42 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Conservative hereditary peers. 241 peers were eligible to vote and 204 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows: CandidateVotesThe Earl Ferrers190The Lord Strathclyde174The Lord Trefgarne173The Lord Denham169The Lord Mancroft168The Earl Howe165The Lord Brabazon of Tara165The Earl of Caithness161The Lord Henley160The Lord Glenarthur157The Lord Astor of Hever151The Viscount Astor146The Earl of Courtown143The Earl Peel142The Lord Moynihan137The Earl Attlee135The Viscount Goschen132The Duke of Montrose127The Lord Burnham127The Lord Vivian126The Earl of Northesk126The Earl of Selborne125The Viscount Bridgeman125The Lord Luke124The Earl of Lindsay116The Lord Lucas and Dingwall115The Lord Montagu of Beaulieu113The Earl of Home113The Lord Glentoran104The Earl of Onslow99The Lord Crathorne97The Lord Willoughby de Broke96The Lord Inglewood95The Lord Northbrook95The Lord Swinfen95The Earl of Shrewsbury95The Lord Selsdon94The Earl of Liverpool93The Earl of Arran90The Earl of Dundee90The Lord Mowbray and Stourton88The Lord Rotherwick88The Viscount Trenchard87The Lord Norrie87The Viscount Weir86The Lord Lucas of Chilworth82The Viscount Addison80The Viscount Torrington80The Viscount Long80The Earl of Kinnoull74The Viscount Davidson73The Lord de Ramsey71The Lord Coleraine70The Lord Chesham67The Lord Rowallan65The Lord Hindlip62The Lord Beaverbrook62The Lord Birdwood61The Viscount St Davids60The Lord Renwick60The Earl of Limerick60The Lord Gray59The Earl Cathcart59The Earl of Clanwilliam58The Earl Alexander of Tunis58The Viscount Dilhorne57The Lord Westbury57The Lord Ironside56The Lord Sempill52The Lord Harlech52The Lord Newall51The Viscount Eccles50The Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon48The Lord Belhaven and Stenton45The Viscount Brentford45The Lord Annaly45The Earl of Buckinghamshire45The Lord Poole45The Earl De La Warr43The Lord Pender42The Lord Strathcarron41The Lord Ashbourne41The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax41The Earl of Lauderdale40The Lord HolmPatrick39The Earl of Denbigh39The Viscount Massereene and Ferrard38The Viscount Hood38The Lord Sudeley37The Lord Rennell35The Earl of Haddington35The Lord Teviot33The Lord Wise33The Earl of Kimberley32The Lord Monk Bretton31The Viscount Gage31The Lord Cadman30The Lord Morris28The Lord Biddulph27The Lord Harmsworth27The Earl of Munster26The Lord Mountevans25The Lord Harding of Petherton23The Lord Rodney21The Lord Ellenborough20The Lord Gainford19The Lord Layton14The Lord Leigh13The Marquess of Ailsa12The Lord Elibank12The Lord Seaford11The Earl of Granard10The Lord Merrivale8
Crossbenchers 28 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the crossbench hereditary peers. 131 peers were eligible to vote and 105 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows: CandidateVotesThe Baroness Darcy de Knayth85The Lord Freyberg82The Lord St John of Bletso81The Lord Northbourne78The Earl of Sandwich78The Viscount Allenby of Megiddo75The Viscount Tenby74The Lord Palmer72The Viscount Slim72The Viscount Bledisloe70The Lord Monson70The Viscount Brookeborough68The Lord Bridges68The Lady Saltoun of Abernethy64The Lord Hylton64The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley63The Earl of Carnarvon58The Earl of Listowel58The Lord Moran57The Baroness Strange53The Earl of Erroll52The Lord Walpole52The Viscount Craigavon51The Baroness Wharton48The Viscount Colville of Culross47The Viscount Waverley47The Lord Greenway47The Earl of Rosslyn45The Lord Cobbold43The Lord Chorley42The Earl of Iveagh40The Lord Ashburton40The Lord Gladwyn39The Earl of Shannon39The Earl of Kintore39The Earl of Effingham38The Earl of Clancarty36The Lady Kinloss36The Lord Rathcavan35The Viscount Runciman of Doxford35The Lord Hankey34The Lord Shaughnessy32The Earl of Drogheda31The Earl Cairns27The Lord Meston26The Lord Napier and Ettrick26The Lord Napier of Magdala26The Lord Norton25The Lord Carew24The Earl of Stair24The Lord Birkett23The Lord Dulverton23The Lord Lawrence20The Viscount Rothermere20The Viscount Mountgarret19The Viscount Alanbrooke19The Viscount Exmouth19The Baroness Arlington18The Earl of Huntingdon17The Lord Hayter17The Lord Tryon16The Lord Dunleath15The Lord Craigmyle15The Earl of Cromer15The Lord Swansea14The Lord Nunburnholme14The Lord Cromwell14The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley14The Lord Wrenbury14The Viscount Leathers14The Lord Amwell12The Lord Broadbridge12The Earl of Buchan12The Lord Blyth11The Marquess of Headfort11The Lord Glanusk8The Lord Lindsay of Birker8The Viscount Dunrossil6The Lord Catto4
Liberal Democrats 3 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Liberal Democrat hereditary peers. All 20 peers who were eligible to vote cast their votes. The result was as follows: CandidateVotesThe Earl Russell17The Lord Avebury13The Lord Addington10The Earl of Mar and Kellie7The Earl of Carlisle4The Earl Grey3The Lord Calverley3The Earl of Glasgow2The Lord McNair1
Labour 2 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Labour hereditary peers. 18 peers were eligible to vote and 17 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows: CandidateVotesThe Lord Milner of Leeds8The Lord Rea7The Lord Grantchester7The Lord Monkswell6The Lord Kilbracken3The Lord Kennet3
See also By-elections to the House of Lords List of excepted hereditary peers List of hereditary peers in the House of Lords by virtue of a life peerage
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