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How long can the members of the house of lords stay members?
Peers of the realm are appointed for life. They may be appointed for a particular portfolio or post by a sitting government but if the government changes they still remain peers.
What is a House of Lords appointee called?
Life Peer.In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. (Those whose titles are heritable are known as hereditary peers.)The House of Lords consisted of hereditary peers, life peers appointed by the King, peers by virtue of position, representatives of cities and universities, etc.
How do lords get appointed to life lords?
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Which house of the english parliament is made up of member who are elected?
I assume you are talking about the UK Parliament. The House of Commons is made up entirely of elected representatives; the House of Lords is made up of a combination of members of the Peerage, some of whom are hereditary and some of whom are 'life peers', i.e. people who have been ennobled by the monarch but who cannot pass their title down through their family. Other members of the Lords include the countrie's top judges, the countrie's top archbishops, and very senior members of the military top brass.
How are the 2 houses of parliament differnet of great Britain?
The two houses of the British Parliament are the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons is composed of elected Members of Parliament (MPs) who represent constituencies across the country. The House of Lords is mainly made up of appointed members, including life peers, bishops, and hereditary peers. The House of Commons holds more legislative power compared to the House of Lords, which mainly acts as a revising and scrutinizing body.
What type of Lords sit in the House of Lords?
There are three types of Lord: Life Peers (of which Law Lords are members), Hereditary Peers and Spiritual Peers.
How do members get to be part of the House of Lords?
by inheriting themThis is wrong. Some do inherit their titles, but in fact the vast majority are created as life peers by the reigning sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister. It is a very common misconception that Members of the House of Lords all inherit their titles. An example of a Life peer is Lord Peter Mandelson of Foy. An example of a hereditary peer is Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton.This answer is correct the British Parliament members of the House of Lords got their positions by inheriting them.
How many seats are in the house of lords?
There is no fixed number of seats in the Lords. Instead, Lords are appointed for life, according occasional party lists nominated by the political Party leaders or by the independent House of Lords Appointments Commission. The latest total number of peers is at http://www.parliament.uk/directories/house_of_lords_information_office/analysis_by_composition.cfm
What is the difference between life peers and hereditary peers Lords Temporal and Lords Spiritual?
A Life Peer is someone who has a noble title but it is not hereditary- the title does not automatically go to his heir when he dies.A Hereditary Peer is someone who has a noble title but it is hereditary- the title will automatically go to his heir (typically his oldest son) upon his death.The Lords Temporal are Peers (Life or Hereditary) who are sitting members of the House of Lords in Parliament.The Lords Spiritual are high ranking bishops from the Anglican Church who also members of the House of Lords.
How many members are there in the House of Lords?
As of April 20, 2012, there are 818 voting members of the House of Lords, of which about 701 are life peers, 92 are hereditary peers who sit in the House due to being elected by their fellows and 25 are bishops . 21 of these are on leave of absence.
What are the two houses of National Legislature?
House of Represenatives and the Senate
I would like to know Ten differences between the house of parliament and the house of commons?
Ahh... the House of Commons is part of the Houses of Parliament, the other part being the House of Lords. (UK I am referring to) This is also known as the Palace of Westminster. Members of the House of Commons are elected by the populous at a general Election. Until recently the members of the House of lords were all Hereditary Lords, now most are Life Peers, but all are still unelected.
