Lords Reform Votes

Motions on House of Lords reform, 14 March 2007

Motion	Text	For	Against	Majority
1	That this house is of the opinion that a reformed House of Lords should be fully appointed	361	121	240
2	That this house is of the opinion that a reformed house of lords should be composed of 20 per cent elected members and 80 per cent appointed members	Rejected without division
3	That this house is of the opinion that a reformed house of lords should be composed of 40 per cent elected members and 60 per cent appointed members	Rejected without division
4	That this house is of the opinion that a reformed house of lords should be composed of 50 per cent elected members and 50 per cent appointed members	46	410*	-364
5	That this house is of the opinion that a reformed house of lords should be composed of 60 per cent elected members and 40 per cent appointed members	45	393*	-348
6	That this house is of the opinion that a reformed house of lords should be composed of 80 per cent elected members and 20 per cent appointed members	114	336	-222
7	That this house is of the opinion that a reformed House of Lords should be fully elected	122	326	-204

*As noted in the House of Lords minutes, the tellers reported one fewer vote than this (and so this is recorded in Hansard). However, the clerks recorded this number of names (which are listed in Hansard).

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