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It appears that, in practice, recent all-house elections are contested predominately/only by peers of the same party as departed member. I assume this is a convention that has developed. Is there anything written down about this somewhere? LukeSurl t c 15:44, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
This is explained at the start of the article.--- Ehrenkater ( talk) 15:48, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
Before the enactment of the Act, the House approved a Standing Order stating that the remaining hereditary peers shall consist of:
[1]
The convention Luke is referring to is known as the Carter Convention, and I believe is named for Lord Carter of Devizes. It has seldom been referred to by name, but it has existed since 1999. See Hansard of 10 November 2021: Hereditary Peers By-elections. Originally this convention was not referred to in the by-election notices for Whole House vacancies and so there were candidates from many political backgrounds (even though the Lords would elect a peer of the same party as the retired/deceased peer). I believe that since the by-election to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of the Countess of Mar & Lord Elton in 2021, the by-election notices explicitly refer to a convention that the peer to be elected by the whole house should be of the same party as their predecessor. See House of Lords notice to hereditary peers on the register: By-elections to replace six hereditary peers (12 May 2021):
I hope this answers Luke's query. -- New Progressive ( talk) 10:14, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
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It appears that, in practice, recent all-house elections are contested predominately/only by peers of the same party as departed member. I assume this is a convention that has developed. Is there anything written down about this somewhere? LukeSurl t c 15:44, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
This is explained at the start of the article.--- Ehrenkater ( talk) 15:48, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
Before the enactment of the Act, the House approved a Standing Order stating that the remaining hereditary peers shall consist of:
[1]
The convention Luke is referring to is known as the Carter Convention, and I believe is named for Lord Carter of Devizes. It has seldom been referred to by name, but it has existed since 1999. See Hansard of 10 November 2021: Hereditary Peers By-elections. Originally this convention was not referred to in the by-election notices for Whole House vacancies and so there were candidates from many political backgrounds (even though the Lords would elect a peer of the same party as the retired/deceased peer). I believe that since the by-election to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of the Countess of Mar & Lord Elton in 2021, the by-election notices explicitly refer to a convention that the peer to be elected by the whole house should be of the same party as their predecessor. See House of Lords notice to hereditary peers on the register: By-elections to replace six hereditary peers (12 May 2021):
I hope this answers Luke's query. -- New Progressive ( talk) 10:14, 4 November 2023 (UTC)