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Life Peer

House of Lords · United Kingdom

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In plain words
Appointed by the King of the United Kingdom
Exact method
Created by the King by letters patent on the advice of the Prime Minister; non-party peers are recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission (Life Peerages Act 1958). The House has no fixed size: the seats figure is the number loaded when this office was created. Hereditary peers lost their seats on 29 April 2026 (House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026), so there is no Hereditary Peer office.
Seats
No fixed number
Source: legislation.gov.uk, checked (+1 more)

Who holds these seats now

Sources

  • legislation.gov.uk · checked legislation.gov.uk, House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 c. 12, read 2026-10-12: confirms no hereditary peer office after the end of the 2024-26 Session. For: Life Peer
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026, read 2026-10-12: Royal Assent 18 March 2026, hereditary peers removed 29 April 2026. Fallback: legislation.gov.uk not read; cross-checked against the Members API, which lists no hereditary peers. For: Life Peer

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