Tag Archives: voting

Political engagement

Baroness Murphy 30/06/2008 – 2:41 pm

I want to pick up on a theme Lord Norton has raised once or twice, about the perceived problem of political disengagement, especially amomg the young. You know, the poor voting record in elections, the small numbers who join political parties and so on. I would like to suggest that it is a symptom of a deep-seated feeling that everything in the world is basically safe and that life will more or le […]

Can peers vote?

Lord Norton 07/05/2008 – 1:20 pm

Baroness Murphy's post reminds me of a question frequently raised in discussions about the Lords.  Can peers vote in parliamentary elections?  The answer is no.  Or rather, members of the House of Lords cannot vote in parliamentary elections.  Prior to 1999 it was held in common law that it was the status of being a peer that precluded one being able to vote.  Since 1999 (and the House of Lo […]