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Pages in category "Crossbench life peers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 332 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A crossbencher is a minor party or independent member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia. They take their name from the crossbenches, between and perpendicular to the government and opposition benches, where crossbenchers sit in the chamber.
Others have had no party allegiance and chose this designation rather than joining the crossbench. [2] A member who is elected as Lord Speaker must withdraw from any party affiliation, [3] but is not considered to be a non-affiliated peer. Former lord speakers have sat as crossbenchers after holding office.
List of current members of the House of Lords; List of life peerages; List of excepted hereditary peers; List of former members of the House of Lords (2000–present) List of hereditary peers removed under the House of Lords Act 1999
List of longest-serving current Members of the House of Lords and List of elected hereditary peers under the House of Lords Act 1999 use the slightly differently named template Crossbench/meta/color with the lighter shade grey. Personally, I prefer the latter (it just seems fitting that non-partisan people should have less strong colours than ...
This is a list of life peerages in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 from 2010 to 2024, during the tenures of Conservative prime ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.
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English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Help. Pages in category "Crossbench hereditary peers" The following 67 pages are ...