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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.
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.
Roman Catholic peers could not vote or stand for election until the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829. [24] The process of being recognised by the Westminster Committee of Privileges as an elector was more cumbersome and expensive than being recognised as a (British or Irish) peer, until the orders drawn up in 1800 were amended in 1857. [28]
28 peers elected by the crossbench hereditary peers; 15 peers elected by the whole House; By convention, whole-House elections elect members of the same affiliation as the departed peer. [2] These numbers elected by each group reflected the relative strengths of the parties among hereditary peers in 1999; this allocation has remained unchanged ...
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Woolley was nominated for a life peerage to sit as a Crossbencher in the House of Lords by Prime Minister Theresa May in her 2019 Resignation Honours List. [45] He was created Baron Woolley of Woodford , of Woodford in the London Borough of Redbridge , on 14 October 2019. [ 46 ]