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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.
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 .
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
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.
Crossbench Life peer Former ballet dancer and writer Lord Burnett: 31 May 2006 Liberal Democrat Life peer Former MP for Torridge and West Devon from 1997 to 2005 Lord Burnett of Maldon: 30 October 2017 Crossbench Life peer Former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2017–2023) Lord Burns: 20 July 1998 Crossbench Life peer
Crossbench hereditary peers (67 P) L. Crossbench life peers (332 P) This page was last edited on 12 June 2016, at 16:37 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The 61-year-old was was among 30 new Labour peers nominated by the Prime Minister. ... She was supported by leading lawyer and independent crossbencher Lord Carlile of Berriew and Lords chief whip ...
Pages in category "Crossbench hereditary peers" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.