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Annual Report
H
O U S E
of
L
O R D S
B
RIEFING
A
NALYSIS OF
C
OMPOSITION
- 2 May
2001
By Party Strength
Party
Life Peers
Hereditary: Elected by party
Hereditary: Elected Office Holders
Hereditary: *Appointed Royal Office Holders
Bishops
Total
Conservative
173
41
9
1
224
Labour
191
2
2
195
Liberal Democrats
56
3
2
61
Cross bench
131
29
2
1
163
Archbishops and Bishops
26
26
Other
6
6
TOTAL
557
75
15
2
26
675
*These are the Duke of Norfolk, The Earl Marshal (Conservative) and the Marquess of Cholmondeley, The Lord Great Chamberlain (Cross Bench).
NB
Excludes 4 life peers on leave of absence.
By Type
Archbishops and bishops
26
Life Peers under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876
28
Life Peers under the Life Peerages Act 1958
(106 women)
533
Peers under House of Lords Act 1999
(4 women)
92
TOTAL
679
By Rank
Archbishop
2
Duke
2
Marquess
1
Earl
27
Countess
1
Viscount
17
Bishop
24
Baron/Lord
496
Baroness
108
Lady
1
TOTAL
679
This information is updated monthly.
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O R D S
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Updated 2 May 2001