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Post by Wisconsin on Oct 24, 2022 15:04:50 GMT
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Post by timmullen1 on Oct 24, 2022 16:23:00 GMT
Ashcombe came third in the previous one I posted last week. |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on May 5, 2023 9:38:15 GMT
Following the retirement of Viscount Falkland on 21 March 2023 there is a vacancy among the excepted hereditary peers who sit in the House of Lords.
Viscount Falkland was one of the 15 hereditary peers elected by the whole House in 1999 from among those ready to serve as Deputy Speakers. Under Standing Order 9(3), his successor will therefore be elected by the whole House, although there is no expectation that they will serve as a Deputy Speaker.
Viscount Falkland was originally elected as a Liberal Democrat, and, in accordance with an informal agreement between the parties and groups in the House of Lords, it is expected that his successor will sit as a Liberal Democrat member of the House.
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Post by Wisconsin on May 18, 2023 11:35:02 GMT
I’m sure it must be on here somewhere, but why did the Earl of Oxford and Asquith (I think the only other sitting ‘Lib Dem’ elected by the Whole House) switch from Lib Dems to the Crossbench in 2021. How would the Carter Convention apply if he were to retire?
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Post by timmullen1 on May 18, 2023 13:21:19 GMT
I’m sure it must be on here somewhere, but why did the Earl of Oxford and Asquith (I think the only other sitting ‘Lib Dem’ elected by the Whole House) switch from Lib Dems to the Crossbench in 2021. How would the Carter Convention apply if he were to retire? He actually went Non Affiliated in August 2019, before joining the Crossbench in April 2021, he possibly switched for internal reasons in that he doesn’t appear to have voted, spoken or tabled a Written Question since 2018; I presume he’s just attending enough times per session to avoid disqualification. Were the LDs expecting a more active participation rate? His contributions don’t seem to indicate a significant difference in policy with the LDs. I think(?) should his position become vacant it returns to the category under which you were elected, so if he was elected by the whole House his successor would be, but there seems a gentleman’s agreement that the vacancy reverts to the group for whom the Lord was originally elected, although I think this has been broken on a few occasions. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 18, 2023 14:40:22 GMT
The Crossbench Peers have a rule that anyone leaving one of the party groups must serve a year in the wilderness before joining them.
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Post by timmullen1 on May 18, 2023 14:45:16 GMT
The Crossbench Peers have a rule that anyone leaving one of the party groups must serve a year in the wilderness before joining them. The odd thing is that he’s remained inactive since prior to leaving the LDs, begging the questions a) why did he want to switch from Non Aligned and join a Group, and b) why did they take him if they weren’t gaining a voice or a vote? |
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Post by LDCaerdydd on May 22, 2023 12:20:20 GMT
Following the retirement of Viscount Falkland on 21 March 2023 there is a vacancy among the excepted hereditary peers who sit in the House of Lords. Viscount Falkland was one of the 15 hereditary peers elected by the whole House in 1999 from among those ready to serve as Deputy Speakers. Under Standing Order 9(3), his successor will therefore be elected by the whole House, although there is no expectation that they will serve as a Deputy Speaker. Viscount Falkland was originally elected as a Liberal Democrat, and, in accordance with an informal agreement between the parties and groups in the House of Lords, it is expected that his successor will sit as a Liberal Democrat member of the House. |
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Post by maxque on May 22, 2023 12:52:22 GMT
Following the retirement of Viscount Falkland on 21 March 2023 there is a vacancy among the excepted hereditary peers who sit in the House of Lords. Viscount Falkland was one of the 15 hereditary peers elected by the whole House in 1999 from among those ready to serve as Deputy Speakers. Under Standing Order 9(3), his successor will therefore be elected by the whole House, although there is no expectation that they will serve as a Deputy Speaker. Viscount Falkland was originally elected as a Liberal Democrat, and, in accordance with an informal agreement between the parties and groups in the House of Lords, it is expected that his successor will sit as a Liberal Democrat member of the House. Wierd list, considering the Belhaven and Stenton were Conservative peers and the previous Lord Russell, Labour. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 22, 2023 13:01:39 GMT
I note that the 3rd Baron Simon of Wythenshawe is not a candidate despite a great deal of frothing about it.
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Post by Chris from Brum on May 22, 2023 13:03:50 GMT
Wierd list, considering the Belhaven and Stenton were Conservative peers and the previous Lord Russell, Labour. Conrad Russell, the 5th Earl and the present Earl's father, was Lib Dem. |
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Post by jeremyfennell on May 22, 2023 13:09:47 GMT
Wierd list, considering the Belhaven and Stenton were Conservative peers and the previous Lord Russell, Labour. Conrad Russell, the 5th Earl and the present Earl's father, was Lib Dem. The current Earl Russell is a Liberal Democrat. Elected to LB Lewisham a few cycles ago in Forest Hill, and parliamentary candidate in Lewisham at least once since. Unsuccessfuly a candidate for a ward in Lewisham in 2022. |
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Post by maxque on May 22, 2023 13:48:07 GMT
Wierd list, considering the Belhaven and Stenton were Conservative peers and the previous Lord Russell, Labour. Conrad Russell, the 5th Earl and the present Earl's father, was Lib Dem. Sure, but the current one is the 7th and the 6th (his brother) was a Labour councillor. |
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Post by zoe on May 22, 2023 13:51:32 GMT
I think that the late Lady Belhaven and Stenton was a Conservative Councillor.
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Post by aargauer on May 22, 2023 17:24:20 GMT
Conrad Russell, the 5th Earl and the present Earl's father, was Lib Dem. The current Earl Russell is a Liberal Democrat. Elected to LB Lewisham a few cycles ago in Forest Hill, and parliamentary candidate in Lewisham at least once since. Unsuccessfuly a candidate for a ward in Lewisham in 2022. No self respecting Earl should live in Lewisham. |
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Post by jeremyfennell on May 22, 2023 17:58:44 GMT
The current Earl Russell is a Liberal Democrat. Elected to LB Lewisham a few cycles ago in Forest Hill, and parliamentary candidate in Lewisham at least once since. Unsuccessfuly a candidate for a ward in Lewisham in 2022. No self respecting Earl should live in Lewisham. The Honourable Colin Moynihan, Lewisham East, 1983-1992, subsequently succeeded to family Baronetcy in 1997, I think. |
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Post by Chris from Brum on May 22, 2023 18:08:33 GMT
No self respecting Earl should live in Lewisham. The Honourable Colin Moynihan, Lewisham East, 1983-1992, subsequently succeeded to family Baronetcy in 1997, I think. Barony, not baronetcy. He is the 4th Baron Moynihan of Leeds in the county of York. And has an Olympic silver medal from coxing the men's eight at the 1980 Moscow games. |
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2023 18:10:23 GMT
The current Earl Russell is a Liberal Democrat. Elected to LB Lewisham a few cycles ago in Forest Hill, and parliamentary candidate in Lewisham at least once since. Unsuccessfuly a candidate for a ward in Lewisham in 2022. No self respecting Earl should live in Lewisham. Where was Tony Benn’s London residence? |
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Post by Chris from Brum on May 22, 2023 18:10:46 GMT
Conrad Russell, the 5th Earl and the present Earl's father, was Lib Dem. Sure, but the current one is the 7th and the 6th (his brother) was a Labour councillor. Well, clearly the brothers were not in accord politically, but the 7th earl is clearly the son of the father in that respect. |
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Post by Sibboleth on May 22, 2023 18:11:58 GMT
Where was Tony Benn’s London residence? Holland Park |
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