Hereditary Peerage Association
New By-elections
Viscount
Hanworth was elected on 23rd March to take the 'deputy speaker' seat left vacant
by the death of Lord Strabogli.
The death on 12th February of Lord Monson resulted in a by-election for a
Crossbench seat. On 11th May, it was announced that the Earl of Lytton had
been elected, returning to the House after an 11 year absence.
Two further deaths of sitting hereditary peers occurred in 2011, that of Lord Ampthill on 23rd April and of the Earl of Onslow on 14th May. These gave rise to a 'whole House' election to replace Lord Ampthill and a Conservative list election to replace Lord Onslow. I
Recent By-elections
The following By-elections to the House of Lords under Standing Order 10 have taken place:
Year Died Elected
2005 Lord Burnham Lord de Mauley (Con)
Lord Aberdare Viscount Eccles (Con)
Baroness Strange Viscount Montgomery (XB)
2007 Lord Mowbray Earl Cathcart (Con)
2008 Baroness Darcy de Knayth Earl of Stair (XB)
2009 Viscount Bledisloe Lord Aberdare
2010 The Earl of Northesk Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)
Viscount Colville of Culross The Earl of Clancarty (XB)
2011 Lord Strabogli Viscount Hanworth
Lord Monson Earl of Lytton
Earl of Onslow Viscount Colville of Culross
Lord Ampthill Lord Ashton of Hyde
Roll of the Peerage
As your lordships will be aware, the Royal Warrant establishing the Roll of the Peerage was signed on 1st June, 2004. The Roll is now maintained by the Registrar, Ian Denyer in the Crown Office, House of Lords.
The Roll which covers all peerages, including Irish peers and Life peers. Any peer who was not in receipt of a Writ of Summons prior to November 1999, or who has not applied to the Clerk of the Parliaments to be placed on the list of peers eligible to vote in by-elections pursuant to the House of Lords Act, 1999, should follow the procedure set out by the Crown Office. That page gives links to the Guidance Notes and forms of declaration required to be entered on the Roll of the Peerage.
Clearly, it is in the interests of all peers and the peerage as an institution, that it should be possible to easily verify that any individual styling himself a peer is entitled so to do. The Roll of the Peerage facilitates such verification.
The Windsor Herald at Arms, Mr William Hunt, at the College of Heralds (020 7320 8755) advises that all peers should ensure that their succession pedigree should be placed on record at the College to ensure that their heirs can succeed to their titles with due speed and minimum inconvenience.
Social Events
For social events, please go to the Social Events page.
Committee
The present members of the HPA Committee are as follows:
Lord
Newall (Joint Chairman)
Viscount Torrington (Joint Chairman)
Earl of Erroll
Lord Glanusk
Lord Kilmaine
Lord St. Oswald
Lord
Seaford
Viscount Trenchard
Newsletter
The latest HPA Newsletter was published on 1st September, 2011 and a copy may be requested from the Hon Secretary at tt@byng.net or viewed by clicking on Newsletter 11.
Revised 2.01.2012