Parliament Membership

HoL ethnic minority

6%

In the 1960s __% of MPs were working class, in 2025, it is only __%

• 25%

• 5%

HoC ethnic minority

8%

Lords spiritual

• 26 bishops

• 3% of peers

HoL women

29%

HoC women

35%

HoL average age

70 yrs

Eldest peer

• 99

• lord christopher

HoC average age

50

UK pop avereage age

40

Baroness Chakrabati spoken contributions

374

Lord Darroch of Kew’s spoken contributions

3

Baron Levedev of Siberia

• attended twice

• appointed against Holac and security advice

Peter Cruddas

• donated £3.5 million

• refused to be endorsed by HOLAC

Truss average peers

• 1.5 per day

• 32 total

Jo Johnson

• nominated for peerage 2019

• MP for orpington

gave PM right to nominate life peers

Life Peerages Act 1958

limited hereditary peers from 750 to 92

House of Lords Act 1999

Conservative peers

275

Crossbenchers

180

Total HoL membership

783