Parliament Membership

what proportion of the HoL is from an ethnic minority?

6%

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

• 25%

• 5%

__% of the HoC is from ethnic minority, compared to __% of HoL, and __% of the general population.

• 8%

• 6%

• 18%

Lords spiritual are ___ bishops, making up roughly __% of peers

• 26

• 3%

__% of MPs are women, compared to only __% of peers in the HoL

• 41%

• 29%

What proportion of MPs are women?

41%

HoL average age

71

Eldest peer

• 100

• 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 has only attended the HoL ____

twice

HOLAC refused to endorse Peter Cruddas who donated £___ _____

3.5 million

Truss appointed __ peers, which is roughly one every ___ days

• 32

• 1.5

__ _______ was nominated for a peerage by his brother in ___

• Jo Johnson

• 2019

gave PM right to nominate life peers

Life Peerages Act 1958

The ____ __ ____ Act (____) limited hereditary peers from ___ to __

• House of Lords Act 1999

• 750

• 92

Conservative peers

275

How many Crossbenchers are there?

180

Total HoL membership of ___, makes it the second largest legislative chamber in the world.

833