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%

HoC ethnic minority

8%

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

• 26

• 3%

What proportion of peers are women?

29%

What proportion of MPs are women?

41%

HoL average age

70

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 has only attended the HoL ____

twice

Peter Cruddas

• donated £3.5 million

• refused to be endorsed by HOLAC

Truss appointed __ peers, which is roughly ___ a day

• 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

limited hereditary peers from 750 to 92

House of Lords Act 1999

Conservative peers

275

How many Crossbenchers are there?

180

Total HoL membership

829