The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Members are appointed by either the monarch or the House of Lords Appointments Commission. The House of Lords reviews laws passed by the House of Commons and can delay their passage if deemed necessary.
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Response rates from 1.7k Northern Ireland voters.
41% Yes |
59% No |
41% Yes |
59% No |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 1.7k Northern Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Northern Ireland voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8Z2ZSSY3yrs3Y
No, but hereditary peers should.
@97ZF2F32yrs2Y
No but hereditary peers should be
@8SKSVPM4yrs4Y
Yes and replace it with an elected upper house
@8CRLMVC4yrs4Y
The house of lords should be fully elected, but it needs to be kept in order to prevent a dictatorship.
@988XSSK2yrs2Y
In its current form, yes, but I'm not against a second chamber.
@B2WQYCF1wk1W
The House of Lords is useful as a revising chamber but should not be able to delay legislation passed by the Commons. The Lords' amendments ought be non-binding.
@B2V45WM1wk1W
No, it should be overhauled so that they are elected to their role, having extra scrutiny on bills and laws is important.
@B2T4ZN42wks2W
Yes, it should be replaced with another democratically elected house, using a similar system to the USA
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