Elections of the excepted hereditary peers were held in October and November 1999, before the House of Lords Act 1999 excluded most hereditary peers from the membership of the House of Lords allowing Earl Marshal, Lord Great Chamberlain and 90 others to remain in the House.^[1]

Until November 2002, vacancies among the elected hereditary peers were filled by hereditary peers who received most votes in the 1999 elections without being elected to remain. Since November 2002, by-elections have been held to fill vacancies.^[2]

Election by the whole House

15 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the whole House in an election held from 27 to 28 October 1999. 1,115 members of the House were eligible to vote and 631 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:^[2]

	Party	Candidate	Votes
	Crossbencher	YThe Countess of Mar	570
	Labour	YThe Lord Strabolgi	558
	Conservative	YThe Lord Elton	558
	Conservative	YThe Lord Lyell	547
	Conservative	YThe Lord Skelmersdale	544
	Conservative	YThe Lord Aberdare	530
	Conservative	YThe Lord Brougham and Vaux	525
	Liberal Democrats	YThe Viscount Falkland	519
	Conservative	YThe Lord Colwyn	488
	Conservative	YThe Viscount of Oxfuird	482
	Conservative	YThe Lord Reay	471
	Conservative	YThe Lord Geddes	461
	Labour	YThe Viscount Simon	453
	Liberal Democrats	YThe Lord Methuen	421
	Crossbencher	YThe Lord Ampthill	418
	Crossbencher	The Viscount Allenby of Megiddo	327
	Conservative	The Viscount St Davids	168
	Crossbencher	The Lord Bridges	164
	Conservative	The Lord Lucas and Dingwall	144
	Crossbencher	The Baroness Strange	124
	Conservative	The Earl of Onslow	119
	Conservative	The Viscount Davidson	104
	Conservative	The Lord Swinfen	100
	Conservative	The Lord Chesham	96
	Crossbencher	The Lord Walpole	93
	Conservative	The Earl of Dundee	88
	Conservative	The Earl of Kinnoull	84
	Crossbencher	The Earl of Shannon[lower-alpha 1]	84
	Conservative	The Lord Belhaven and Stenton	60
	Conservative	The Lord Morris	51
	Crossbencher	The Lord Swansea	49
	Conservative	The Earl of Kimberley	41
	Conservative	The Lord Cadman	24

Elections by groups

75 excepted hereditary peers were elected by hereditary peers of three parties and crossbenchers in elections held from 3 to 4 November 1999.^[2]

Conservatives

42 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Conservative hereditary peers. 241 peers were eligible to vote and 204 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:^[2]

Candidate	Votes
YThe Earl Ferrers	190
YThe Lord Strathclyde	174
YThe Lord Trefgarne	173
YThe Lord Denham	169
YThe Lord Mancroft	168
YThe Earl Howe	165
YThe Lord Brabazon of Tara	165
YThe Earl of Caithness	161
YThe Lord Henley[lower-alpha 1]	160
YThe Lord Glenarthur	157
YThe Lord Astor of Hever	151
YThe Viscount Astor	146
YThe Earl of Courtown[lower-alpha 2]	143
YThe Earl Peel	142
YThe Lord Moynihan	137
YThe Earl Attlee	135
YThe Viscount Goschen	132
YThe Duke of Montrose	127
YThe Lord Burnham	127
YThe Lord Vivian	126
YThe Earl of Northesk	126
YThe Earl of Selborne	125
YThe Viscount Bridgeman	125
YThe Lord Luke	124
YThe Earl of Lindsay	116
YThe Lord Lucas and Dingwall	115
YThe Lord Montagu of Beaulieu	113
YThe Earl of Home	113
YThe Lord Glentoran	104
YThe Earl of Onslow	99
YThe Lord Crathorne	97
YThe Lord Willoughby de Broke	96
YThe Lord Inglewood	95
YThe Lord Northbrook	95
YThe Lord Swinfen	95
YThe Earl of Shrewsbury	95
YThe Lord Selsdon	94
YThe Earl of Liverpool	93
YThe Earl of Arran[lower-alpha 3]	90
YThe Earl of Dundee	90
YThe Lord Mowbray and Stourton	88
YThe Lord Rotherwick	88
The Viscount Trenchard	87
The Lord Norrie	87
The Viscount Weir	86
The Lord Lucas of Chilworth	82
The Viscount Addison	80
The Viscount Torrington	80
The Viscount Long	80
The Earl of Kinnoull	74
The Viscount Davidson	73
The Lord de Ramsey	71
The Lord Coleraine	70
The Lord Chesham	67
The Lord Rowallan	65
The Lord Hindlip	62
The Lord Beaverbrook	62
The Lord Birdwood	61
The Viscount St Davids	60
The Lord Renwick	60
The Earl of Limerick[lower-alpha 4]	60
The Lord Gray	59
The Earl Cathcart	59
The Earl of Clanwilliam[lower-alpha 5]	58
The Earl Alexander of Tunis	58
The Viscount Dilhorne	57
The Lord Westbury	57
The Lord Ironside	56
The Lord Sempill	52
The Lord Harlech	52
The Lord Newall	51
The Viscount Eccles	50
The Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon	48
The Lord Belhaven and Stenton	45
The Viscount Brentford	45
The Lord Annaly	45
The Earl of Buckinghamshire	45
The Lord Poole	45
The Earl De La Warr	43
The Lord Pender	42
The Lord Strathcarron	41
The Lord Ashbourne	41
The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax	41
The Earl of Lauderdale	40
The Lord HolmPatrick	39
The Earl of Denbigh	39
The Viscount Massereene and Ferrard[lower-alpha 6]	38
The Viscount Hood	38
The Lord Sudeley	37
The Lord Rennell	35
The Earl of Haddington	35
The Lord Teviot	33
The Lord Wise	33
The Earl of Kimberley	32
The Lord Monk Bretton	31
The Viscount Gage[lower-alpha 7]	31
The Lord Cadman	30
The Lord Morris	28
The Lord Biddulph	27
The Lord Harmsworth	27
The Earl of Munster	26
The Lord Mountevans	25
The Lord Harding of Petherton	23
The Lord Rodney	21
The Lord Ellenborough	20
The Lord Gainford	19
The Lord Layton	14
The Lord Leigh	13
The Marquess of Ailsa	12
The Lord Elibank	12
The Lord Seaford	11
The Earl of Granard[lower-alpha 8]	10
The Lord Merrivale	8

1. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Northington, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
2. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Salterford, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
3. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Sudley, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
4. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Foxford, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
5. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Clainwilliam, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
6. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Oriel, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
7. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Gage, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
8. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Granard, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

Crossbenchers

28 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the crossbench hereditary peers. 131 peers were eligible to vote and 105 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:^[2]

Candidate	Votes
YThe Baroness Darcy de Knayth	85
YThe Lord Freyberg	82
YThe Lord St John of Bletso	81
YThe Lord Northbourne	78
YThe Earl of Sandwich	78
YThe Viscount Allenby of Megiddo	75
YThe Viscount Tenby	74
YThe Lord Palmer	72
YThe Viscount Slim	72
YThe Viscount Bledisloe	70
YThe Lord Monson	70
YThe Viscount Brookeborough	68
YThe Lord Bridges	68
YThe Lady Saltoun of Abernethy	64
YThe Lord Hylton	64
YThe Earl Baldwin of Bewdley	63
YThe Earl of Carnarvon[lower-alpha 1]	58
YThe Earl of Listowel[lower-alpha 2]	58
YThe Lord Moran	57
YThe Baroness Strange	53
YThe Earl of Erroll	52
YThe Lord Walpole	52
YThe Viscount Craigavon	51
YThe Baroness Wharton[lower-alpha 3]	48
YThe Viscount Colville of Culross	47
YThe Viscount Waverley	47
YThe Lord Greenway	47
YThe Earl of Rosslyn	45
The Lord Cobbold[lower-alpha 3]	43
The Lord Chorley[lower-alpha 1]	42
The Earl of Iveagh	40
The Lord Ashburton	40
The Lord Gladwyn	39
The Earl of Shannon[lower-alpha 4]	39
The Earl of Kintore	39
The Earl of Effingham	38
The Earl of Clancarty[lower-alpha 5]	36
The Lady Kinloss	36
The Lord Rathcavan	35
The Viscount Runciman of Doxford	35
The Lord Hankey	34
The Lord Shaughnessy	32
The Earl of Drogheda[lower-alpha 6]	31
The Earl Cairns	27
The Lord Meston	26
The Lord Napier and Ettrick	26
The Lord Napier of Magdala	26
The Lord Norton	25
The Lord Carew[lower-alpha 7]	24
The Earl of Stair	24
The Lord Birkett	23
The Lord Dulverton	23
The Lord Lawrence	20
The Viscount Rothermere	20
The Viscount Mountgarret[lower-alpha 8]	19
The Viscount Alanbrooke	19
The Viscount Exmouth	19
The Baroness Arlington	18
The Earl of Huntingdon	17
The Lord Hayter	17
The Lord Tryon	16
The Lord Dunleath	15
The Lord Craigmyle	15
The Earl of Cromer	15
The Lord Swansea	14
The Lord Nunburnholme	14
The Lord Cromwell	14
The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley	14
The Lord Wrenbury	14
The Viscount Leathers	14
The Lord Amwell	12
The Lord Broadbridge	12
The Earl of Buchan	12
The Lord Blyth	11
The Marquess of Headfort[lower-alpha 9]	11
The Lord Glanusk	8
The Lord Lindsay of Birker	8
The Viscount Dunrossil	6
The Lord Catto	4

1. 1 2 The Earl of Carnarvon died on 11 September 2001 and was replaced by Lord Chorley.
2. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Hare, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
3. 1 2 The Baroness Wharton died on 15 May 2000 and was replaced by Lord Cobbold.
4. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carleton, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
5. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Viscount Clancarty, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
6. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Moore, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
7. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carew, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
8. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Mountgarret, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
9. ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Kenlis, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

Liberal Democrats

3 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Liberal Democrat hereditary peers. All 20 peers who were eligible to vote cast their votes. The result was as follows:^[2]

Candidate	Votes
YThe Earl Russell	17
YThe Lord Avebury	13
YThe Lord Addington	10
The Earl of Mar and Kellie[lower-alpha 1]	7
The Earl of Carlisle	4
The Earl Grey	3
The Lord Calverley	3
The Earl of Glasgow	2
The Lord McNair	1

1. ↑ Created Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower for life in 2000

Labour

2 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Labour hereditary peers. 18 peers were eligible to vote and 17 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:^[2]

Candidate	Votes
YThe Lord Milner of Leeds	8
YThe Lord Rea	7
The Lord Grantchester	7
The Lord Monkswell	6
The Lord Kilbracken	3
The Lord Kennet	3

See also

• By-elections to the House of Lords
• List of hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999
• List of hereditary peers in the House of Lords by virtue of a life peerage

References