# 1999 House of Lords elections

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. Before the passing of the 1999 Act, the Lords approved a Standing Order stating that those 90 would consist of:
* 15 peers to be elected by the whole House
* 75 peers elected among and within party groupings:
** 2 to be elected by the Labour hereditary peers
** 42 to be elected by the Conservative hereditary peers
** 3 to be elected by the Liberal Democrat hereditary peers
** 28 to be elected by the Crossbench hereditary peers
The elections used a version of plurality block voting: voters were required to rank candidates in order of preference for the number of seats available, with the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes, without regard to the ranking on the ballots, declared elected. Preference order was only considered in the cases of ties.
Until November 2002, vacancies among the elected hereditary peers were filled by hereditary peers who received most votes in the corresponding 1999 election without being elected to remain. Since November 2002, by-elections have been held to fill vacancies.

## 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:
| 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 | 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 |
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carleton, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

## 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.

### 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:
| 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 | 160 |
| YThe Lord Glenarthur | 157 |
| YThe Lord Astor of Hever | 151 |
| YThe Viscount Astor | 146 |
| YThe Earl of Courtown | 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 | 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 | 60 |
| The Lord Gray | 59 |
| The Earl Cathcart | 59 |
| The Earl of Clanwilliam | 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 | 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 | 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 | 10 |
| The Lord Merrivale | 8 |
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Northington, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Salterford, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Sudley, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Foxford, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Clainwilliam, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Oriel, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Gage, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ 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:
| 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 | 58 |
| YThe Earl of Listowel | 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 | 48 |
| YThe Viscount Colville of Culross | 47 |
| YThe Viscount Waverley | 47 |
| YThe Lord Greenway | 47 |
| YThe Earl of Rosslyn | 45 |
| The Lord Cobbold | 43 |
| The Lord Chorley | 42 |
| The Earl of Iveagh | 40 |
| The Lord Ashburton | 40 |
| The Lord Gladwyn | 39 |
| The Earl of Shannon | 39 |
| The Earl of Kintore | 39 |
| The Earl of Effingham | 38 |
| The Earl of Clancarty | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 11 |
| The Lord Glanusk | 8 |
| The Lord Lindsay of Birker | 8 |
| The Viscount Dunrossil | 6 |
| The Lord Catto | 4 |
* 1 2 The Earl of Carnarvon died on 11 September 2001 and was replaced by Lord Chorley.
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Hare, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* 1 2 The Baroness Wharton died on 15 May 2000 and was replaced by Lord Cobbold.
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carleton, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Viscount Clancarty, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Moore, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carew, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Mountgarret, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
* ↑ 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:
| Candidate | Votes |
| YThe Earl Russell | 17 |
| YThe Lord Avebury | 13 |
| YThe Lord Addington | 10 |
| The Earl of Mar and Kellie | 7 |
| The Earl of Carlisle | 4 |
| The Earl Grey | 3 |
| The Lord Calverley | 3 |
| The Earl of Glasgow | 2 |
| The Lord McNair | 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:
| 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 |