Selection of House of Commons and House of Lords Members (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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House of Commons status in Parliament
House of Commons status in Parliament
Lower house
Frequency of UK general elections
Frequency of UK general elections
Every five years
Electoral system for UK MPs
Electoral system for UK MPs
First-Past-the-Post (FPTP)
Minimum age to become an MP
Minimum age to become an MP
18 years old
House of Lords status in Parliament
House of Lords status in Parliament
Upper house
Number of hereditary peers after 1999 reforms
Number of hereditary peers after 1999 reforms
92
Number of bishops in House of Lords
Number of bishops in House of Lords
26
Act that reduced hereditary peers
Act that reduced hereditary peers
House of Lords Act 1999
% of women in House of Lords
% of women in House of Lords
26%
% under 50 years old in HoL
% under 50 years old in HoL
4.1%
% from BAME backgrounds in HoL
% from BAME backgrounds in HoL
6.4%
Lords' power over legislation
Lords' power over legislation
Can delay but not block
Times Lords frustrated Johnson's bills in 2021-22
Times Lords frustrated Johnson's bills in 2021-22
128 times
Peter Cruddas donation to Conservative party
Peter Cruddas donation to Conservative party
£3.5m
Prime Minister during 1999 HoL reforms
Prime Minister during 1999 HoL reforms
Tony Blair