Petition The House of Lords elected by lottery

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I maintain the second house should be elected by lottery so that it truly represents a cross-section of the British people.

The members would serve for five years - but would be elected a year in advance to give themselves time to prepare.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

5 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 5 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 16 December 2012
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