...House, the former by 16, the latter by 28, of their number. Scotch or Irish Peers, not entitled to a seat in the House of Lords, may be elected to the House of Commons. The present prime-minister, Viscount Palmerston, is an MP, though an Irish peer. (See the section on...

...former by sixteen, the latter by twenty-eight of their number. Scotch or Irish Peers not entitled to a seat in the House of Lords may be elected to the House of Commons. The present Prime Minister, Viscount Palmerston, is an MP, though an Irish peer. (See the section on...

...Parliamentary elections. But if not so elected and serving he is incapacitated. In effect an Irish peer elected to the House of Commons for a constituency in Great Britain, and serving, loses, for the time being, his status as a peer, and assumes that of a commoner (39 &...

...example, he cannot be elected a member of the House of Commons, or vote at such an election. IRISH PEERS (3) The third class of non-hereditary seats in the...disabilities, of a peer of the United Kingdom. LORDS OF APPEAL (4) The last and most modern class of non-hereditary peers are the " Lords of Appeal in Ordinary."...

...example, he cannot be elected a member of the House of Commons, or vote at such an election. IRISH PEERS (3) The third class of non-hereditary seats in the...example of this rule. A non-representative Irish peer enjoys also the other privileges, and is subject to the other disabilities, of a peer of the United...