>Can a peer without a seat in the transitional House of Lords stand for the
>Commons? Presumably his or her title is now on all fours with Irish
>peerages after the Union, e..g., the Viscountcy of Palmerston.
>
Yes. "The holder of a hereditary peerage shall not be disqualified by
virtue of that peerage for-
(a) voting at elections to the House of Commons, or
(b) being, or being elected as, a member of that House."
House of Lords Act 1999, s.3. The "excepted peers", who continue to be
members of the House of Lords, are excluded from this provision. See
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1999/19990034.htm#3
Several hereditary peers are now MPs.
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> Can a peer without a seat in the transitional House of Lords stand for
> the Commons? Presumably his or her title is now on all fours with
> Irish peerages after the Union, e..g., the Viscountcy of Palmerston.
>
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All I can hear is Rowan Atkinson saying "Lord Nelson has a BOAT."
The 3rd Viscount Thurso (created 1952) sits as Liberal Democrat MP for
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
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Douglas Anderson
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