| Label |
Scope note |
Is Commons |
Is Lords |
| Bankruptcy |
Disqualified following bankruptcy in England, Wales and Northern Ireland under section 426A of the Insolvency Act 1986. |
True |
False |
| Convicted of a serious offence |
Under section 3 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. |
False |
True |
| Death |
Death whilst incumbent in a House. |
True |
True |
| Disqualification by office holding |
Member loses seat as a result of taking an office listed in the House of Commons (Disqualification) Act 1975. |
True |
False |
| Disqualification following a verdict of corrupt or illegal practices by the criminal courts |
Member found guilty of corrupt or illegal practices under provisions in the Representation of the People Act 1983 or under a disqualification order imposed under part 5 of the Elections Act 2022, outside of the election petition process. |
True |
False |
| Disqualification following imprisonment for more than a year |
Disqualification following imprisonment for more than a year under section 1 of the Respresentation of the People Act 1981. |
True |
False |
| Dissolution |
End of a parliament period. |
True |
False |
| Election declared void by the election court |
Election declared to be void by an election court under the Representation of the People Act 1983. |
True |
False |
| Election return declared undue by the election court |
Election return declared to be undue by an election court under the Representation of the People Act 1983. |
True |
False |
| Elevation without resignation |
Where a Member has been made a Peer, and thereby loses their seat in the Commons. |
True |
False |
| Excluded |
Excluded under section 1 of the House of Lords Act 1999. |
False |
True |
| Expulsion from the House of Commons |
Determined unfit for Membership by the House, brought by a motion from the Speaker for the House of Commons. |
True |
False |
| Expulsion from the House of Lords |
Determined unfit for Membership by the House of Lords, under section 1 (2) of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015. |
False |
True |
| Non attendance (Lord Speaker certified) |
Under section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. |
False |
True |
| Recall |
Member removed before the end of their term following a successful recall petition under section 15 of the Recall of MPs Act 2015. |
True |
False |
| Resignation (Chiltern) |
Resignation from the House of Commons by appointment to the Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds under section 4 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975. |
True |
False |
| Resignation (Northstead) |
Resignation from the House of Commons by appointment to the Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead under section 4 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975. |
True |
False |
| Retirement |
Retirement from the House of Lords, under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. |
False |
True |
| Sequestration |
Disqualified following sequestration in Scotland under section 427 of the Insolvency Act 1986. |
True |
False |
| Retirement of bishops |
Under section 3 of the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009. |
False |
True |
| Translation of bishops |
Under section 5 of the Bishoprics Act 1878. |
False |
True |
