Hereditary peer Charles Wellesley,whose father lost his seat in the 1999 parliamentary reforms, wins vote to replace retiring Lord LukeThe Duke of Wellington, and a hereditary peer whose father was stripped of the suitable to sit in the House of Lords 16 years ago,has been elected to the upper house under an arcane procedure invoked after the retirement of another peer.
Charles Wellesley, the ninth holder of the title, or won a byelection that took place following the retirement of Lord Luke,a Conservative, in June.
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Source: theguardian.com