In the House of Lords, Viscount Addison had sat as a Conservative peer until the House of Lords Act 1999 removed his automatic right to sit in the House. He stood for election as an elected hereditary peer (and therefore possessing the right to continue to sit).
In the House of Lords, Viscount Addison had been a Conservative peer until the House of Lords Act 1999 revoked his automatic right to sit in the House. He stood for election as an elected hereditary peer (and therefore retaining the right to continue sitting).