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Government defeats in the House of Lords

How many times has the government been defeated in the House of Lords this session?

Session 2024-25: Labour government.
Number of defeats = 1 as at 11 September 2024.

List of government defeats in previous sessions

Government

Session

Number of defeats

Conservative

2023-2024 43

Conservative

2022-2023 125

Conservative

2021-2022 128
Conservative 2019-2021 114
Conservative 2019-2019 1
Conservative 2017-2019 69
Conservative 2016-2017 38
Conservative 2015-2016 60
Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition 2014-2015 11
Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition 2013-2014 14
Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition 2012-2013 27
Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition 2010-2012 48

Labour

2009-2010

14

Labour

2008-2009

25

Labour

2007-2008

29

Labour

2006-2007

45

Labour

2005-2006

62

Labour

2004-2005

37

Labour

2003-2004

64

Labour

2002-2003

88

Labour

2001-2002

56

Labour

2000-2001

2

Labour

1999-2000

36

Labour

1998-99

31

Labour

1997-98

39

Conservative

1996-97

10

Conservative

1995-96

10

Conservative

1994-95

7

Conservative

1993-94

16

Conservative

1992-93

19

Conservative

1991-92

6

Conservative

1990-91

17

Conservative

1989-90

20

Conservative

1988-89

12

Conservative

1987-88

17

Conservative

1986-87

3

Conservative

1985-86

22

Conservative

1984-85

17

Conservative

1983-84

20

Conservative

1982-83

5

Conservative

1981-82

7

Conservative

1980-81

18

Conservative

1979-80

15

Labour

1978-79

11

Labour

1977-78

78

Labour

1976-77

25

Labour

1975-76

126

Labour

1974-75

Figures not kept

 

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