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<p>The by-elections for hereditary peers currently outstanding are to fill the vacancies
left by the retirements of the Earl of Selborne and the Countess of Mar. In respect
of the vacancy created by the retirement of the Earl of Selborne the remaining 46
Conservative excepted hereditary peers are eligible to vote. In respect of the vacancy
created by the retirement of the Countess of Mar the whole House is entitled to vote
to fill the vacancy as she was elected by the whole House to act as a Deputy Chairman.</p><p>
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