Should the House of Lords only have elected peers? The Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill recommendd that 80 per cent of its members should be elected and 20 per cent nominated. A majority of the MPs and peers on the committee also agreed that a referendum should be held before any change to the second chamber. The committee was split over key elements of reform - with nine of its 26 members voting against an giving electoral mandate to members of the upper house. A majority of members on the Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill agreed that there should be a referendum on any reform. However eight members of the committee voted against proposals for a referendum.