Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
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The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons is a senior presiding officer who assists and stands in for the Speaker in managing debates and maintaining order in the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons canonical | 4 |
| Deputy Speakers of the House of Commons | 1 |
| Mr Deputy Speaker | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T39878 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Context triple: [House of Commons of the United Kingdom, hasOfficer, Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons]
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A.
Speaker of the House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the politically neutral chief officer and highest authority of the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber, responsible for maintaining order, overseeing debates, and representing the Commons.
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B.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK)
The Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK) is a senior political role, typically within the main opposition party, responsible for supporting and standing in for the Leader of the Opposition in parliamentary and party duties.
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C.
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
The Leader of the Opposition (UK) is the head of the largest political party in the House of Commons that is not in government, responsible for scrutinizing and challenging the policies and actions of the Prime Minister and the ruling party.
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D.
Chief Clerk of the Assembly
The Chief Clerk of the Assembly is the nonpartisan officer responsible for managing legislative records, overseeing floor procedures, and providing parliamentary guidance in the California State Assembly.
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E.
First Lord of the Treasury
The First Lord of the Treasury is a senior British government office that has historically evolved into and is now typically held by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Target entity description: The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons is a senior presiding officer who assists and stands in for the Speaker in managing debates and maintaining order in the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber.
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A.
Speaker of the House of Commons
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the politically neutral chief officer and highest authority of the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber, responsible for maintaining order, overseeing debates, and representing the Commons.
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B.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK)
The Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK) is a senior political role, typically within the main opposition party, responsible for supporting and standing in for the Leader of the Opposition in parliamentary and party duties.
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C.
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
The Leader of the Opposition (UK) is the head of the largest political party in the House of Commons that is not in government, responsible for scrutinizing and challenging the policies and actions of the Prime Minister and the ruling party.
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D.
Chief Clerk of the Assembly
The Chief Clerk of the Assembly is the nonpartisan officer responsible for managing legislative records, overseeing floor procedures, and providing parliamentary guidance in the California State Assembly.
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E.
First Lord of the Treasury
The First Lord of the Treasury is a senior British government office that has historically evolved into and is now typically held by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
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political position ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| assists | Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| canActAs | Speaker of the House of Commons in the Speaker’s absence ⓘ |
| canChair |
committee of the whole House
ⓘ
public bill committees ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electedBy |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Members of Parliament ⓘ |
| electionMethod | vote of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | conduct of Members during debates ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Offices in the House of Commons
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Presiding officers of legislatures ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfOfficeHoldersSimultaneously | three ⓘ |
| hasOfficeHolderType |
Chairman of Ways and Means
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First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means ⓘ Chairman of Ways and Means ⓘ
surface form:
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
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| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Standing Orders of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| mayOrder | Members to withdraw from the chamber for disorderly conduct ⓘ |
| nonPartisanExpectation | expected to act impartially while in the Chair ⓘ |
| officeHolderMustBe | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| participatesIn | UK legislative process ⓘ |
| partOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| precedence | ranks after the Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| presidesOver | debates in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| requires | membership of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| residence | no official residence ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
chairing debates in the absence of the Speaker
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enforcing the rules of procedure in the House of Commons ⓘ maintaining order in the House of Commons chamber ⓘ overseeing voting procedures in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| style | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| symbol | Portcullis emblem of the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| termLength | duration of a Parliament unless removed or they resign ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Westminster system
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surface form:
Westminster system of government
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| worksIn |
Committee rooms of the House of Commons
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House of Commons chamber ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons Chamber
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Description of subject: The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons is a senior presiding officer who assists and stands in for the Speaker in managing debates and maintaining order in the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Deputy Speakers of the House of Commons
Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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styleOfAddress
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
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this entity surface form:
Mr Deputy Speaker
subject surface form:
Alan Haselhurst