House of Commons of Great Britain

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The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament formed by the 1707 union of England and Scotland, serving as the primary elected legislative body until it was replaced in 1801 following the union with Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
capital London, England
surface form: London
coequalWith House of Lords
surface form: House of Lords of Great Britain
composition Members of Parliament
constitutionalStatus component of the legislature
country Kingdom of Great Britain
createdBy union of England and Scotland
dissolved 1801
endedBy Acts of Union 1800
endTime 1801
establishedBy Acts of Union 1707
followedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
governmentType parliamentary monarchy
governs Great Britain
hasParliamentarySystem Westminster system
hasSpeaker Speaker of the House of Commons
surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain
historicalPeriod 18th century
houseType elected chamber
inception 1707
jurisdiction Kingdom of Great Britain
languageOfWork English
legislativeBranchOf Parliament of Great Britain
legislativeFunction authorizing government expenditure
controlling taxation
passing laws
scrutinizing the government
location Kingdom of Great Britain
London, England
surface form: London

City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster
meetsIn Palace of Westminster
meetsInBuilding St Stephen's Chapel
memberLabel Member of Parliament
numberOfHousesInParliament 2
otherChamber House of Lords
surface form: House of Lords of Great Britain
partOf Parliament of Great Britain
precededBy Parliament of England
Parliament of Scotland
replacedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
replaces House of Commons of England
Parliament of Scotland
surface form: House of Commons of Scotland
role primary elected legislative body of Great Britain
seat Palace of Westminster
sessionType parliamentary session
startTime 1707
subordinateTo British Crown
surface form: Crown of Great Britain
supersededDueTo union with Ireland
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath parliamentaryTerm House of Commons of Great Britain
Lord Sidmouth parliamentaryBody House of Commons of Great Britain
Lord Harrowby memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
subject surface form: Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby
Lord Buckinghamshire parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
subject surface form: Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
George Spencer parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
subject surface form: George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
Temple family associatedWith House of Commons of Great Britain
Alexander Wedderburn memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Thomas Forster parliamentaryBody House of Commons of Great Britain
Admiral Augustus Keppel memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
subject surface form: Augustus Keppel
Admiral Sir John Jervis memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
John Jervis memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Thomas Bladen memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
Lord John Townshend parliament House of Commons of Great Britain
Sir Fletcher Norton parliamentaryBody House of Commons of Great Britain
Wendover (constituency) representedIn House of Commons of Great Britain
Lord George Germain memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain