House of Commons of the United Kingdom

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The House of Commons of the United Kingdom is the lower house of the UK Parliament, composed of elected Members of Parliament who debate and pass legislation and scrutinize the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislative body
lower house of parliament
broadcastBy Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit (Parliamentlive.tv)
buildingUsed Palace of Westminster
surface form: House of Commons Chamber
coatOfArms Portcullis with chains
country United Kingdom
createdBy Acts of Union 1800
dominatesOver House of Lords in most legislative matters
electoralSystemUsed first-past-the-post voting
elects Speaker of the House of Commons
establishedInPeriod 13th century
governingDocument Acts of Parliament
Constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom
hasCommitteeSystem public bill committees
select committees
hasJurisdiction United Kingdom
hasNumberOfMembers 650
hasOfficer Chief Whip
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Commons
Speaker of the House of Commons
hasOfficialPublication Hansard
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/
hasPower to approve the budget
to pass primary legislation
to withdraw confidence from the government
hasPresidingOfficer Speaker of the House of Commons
hasSeatingArrangement opposing benches
hasUpperHouse House of Lords
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeProcessRole debates and passes legislation
scrutinizes the government
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London

London, England
surface form: Westminster
meetsAt Palace of Westminster
memberTitle Member of Parliament
oversees UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
partOf British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
precededBy House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Commons of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Commons of Ireland (for representation after union)
residesInBuilding Palace of Westminster
shortName Commons
House of Commons of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Commons
termLength up to five years
typeOfLegislature bicameral parliament lower chamber
votingMethod division lobbies
voice votes

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this entity surface form: House of Commons
Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868 legislativeChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
David Davis memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Thomas memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form: British House of Commons
Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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British Secretaries of State hasSeatIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Diane Abbott legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944 appliesTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Edinburgh South partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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The Way the Wind Blows (memoirs) about House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: The Way the Wind Blows
this entity surface form: House of Commons (United Kingdom)
Pat McFadden memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Battersea (UK Parliament constituency) partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Ruth Dalton legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
George Murray legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Morley and Outwood representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
North Lancashire representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Colne Valley parliamentary constituency representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Earl of Dundonald memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Tom Watson (politician) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Nadhim Zahawi memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
William Madocks memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Adam Ingram legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Mark Francois legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
James Heappey legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John Spellar legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John Stanley representedInParliament House of Commons of the United Kingdom
46th Parliament of the United Kingdom hasPart House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
46th Parliament of the United Kingdom chamber1 House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Telford (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Telford (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Ponsonby family hasConnectionTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: British House of Commons
Newbury (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom