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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2015 United Kingdom general election legislativeBodyElected House of Commons of the United Kingdom
57th Parliament of the United Kingdom hasPart House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
57th Parliament of the United Kingdom legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Robert Cecil memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Croydon Central legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
56th Parliament of the United Kingdom hasPart House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
56th Parliament of the United Kingdom hasHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Croydon South partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 chamberInvolved House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
James Fergusson parliamentaryTerm House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Henry Thornton memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Patrick Gordon Walker partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: British House of Commons
Rab Butler memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
New Police Act legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
assassination of Spencer Perceval location House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Lobby of the House of Commons partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Bootle (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland hasSeatIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 2 partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Committee Room 3 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Committee Room 4 partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Hertford constituency partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Cheadle (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 5 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Lilian Greenwood legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Jim Murphy legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Margaret Thatcher in The Crown setting House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Chislehurst (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Bickley ward representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1997 United Kingdom general election electedBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
2006 Bromley and Chislehurst by-election legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Greater London constituencies legislativeBodyRepresented House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Altrincham and Sale West representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Cambridgeshire constituencies electsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
DDE partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency)
Southport (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Gaynor Regan associatedWith House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Cheltenham (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency) representedInChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Forest of Dean (UK Parliament constituency) legislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
2024 United Kingdom general election electoralBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Broadland (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Rugby (UK Parliament constituency) electsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lord Lee of Fareham memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Mr Chairman usedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom