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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UK Parliament publications producedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Wallasey (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lord John Townshend parliament House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lord John Townshend memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: British House of Commons
Lord John Townshend memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: UK House of Commons
Augustine Birrell parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
One Nation Conservatives (UK parliamentary group) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom general elections electsToBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
ERG legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: European Research Group
Liam Fox house House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 1 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Committee Room 6 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Committee Room 13 partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Batley and Spen representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
St Helens North partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Knowsley South (former) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Knowsley South (former) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Committee Room 16 partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Committee Room 16 operator House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Antigua and Barbuda Independence Act 1981 chamberInvolved House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 7 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency) electsBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Streatham (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Weaver Vale legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Craig Mackinlay officeHeldIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sir John Shore memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: British Parliament (House of Commons)
Oldham West and Royton electsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Lord Ashburton memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton
Committee Room 8 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
North Thanet representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Charles Ritchie parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stretford and Urmston representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Knowsley (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Garston and Halewood (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
St Helens South and Whiston (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency) partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords Reform Act 2014 chamberInvolved House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Committee Room 9 partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
55th Parliament of the United Kingdom hasPart House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
55th Parliament of the United Kingdom legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 introducedInChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Localism Act 2011 introducedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum electoralBodyAffected House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Comptroller and Auditor General reportsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
14th Earl of Derby parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
Committee Room 10 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Halton constituency legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Halton (UK Parliament constituency)
Halton constituency usedForElectionTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Halton (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: House of Commons