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 1983–1987 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
UK Parliament 1992–1997 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Committee Room 25 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Gower representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Gower (UK Parliament constituency)
Stoke-on-Trent North electsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
South Dorset representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 26 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 27 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Hendon (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sleaford and North Hykeham representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 28 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire legislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
New Forest parliamentary constituency partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
New Forest parliamentary constituency legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Denton and Reddish electsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency) partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Daniel O’Connell electedTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
South Down legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 29 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
First Among Equals hasSubject House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Islington South West representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Emily Thornberry legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Mid Oxfordshire (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
Committee Room 30 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence requiresMembershipOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John Allsebrook Simon memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) hadParliamentaryRepresentationIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1st Viscount Simon parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Spen Valley partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 31 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Courts Act 1971 introducedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Workington (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
George Ambrose Lloyd memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Major-General Charles Townshend memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Charles Townshend
Moray (UK Parliament constituency) partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
George Anson parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Committee Room 32 locatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Oxford West and Abingdon governingBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Thornbury and Yate legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sheffield Brightside constituency representedInBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Sheffield Brightside
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Dreadnought programme parliamentaryApproval House of Commons of the United Kingdom
South West Surrey representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sir Edward James Harland memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Politics of Coventry representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Coventry North East
Stoke-on-Trent Central legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Gerard Adams memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Belfast West partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom