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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Copeland constituency legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Copeland (UK Parliament constituency)
Dominic Raab memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Commander Robert Ryder legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Robert Edward Dudley Ryder
Witham (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Margaret Beckett legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Gerard Fitt memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Joseph Devlin memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Business and Trade Committee legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Transport Committee legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
North East Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Portsmouth South (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Private Security Industry Act 2001 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Foyle legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Michael Langhorne Astor legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1918 United Kingdom general election legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Ashfield parliamentary constituency legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency)
Brendan Bracken memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Baron Fitt memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Gerry Fitt
Dafydd Wigley memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Crispin Blunt legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sir George Gardiner memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Francis William Buxton memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
David Madel legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
37th Parliament of the United Kingdom legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Na h-Eileanan an Iar legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Dick Mitchison memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Charles Vereker memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Edinburgh South West legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1st Earl of Stockton memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Harold Macmillan
John Whitaker Straw legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Haselhurst legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Alan Haselhurst
Burton (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1906 United Kingdom general election legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
26th Parliament of the United Kingdom legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lord Chief Justice Rufus Isaacs memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
Edward James Saunderson memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Upper Bann legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: John Boyd-Carpenter
Baron Boyd-Carpenter memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter
Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Congleton (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
North London constituency legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sir Malcolm Bruce legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom