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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Lucy Middleton legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Transport Act 2000 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Railways Act 2005 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Mark Williams (politician) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Guto Bebb legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Viscount Birkenhead memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Viscount Birkenhead
Bob Blackman legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Baron Erroll of Hale legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Frederick Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale
UK Parliament constituency of Falkirk legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
Viscount Monckton of Brenchley memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
John Denham legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Tony McNulty memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Dublin County legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Robert Henry Clive legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
George Grote memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Banff and Buchan legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Education and Inspections Act 2006 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Fareham (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Wealden (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Bexhill and Battle (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: John Enoch Powell
Gower (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Shipley (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Henry John Temple memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Sir Arthur Lee memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Chertsey and Walton legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John Simon memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John Beckett legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
UK Parliament constituency of Chelsea and Fulham legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Chelsea and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)
Harwich (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
William Reginald Hall memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1964 United Kingdom general election legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Tim Smith legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Ben Spencer legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
William Clark legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Greg Smith legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John Haire legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sarah Green legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Dame Cheryl Gillan memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Cheryl Gillan
Chief Whip of the House of Commons legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Chief Whip of the House of Commons memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
General John Hely-Hutchinson memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore
Brigg and Goole legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Baron Chelmsford memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford
Salisbury Plain (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Joy Morrissey legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1st Viscount Greenwood memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom