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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Paul Howell legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Worsley and Eccles South (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
8th Duke of Devonshire memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
Blackley and Broughton (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Jeremy Wright memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Justin McCarthy memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Justin McCarthy (Irish politician)
James Wentworth Buller memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Andrew Gwynne legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Wantage (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Saltwell legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Education (Schools) Act 1992 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Gathorne Hardy memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sir Peter Tapsell legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Peter Tapsell
Nick Raynsford memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Yvette Cooper memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Keith Hill legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lord Rooker legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Greg Clark memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Alok Sharma legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Kwasi Kwarteng legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Education Secretary memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
James Duddridge legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
7th Duke of Marlborough memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough
Lanark and Hamilton East legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lord Crickhowell legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Bonnell legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Alison McGovern legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sir Edward Bates legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Feltham and Heston (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Reg Underhill legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John Egerton, Viscount Alford memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Norman Lamb legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Wyre Forest parliamentary constituency legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Wyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)
Greville Janner memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
David Davis 2016-07-13 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: David Davis
Ann Keen memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Emanuel Shinwell memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Robert Shields (politician) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Jim Wallace legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Ann Widdecombe memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Preet Kaur Gill legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Walthamstow (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John Burns memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
George Iain Duncan Smith memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sir Alexander Matheson memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Oxford East (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
MP for Brighton Pavilion legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Brighton Pavilion
Energy Act 2013 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom