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 parliamentary by-elections legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Garthorne Hardy (first MP) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Eric Lubbock legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1818 United Kingdom general election legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1820 United Kingdom general election legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Frame Breaking Act 1812 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Dunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Labour Party frontbench team legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Police Act 1997 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Roger Keyes memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
William Henry Gladstone memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Gareth Bacon legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Nia Griffith memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Jo Stevens memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Spelthorne (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Baron Jenkins of Hillhead memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Roy Jenkins
M. E. Grant Duff memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1885 United Kingdom general election legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Alfred Lyttelton memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
T. P. O'Connor memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Gordon Henderson legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sir William Henry Gregory memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Matthew Pennycook legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1st Marquess of Dalhousie memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
William Graham memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Viscount Lowther memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Dowdeswell memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: William Dowdeswell (the younger)
George Carr Glyn memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
2005 United Kingdom general election in East Lothian legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Boothferry (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
George Kynoch legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Terry Fields legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Baron Reid of Cardowan legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan
Lord Brougham memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Baron Healey memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Denis Healey
Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Nick Hawkins memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Nick Hawkins legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
David Mundell memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Martin Vickers legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Mark Harper memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sue-Ellen memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Sue-Ellen Braverman
Sue-Ellen Cassiana Fernandes memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Dowden memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Oliver Dowden
MP for North West Hampshire legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: North West Hampshire