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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Secretary of State for Scotland hasSeatIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Bromley and Chislehurst legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Huntingdon representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Huntingdon legislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Dundee East representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Broadland and Fakenham (from 2024 boundary changes) partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Ernest Brown memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Chairman of Ways and Means partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Chairman of Ways and Means appointedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Portcullis emblem of the UK Parliament usedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stroud (UK Parliament constituency) partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stroud (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Stroud (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeAssembly House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency) hasRepresentationIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
The Cotswolds (UK Parliament constituency) house House of Commons of the United Kingdom
European Research Group (associated) activeInChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: European Research Group
Committee rooms of the House of Commons partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Bandon representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Bandon (UK Parliament constituency)
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament hasComponent House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Edward Cadogan legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Murray Sueter parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Leader of the Liberal Party (UK) typicalSeat House of Commons of the United Kingdom
South Thanet representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
South Thanet legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Constitution of the United Kingdom lowerHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
House of Lords Reform relatedTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
House of Lords Reform debatedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Margaret Hilda Roberts parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
HM Treasury Select Committee house House of Commons of the United Kingdom
HM Treasury Select Committee reportsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Alan Johnson parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Arthur Balfour memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related) appliedTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Richard William Howard Vyse memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom general election, 1979 electedBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
John Gorst legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Ian Paisley memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom general election, 1970 forLegislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Old Sarum representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency)
Aldborough representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Aldborough returnedMembersTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: British House of Commons
Financial Secretary to the Treasury typicalHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square facingDirection House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
W. T. Cosgrave electedTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Joseph Hume memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Islington South and Finsbury
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Earl Grey memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom