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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Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Chelsea and Fulham electsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Baron McFall of Alcluith parliamentaryChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith
Luke Hansard and Sons associatedWith House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
MP for Finsbury Central representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
MP for Finsbury Central workLocation House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Dadabhai Naoroji
1st Viscount Norwich parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich
Kensington South representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Speech on Conciliation with America addressedTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Harwich representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Aylesbury (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) representedBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Chesham and Amersham (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Beaconsfield (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
South West Surrey constituency representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: South West Surrey
Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Salford and Eccles parliamentary constituency partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Salford and Eccles (UK Parliament constituency)
John Pius Boland memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
St Stephen's Chapel usedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sir Edward Grey parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency) legislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Leo Amery parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Harrow West representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Westmorland and Lonsdale representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sedgefield partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Sedgefield representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Denton and Reddish (UK Parliament constituency) parliament House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stalybridge and Hyde (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Viscount Templewood parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
Tim Healy officeContested House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Vale of Glamorgan parliamentary constituency legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)
Viscount Monck memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Thomas Hughes memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Judicial Committee Act 1833 legislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stirling Burghs (shared burgh constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Heywood and Middleton representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
FitzRoy James Henry Somerset parliamentaryBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Putney (UK Parliament constituency) electsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Putney (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Putney (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Sligo Borough representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sligo Borough sentMembersTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: British House of Commons
Peelite parliamentaryActivity House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Caernarvon Boroughs partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State mayBeMemberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
David Urquhart memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom