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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Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency) electsRepresentativeTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Harlow (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Southend West (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Rochford and Southend East (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Vauxhall electsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)
Politics of Wales hasRepresentationIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Livingston (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Linlithgow and East Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency) partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Linlithgow and East Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency) legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Linlithgow and East Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency) isRepresentedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
William Arrol memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Wirral South representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Brentford and Isleworth electsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
1st Viscount Waverley member of House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley
Colum Eastwood memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Michael Davitt memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Alan Milburn employer House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Gwilym Lloyd George memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Sir David Amess memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Kilmarnock and Loudoun representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Warrington South partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Warrington South hasRepresentationIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Henley constituency partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Henley constituency representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Tony Benn memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Paul Boateng legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Priti Patel legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
UK Independence Party representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Port of London Act 1908 legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury traditionalChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Joseph Chamberlain parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Birmingham Ladywood partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Birmingham Ladywood representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Clare Short isRetiredFrom House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
PPS chamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Parliamentary Private Secretary
PPS house House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Parliamentary Private Secretary
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Civil List approvedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Edward Stanley, 23rd Earl of Derby memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Birmingham Edgbaston partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Birmingham Edgbaston legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Bolton West partOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Suffolk Coastal electsTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Suffolk Coastal representedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: House of Commons
Richard Cobden memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Matheson memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: Sir Alexander Matheson