Speaker of the House of Commons

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parliamentary office presiding officer public office in the United Kingdom

The Speaker of the House of Commons is the politically neutral chief officer and highest authority of the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber, responsible for maintaining order, overseeing debates, and representing the Commons.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Speaker of the House of Commons canonical	41
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom	6
Speaker of the House of Commons of England	4
Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)	3
Speaker of the House of Commons (for certain appointments and oversight)	1
Speaker of the House of Commons (in relation to Boundary Commissions)	1
Speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary office ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ public office in the United Kingdom ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
appointedBy	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: House of Commons
chamber	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: House of Commons
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
historicalOrigin	developed from the medieval spokesman of the Commons to the Crown ⓘ
legalBasis	governed by Standing Orders of the House of Commons ⓘ
partOf	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
politicalAlignment	politically neutral ⓘ
positionInGovernment	highest authority of the House of Commons ⓘ
rank	one of the highest officers of the state in the United Kingdom ⓘ
requires	re-election as Speaker at the start of a new Parliament ⓘ
residence	Palace of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Speaker’s House, Palace of Westminster
responsibility	announcing the results of divisions ⓘ calling MPs to speak during debates ⓘ certifying money bills under the Parliament Acts ⓘ chairing the House of Commons Commission ⓘ deciding on the selection of amendments for debate ⓘ deciding who may speak in the chamber ⓘ enforcing the rules of the House of Commons ⓘ ensuring fair treatment of all parties in the chamber ⓘ escorting the monarch to the House of Lords at the State Opening of Parliament ⓘ granting or refusing emergency debates under Standing Order No. 24 ⓘ granting or refusing urgent questions ⓘ interpreting the Standing Orders of the House of Commons ⓘ issuing Speaker’s certificates under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (while in force) ⓘ issuing Speaker’s certificates under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 ⓘ issuing writs for parliamentary by-elections ⓘ maintaining discipline among Members of Parliament ⓘ maintaining order in the House of Commons ⓘ ordering MPs to withdraw for disorderly conduct ⓘ overseeing debates in the House of Commons ⓘ overseeing the administration of the House of Commons ⓘ presiding over votes in the House of Commons ⓘ protecting the rights and privileges of the House of Commons ⓘ protecting the rights of backbench MPs ⓘ representing the Commons in ceremonial occasions ⓘ representing the House of Commons to external bodies ⓘ representing the House of Commons to the House of Lords ⓘ representing the House of Commons to the monarch ⓘ suspending sittings in cases of grave disorder ⓘ
seat	Speaker’s Chair in the House of Commons chamber ⓘ
selectionMethod	elected by Members of Parliament ⓘ
symbol	Speaker’s Chair ⓘ mace in the House of Commons ⓘ
termLength	serves until resignation, death, or removal by the House ⓘ
tradition	Speaker stands in general elections as “Speaker seeking re-election” without party label ⓘ major political parties usually do not contest the Speaker’s constituency ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Commons of the United Kingdom → hasPresidingOfficer → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

House of Commons of the United Kingdom → hasOfficer → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

House of Commons of the United Kingdom → elects → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Commons → hasSpeaker → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Commons → elects → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Official Opposition (United Kingdom) → recognizedBy → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons → reportsTo → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons → subordinateTo → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons → assists → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Lord Speaker → differsFrom → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Leader of the House of Commons → isDifferentFrom → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Standing Orders of the House of Commons → governsBody → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Prime Minister’s Questions → participantRole → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

House of Commons of Canada → presidingOfficerTitle → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

House of Commons of Great Britain → hasSpeaker → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain

Sir Thomas Littleton → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of England

House of Commons chamber → usedBy → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Edward FitzRoy → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Father of the House of Commons → isNot → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Speaker’s Chair in the House of Commons chamber → usedBy → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Speaker’s Chair in the House of Commons chamber → controlledBy → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Boundary Commission for England → reportsTo → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Sir John Trevor → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of England

Boundary Commission for Wales → reportsTo → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland → reportsTo → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Douglas Clifton Brown → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Chairman of Ways and Means → isSubordinateTo → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Speaker of the House of Keys → isAnalogousTo → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

Thomas More → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of England

William Wyndham Grenville → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Second Protectorate Parliament → hasLeader → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Privy Counsellor (United Kingdom) → typicalOfficeholder → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Ceann Comhairle → equivalentOffice → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Lord Grenville → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada) → recognizedBy → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

James Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

4th Baronet Seymour of Berry Pomeroy → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

subject surface form: Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet of Berry Pomeroy

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of England

House of Commons Commission → headOfGovernmentBody → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

House of Commons Commission → chairperson → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

House of Commons Commission → hasMember → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

John Hare → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Chorley (UK Parliament constituency) → currentMPPosition → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Letitia Popham → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

subject surface form: Sir Edward Seymour

Lord Sidmouth → positionHeld → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

Parliamentary Boundary Commissions → supervisingAuthority → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons (for certain appointments and oversight)

Fourth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies → supervisedBy → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons (in relation to Boundary Commissions)

Speaker of the Althing → isSimilarTo → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

President of the Storting → equivalentOfficeInOtherCountries → Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)