House of Commons of Great Britain

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The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament formed by the 1707 union of England and Scotland, serving as the primary elected legislative body until it was replaced in 1801 following the union with Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
capital London
linked to: London, England
coequalWith House of Lords of Great Britain
linked to: House of Lords
composition Members of Parliament
constitutionalStatus component of the legislature
country Kingdom of Great Britain
createdBy union of England and Scotland
dissolved 1801
endedBy Acts of Union 1800
endTime 1801
establishedBy Acts of Union 1707
followedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
governmentType parliamentary monarchy
governs Great Britain
hasParliamentarySystem Westminster system
hasSpeaker Speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain
historicalPeriod 18th century
houseType elected chamber
inception 1707
jurisdiction Kingdom of Great Britain
languageOfWork English
legislativeBranchOf Parliament of Great Britain
legislativeFunction authorizing government expenditure
controlling taxation
passing laws
scrutinizing the government
location Kingdom of Great Britain
London
linked to: London, England

Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster
meetsIn Palace of Westminster
meetsInBuilding St Stephen's Chapel
memberLabel Member of Parliament
numberOfHousesInParliament 2
otherChamber House of Lords of Great Britain
linked to: House of Lords
partOf Parliament of Great Britain
precededBy Parliament of England
Parliament of Scotland
replacedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom
replaces House of Commons of England
House of Commons of Scotland
role primary elected legislative body of Great Britain
seat Palace of Westminster
sessionType parliamentary session
startTime 1707
subordinateTo Crown of Great Britain
linked to: British Crown
supersededDueTo union with Ireland
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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

House of Commons of the United Kingdom precededBy House of Commons of Great Britain
William Wilberforce parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
Lord North parliamentaryBody House of Commons of Great Britain
William Pitt the Elder memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
subject linked to: Earl of Chatham
Lord Barham memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Charles Townshend parliamentaryTerm House of Commons of Great Britain
Stamp Act 1765 legislativeBody House of Commons of Great Britain
Edmund Burke memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Commons House of Assembly modeledAfter House of Commons of Great Britain
Henry Dundas memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
subject linked to: Admiral Samuel Hood
Rockingham Whig chamber House of Commons of Great Britain
Commons House of Assembly modeledAfter House of Commons of Great Britain
Sir Charles Yorke parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
William Wellesley-Pole memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Commons of England followedBy House of Commons of Great Britain
Estates of Parliament succeededBy House of Commons of Great Britain
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
subject linked to: George Townshend
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool parliamentaryGroup House of Commons of Great Britain
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Frederick North, Lord North parliamentaryBody House of Commons of Great Britain
subject linked to: Frederick
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Pitt the Elder parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of Great Britain
subject linked to: Old Sarum
Aldborough representedIn House of Commons of Great Britain
Aldborough governmentSystemContext unreformed House of Commons
linked to: House of Commons of Great Britain
Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe parliamentaryBody House of Commons of Great Britain
Lord George Gordon memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
William Wyndham Grenville memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Stamp Act Congress petitioned House of Commons
linked to: House of Commons of Great Britain
Edward Gibbon parliamentaryTerm House of Commons of Great Britain
Speech on Conciliation with America placeOfSpeech House of Commons of Great Britain
St Stephen's Chapel usedBy House of Commons of Great Britain
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Joseph Addison memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
William Wyndham memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Henry Penton positionHeld Member of the House of Commons of Great Britain
linked to: House of Commons of Great Britain
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
Lord Grenville parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
subject linked to: Viscount Melville
St Mawes representedIn House of Commons of Great Britain
Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Wilton (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn House of Commons of Great Britain
subject linked to: Wilton
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
Foxite Whigs activeIn House of Commons of Great Britain
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain