House of Commons divisions
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House of Commons divisions are formal recorded votes in the UK Parliament’s lower chamber, where Members of Parliament physically separate into different lobbies to indicate their position on a motion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Commons divisions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of Commons divisions Context triple: [DUP Westminster group, participatesIn, House of Commons divisions]
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A.
Westminster Hall debates
Westminster Hall debates are secondary parliamentary proceedings in the UK House of Commons where MPs discuss a wide range of issues in a less formal, non-voting forum than the main chamber.
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B.
ParlView
ParlView is the Australian Parliament’s official online streaming and video service that provides live and archived coverage of parliamentary proceedings and related events.
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C.
House of Commons committees
House of Commons committees are specialized groups of Members of Parliament that examine legislation, government policy, and public administration in detail on behalf of the UK House of Commons.
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D.
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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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E.
Hansard
Hansard is the official verbatim record of debates and proceedings in the UK Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House of Commons divisions Target entity description: House of Commons divisions are formal recorded votes in the UK Parliament’s lower chamber, where Members of Parliament physically separate into different lobbies to indicate their position on a motion.
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A.
Westminster Hall debates
Westminster Hall debates are secondary parliamentary proceedings in the UK House of Commons where MPs discuss a wide range of issues in a less formal, non-voting forum than the main chamber.
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B.
ParlView
ParlView is the Australian Parliament’s official online streaming and video service that provides live and archived coverage of parliamentary proceedings and related events.
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C.
House of Commons committees
House of Commons committees are specialized groups of Members of Parliament that examine legislation, government policy, and public administration in detail on behalf of the UK House of Commons.
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D.
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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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E.
Hansard
Hansard is the official verbatim record of debates and proceedings in the UK Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formal recorded vote
ⓘ
parliamentary voting procedure ⓘ |
| accessibleVia |
UK Parliament website
ⓘ
open data services of the UK Parliament ⓘ
linked to:
parliament.uk
|
| appliesTo | Members of Parliament ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
House of Commons Library
ⓘ
linked to:
UK Parliament research services
|
| governedBy | Standing Orders of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| hasAccountabilityRole | enables constituents to see how their MP voted ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Aye lobby
ⓘ
No lobby ⓘ division bells ⓘ division lists ⓘ tellers ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
can affect government policy direction
ⓘ
can express confidence or no confidence in the government ⓘ determines passage or rejection of bills at specific stages ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
can be used on amendments
ⓘ
can be used on legislation ⓘ can be used on procedural motions ⓘ results are announced in the Chamber ⓘ votes are recorded by name ⓘ whips may direct party members how to vote ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | multiple times per sitting day when required ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPrecedent | used in the UK Parliament since the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | forms part of the legislative process ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
counting of Members of Parliament in each lobby
ⓘ
physical separation of MPs into different voting lobbies ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
numerical tally of votes for and against a motion
ⓘ
official record of each MP’s vote ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to determine whether a motion is agreed or disagreed
ⓘ
to record how Members of Parliament vote on a motion ⓘ |
| hasTimeLimit | set period for MPs to reach the division lobbies ⓘ |
| hasTransparencyRole | allows public scrutiny of MPs’ voting behaviour ⓘ |
| initiatedBy |
Deputy Speaker
ⓘ
Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Government whips
ⓘ
linked to:
Government Whips Office
Opposition whips ⓘ
linked to:
Opposition Whips Office
|
| partOf | procedures of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Hansard
ⓘ
House of Commons Votes and Proceedings ⓘ
linked to:
House of Commons papers
|
| relatedTo |
House of Lords divisions
ⓘ
party whipping system ⓘ voice votes in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
challenge to the result of a voice vote
ⓘ
demand for a recorded vote by Members of Parliament ⓘ |
| usedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
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Subject: House of Commons divisions Description of subject: House of Commons divisions are formal recorded votes in the UK Parliament’s lower chamber, where Members of Parliament physically separate into different lobbies to indicate their position on a motion.
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