House of Commons | |
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| 59th Parliament | |
 Logo of the House of Commons | |
 Flag of the House of Commons | |
| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
Sir Lindsay Hoyle since 4 November 2019 | |
Nus Ghani, Conservative since 23 July 2024 | |
Sir Keir Starmer, Labour since 5 July 2024 | |
Lucy Powell, Labour since 5 July 2024 | |
Sir Alan Campbell, Labour since 5 July 2024 | |
Kemi Badenoch, Conservative since 2 November 2024 | |
Jesse Norman, Conservative since 5 November 2024 | |
Dame Rebecca Harris, Conservative since 3 November 2024 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 650 |
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Political groups | HM Government
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Length of term | Up to five years[d] |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 4 July 2024 |
Next election | On or before 15 August 2029 |
| Redistricting | Every eight years, proposed by the boundary commissions |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of Commons chamber Palace of Westminster City of Westminster London, England United Kingdom | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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The House of Commons[e] is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs), who are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved.
The House of Commons of England began to evolve in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1707 it became the House of Commons of Great Britain after the political union with Scotland, and from 1801 it also became the House of Commons for Ireland after the political union of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922, the body became the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after the independence of the Irish Free State. Under the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, the Lords' power to reject legislation was reduced to a delaying power. The government is solely responsible to the House of Commons and the prime minister stays in office only as long as they retain the confidence of a majority of the Commons.
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