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House of Commons

lower house in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Summary

House of Commons is a house of commons[1]. It draws 21,322 Wikipedia views per month (house of commons category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Headquarters location: Palace of Westminster[4]
  • Part of: Parliament of the United Kingdom[5]
  • Commons category: House of Commons of the United Kingdom[6]
  • Opposite of: House of Lords[7]
  • Chairperson: Lindsay Hoyle[8]
  • Inception: January 1, 1801[9]
  • Significant event: bombardment[10], conflagration[11], redevelopment[12]
  • Official website: https://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:House of Commons of the United Kingdom[14]
  • Commons gallery: House of Commons of the United Kingdom[15]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: United Kingdom[16]
  • Number of seats: 650[17]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18]
  • Replaces: House of Commons of Great Britain[19], House of Commons of Ireland[20]
  • Different from: House of Commons of Great Britain[21], House of Commons of England[22], house of commons[23]
  • Position held by head of the organization: Speaker of the House of Commons[24]
  • Has part(s) of the class: Member of Parliament[25]

Why It Matters

House of Commons has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

It has been cited as an influence by it[28], a house of commons[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1867[31], headquartered in Centre Block[32].

FAQs

Who did House of Commons influence?

House of Commons has been cited as an influence by House of Commons[28].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . parliament.uk. parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Acts of Union 1800. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . researchbriefings.parliament.uk. researchbriefings.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 81
    The independent topic id → house-of-commons-0, house-of-commons
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The independent topic id: house-of-commons-0, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214120898|House of Commons (#214120898)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/717"
  2. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 342751
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14536: 342751, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  3. 19w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14397 → 7863
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14397: 7863, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290075417|House of Commons (#290075417)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7918|‎Darwin Correspon"
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