House of Commons

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The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled
73rd Parliament
House of Commons of the United Kingdom logo 2018.svg
Logo used to represent the House of Commons
Flag of the House of Commons
Flag of the House of Commons
Type
Type
Leadership
JamesAcheson
since 21 April 2023
ScriptedSid, Labour
since 16 December 2022
TheBritishUnion, Conservative
since 15 April 2023
ItsToza, Voice
since 13 May 2023
Marcus_Stuyvesant, Conservative
since 12 March 2023
RebaAstor, Labour
since 17 April 2023
Lenauro1972, Labour
since 29 April 2023
Structure
Seats50
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Political groups
HM Government (25)
  Conservative (20)
  Voice (5)
HM Most Loyal Opposition (15)
  Labour (15)
Other opposition (9)
  Four Star (5)
  Liberal Democrats (3)
  UK First (1)
Presiding officers
  Speaker (1)
Length of term
Up to 2 months
Elections
Voting system
Webster/Sainte-Laguë
Last election
12 May 2023
Next election
No later than 23 July 2023

The House of Commons is the lower house of Parliament. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 50 members known as Members of Parliament (MPs). In elections, citizens vote for a party, seats are allocated using the Webster/Sainte-Laguë method, and parties appoint people to the seats they've won.

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