House of Commons

The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled
73rd Parliament
Logo used to represent the House of Commons
Flag of the House of Commons
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Leadership
Speaker	martinbani22 since 21 April 2023
Chairman of Ways and Means	BarendVanhanen, Social Democrats since 16 December 2022
Prime Minister	benjaminhenley, National since 15 April 2023
Leader of the House	NotApplicab1e, National since 13 May 2023
Government Chief Whip	NotApplicab1e, National since 12 March 2023
Leader of the Opposition	TheBritishUnion, Unionist since 17 April 2023
Shadow Leader of the House	GoldyyDev, Unionist since 29 April 2023
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	HM Government (25)   Conservative (20)   Voice (5) HM Most Loyal Opposition (15)   Labour (15) Other opposition (9)   Four Star (6)   Liberal Democrats (3) 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.

House composition

The Conservative & Unionist Party took government with 20 seats in the May election which a coalition with the Voice Party which gained 5 seats. The Labour Party serve as His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition with gaining 15 seats in the May election. Four Star Party as well as the Liberal Democrats serve as other opposition within the House of Commons.

Notes

Acts of Parliament