House of Commons of England (Joan of What?)

The House of Commons of England is the of the. Like the, the , it meets in the. Officially, the full name of the house is The Honourable the Commons of the Commonwealth of England in Parliament assembled.

The House is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected to represent constituencies by first-past-the-post and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved.

The first House of Commons of England developed in the 13th and 14th centuries, became the House of Commons of England and France after France's unification with England in the early 15th century, and assumed the title of House of Commons of the United Kingdom after the political union with Scotland in 1707. Upon the United Kingdom's collapse amid the in the late 18th century, the Commons ceased to exist until 1869, when British nationalists succeeded in reestablishing British independence. The House of Commons was restored as the lower house of the new. This version of the Commons evolved into that of in 1933. Following the end of and the partition of Britannia into England, Scotland and Ireland, the modern House of Commons of England was established by the new.

Under the Parliament Act 1911, the Senate's power to reject legislation was reduced to a delaying power. The Government is primarily responsible to the House of Commons and the stays in office only as long as he or she retains the support of a majority of its members.