UK Government and Parliament

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Number of MPs in the House of Commons

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650

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Number of people in the House of Lords

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832

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Voting system used in the UK for general elections

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First-past-the-post

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Head of state in the UK

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Monarch

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Head of government in the UK

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Prime Minister

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Minimum age to vote in the UK

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18

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Year when all women got the vote in the UK

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1928

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Lower house in the UK Parliament

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House of Commons

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Upper house in the UK Parliament

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House of Lords

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Appointer of members to the House of Lords

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Monarch