Father Of The House Of Commons
The father of the house is a title that is by tradition bestowed on the senior member of the house which is nowadays held to be the member who has the longest unbroken service in the commons.
Father of the house of commons. The father of the house is a title that is bestowed on the senior member of the house of commons who has the longest continuous service. The father of the house is a title that is bestowed on the senior member of the house of commons who has the longest continuous service. The father of the house of commons is the title given to the most senior member of the house with the longest continuous service. The labour leader described the father of the house of commons as an iconic and irascible figure with dandy clothes who loved life and politics.
1 2 if two or more members have the same length of current uninterrupted service then whoever was sworn in earlier as listed in hansard is named as father of the house. When two or more members have been in service for the same amount. The father of the house known as the mother of the house when held by a woman is a title given to the member s with the longest service as an mp note the qualification is not continual service since any discontinuities caused by being banned or not being an mp for whatever reason does not inhibit one s claim to the title.