DCHP-2

House of Commons DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 — Obs.

  the legislative body in a province of British North America, usually the lower of two bodies, the upper, called the Executive Council, sometimes being included in the designation.

  See also: House of Assembly (def. 1a)  

• 2

  since 1867, the lower house of the Canadian Parliament.