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Commons House of Assembly

Hist.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the lower house (of elected representatives) in the colonial Parliament.

See: Commons(def. 1)

Quotations

1798

We . . . the Commons House of Assembly of Upper Canada, in parliament met, beg leave to return your Honor the thanks of this house for your Honor's speech.

1824

. . . we have no reluctance to declare our sentiments as to the degree of propriety, there may be in sending a certain number of Lawyers to the Commons House of Assembly. . . .