Father of the House

For his last four years in parliament he was Father of the House.

His long continuous service meant he was Father of the House from 1868.

The Father of the House has no official role in Parliament.

Had he not retired, he would have become Father of the House in the next parliament.

Father of the House Alan Williams suspended the sitting while the vote takes place.

He became Father of the House of Representatives in 1984.

In Malaysia the term "Father of the House" is rarely used.

He has been the Father of the House of Representatives since 1998.

By this time he was the Father of the House of Representatives.

It is used simply as the female alternative to Father of the House, being applied when the relevant member is a woman.

I speak as Father of the House.

He was nicknamed the "Father of the House" because of his long (three decades) service.

He was never Father of the House, but he was its oldest sitting member from 1950 until his death.

Who is currently Father of the House?

He was succeeded as Father of the House by Alan Williams.

Also Father of the House (not necessarily contemporaneous with seniority)

Such was joint Father of the House with Michael Atkinson from 2012.

Not long after he became Father of the House in 1907, Campbell-Bannerman's health took a turn for the worse.

The Father of the House, Alan Williams, will preside over the election, sitting at the clerk’s table.

Father of the House Alan Williams announced that 594 ballots had been cast, with one ballot paper spoiled.

In 1826, being the longest continually-serving MP, he became Father of the House.

First elected to the House at the 1989 election, Atkinson is Father of the House.

Until the election is over, the Father of the House is in charge of the Bundestag.

By 1782, he had become the longest continually-serving member of the Commons, and so became the Father of the House.

He retained his seat until his death, becoming Father of the House of Commons.