House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. Often, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often called a "senate". In other countries, the House of Representatives is the sole chamber of a unicameral legislature. The functioning of a house of representatives can vary greatly from country to country, and depends on whether a country has a parliamentary or a presidential system. Members of a house of representatives are typically apportioned according to population rather than geography.

"The House of Representatives" is the name of the lower house of the legislature in the following countries:

Antigua and Barbuda	House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda
Australia	Australian House of Representatives
Belize	House of Representatives of Belize
Bosnia and Herzegovina	House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Colombia	House of Representatives of Colombia
Fiji	House of Representatives (Fiji)
Grenada	House of Representatives of Grenada
Indonesia	Indonesian House of Representatives
Jamaica	House of Representatives of Jamaica
Japan	House of Representatives of Japan
Liberia	House of Representatives of Liberia
Malaysia	House of Representatives of Malaysia
Nepal	House of Representatives of Nepal
Nigeria	House of Representatives of Nigeria
Philippines	House of Representatives of the Philippines
Puerto Rico	House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Thailand	House of Representatives of Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago	House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
United States	United States House of Representatives
Yemen	House of Representatives of Yemen

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