Second Home Rule Bill

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The Second Home Rule Bill was an 1893 legislative proposal by British Prime Minister William Gladstone to grant Ireland limited self-government within the United Kingdom, a key milestone in the Irish struggle for autonomy despite ultimately being rejected by the House of Lords.

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Second Home Rule Bill canonical 5

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instanceOf Government of Ireland Bill 1893 ⓘ
Home Rule Bill ⓘ
constitutional reform proposal ⓘ
proposed legislation ⓘ
aimedToGrant Irish Home Rule ⓘ
Irish self-government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Government of Ireland Bill 1893 ⓘ
Second Irish Home Rule Bill ⓘ
associatedWith Irish Home Rule movement ⓘ
Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Victorian era ⓘ
introducedAs Government of Ireland Bill ⓘ
introducedBy William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ
introductionDate 13 February 1893 ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
longTermImpact contributed to constitutional reform debates in the UK ⓘ
highlighted veto power of House of Lords ⓘ
strengthened Irish demand for autonomy ⓘ
opposedBy Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
Irish Unionists ⓘ
Liberal Unionists ⓘ
passedBy House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
politicalGoal create an Irish parliament in Dublin ⓘ
establish devolved Irish legislature ⓘ
predecessor First Home Rule Bill ⓘ
Government of Ireland Bill 1886 ⓘ
proposedFor Ireland ⓘ
providedFor Irish bicameral legislature ⓘ
Irish executive responsible to Irish legislature ⓘ
Irish legislative assembly ⓘ
rejectedBy House of Lords ⓘ
relatedEvent Irish constitutional crisis ⓘ
relatedTo question of Irish representation at Westminster ⓘ
reservedMatters certain imperial matters ⓘ
defence ⓘ
foreign affairs ⓘ
reservedPowersTo Westminster Parliament ⓘ
retained Ireland within the United Kingdom ⓘ
status rejected ⓘ
successor Government of Ireland Act 1914 ⓘ
Third Home Rule Bill ⓘ
supportedBy Irish Parliamentary Party ⓘ
John Redmond ⓘ
Liberal government of William Gladstone ⓘ
topic British–Irish relations ⓘ
United Kingdom constitutional history ⓘ
devolution ⓘ
voteOutcomeInCommons passed after multiple divisions ⓘ
voteOutcomeInLords overwhelmingly defeated ⓘ
year 1893 ⓘ

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Irish Home Rule movement → significantEvent → Second Home Rule Bill ⓘ
Third Home Rule Bill → precededBy → Second Home Rule Bill ⓘ
First Home Rule Bill → followedBy → Second Home Rule Bill ⓘ
Ulster Covenant → follows → Second Home Rule Bill ⓘ
Irish Parliamentary Party → supportedLegislation → Second Home Rule Bill ⓘ