Government of Ireland Act 1920
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The Government of Ireland Act 1920 was a British law that partitioned Ireland and established separate home rule parliaments for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Government of Ireland Act 1920 canonical | 28 |
| Government of Ireland Act 1920 settlement | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ |
| affectedCounty |
County Antrim
ⓘ
surface form:
Antrim
Armagh ⓘ Down ⓘ County Fermanagh ⓘ
surface form:
Fermanagh
County Londonderry ⓘ
surface form:
Londonderry
Tyrone ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdEntity |
Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| createdInstitution |
Northern Ireland Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| definedBoundary | border between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| effect |
attempted creation of devolved government in Southern Ireland
ⓘ
creation of devolved government in Northern Ireland ⓘ formal partition of Ireland ⓘ |
| implementedOn | 3 May 1921 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | David Lloyd George ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to provide for the better government of Ireland ⓘ |
| monarchAtRoyalAssent | George V ⓘ |
| numberOfCountiesInNorthernIreland | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfCountiesInSouthernIreland | 26 ⓘ |
| parliament |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| partiallySupersededBy |
Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Irish Home Rule movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Home Rule crisis
Irish War of Independence ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAtPassage | David Lloyd George ⓘ |
| providedFor |
Council of Ireland
ⓘ
Northern Ireland Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Southern Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons of Southern Ireland
Northern Ireland Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Southern Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of Southern Ireland
bicameral parliaments in Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ separate devolved legislatures for Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish separate Home Rule institutions in Ireland
ⓘ
to partition Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
ⓘ
Irish Home Rule movement ⓘ
surface form:
Home Rule movement
Third Home Rule Bill ⓘ partition of Ireland ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Irish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922 ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Southern Ireland parliament that never fully functioned
ⓘ
establishment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in Belfast ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 23 December 1920 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Government of Ireland Act 1920 self-link ⓘ |
| statusInNorthernIreland | partly in force ⓘ |
| statusInRepublicOfIreland | repealed ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | Ireland ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1920 ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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significantEvent
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Government of Ireland Act 1920
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this entity surface form:
Government of Ireland Act 1920 settlement