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

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Third Home Rule Bill precededBy Second Home Rule Bill
Irish Home Rule movement significantEvent Second Home Rule Bill