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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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