Government of Ireland Bill 1893

Second Home Rule Bill

Name and origin
Official name of legislation	Government of Ireland Bill 1893
Location	Ireland
Year	1893
Government introduced	Gladstone (Liberal)
Parliamentary passage
House of Commons passed?	Yes
House of Lords passed?	No
Royal Assent?	Not Applicable
Defeated
Which House	House of Lords
Which stage	1st stage
Final vote	Content: 41; Not content 419
Date	September 1893
Details of legislation
Legislature type	bicameral
Unicameral subdivision	none
Name(s)	upper: Legislative Council; lower: Legislative Assembly
Size(s)	Council: 48 elected by high franchise Assembly: 103 members
MPs in Westminster	80 MPs
Executive head	Lord Lieutenant
Executive body	Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Ireland
Prime Minister in text	none
Responsible executive	no
Enactment
Act implemented	not applicable
Succeeded by	Government of Ireland Act 1914

The Government of Ireland Bill 1893 (known generally as the Second Home Rule Bill) was the second attempt made by Liberal Party leader William Ewart Gladstone, as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to enact a system of home rule for Ireland. Unlike the first attempt, which was defeated in the House of Commons, the second Bill was passed by the Commons but vetoed by the House of Lords.