The Third Home Rule Bill
| Name and origin | |
| Official name of Legislation | Government of Ireland Act, 1914 |
| Location | Ireland |
| Year | 1914 |
| Government introduced | Asquith (Liberal) |
| Parliamentary Passage | |
| House of Commons passed? | Yes |
| House of Lords Passed? | No; passed under Parliament Act 1911 |
| Royal Assent? | Yes |
| Defeated | |
| Which House | House of Lords 3 times (overruled) |
| Which stage | - |
| Final vote | - |
| Date | 1912, 1913, 1914 (overruled) |
| Details of Legislation | |
| Legislature type | bicameral |
| Unicameral subdivision | none |
| Name(s) | upper: Senate; lower: House of Commons |
| Size(s) | Senate: 40 Assembly: 164 members |
| MPs in Westminster | 42 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 implemented |
| Succeeded by | Government of Ireland Act 1920 |
On 11, April 1912, the Prime Minister introduced the Third Home Rule Bill which foresaw granting Ireland self-government. Allowing more autonomy than its two predecessors, the bill provided for:
- A bicameral Irish Parliament to be set up in Dublin (a 40-member Senate and a 164-member House of Commons) with powers to deal with most national affairs;
- A number of Irish MPs would continue to sit in the Imperial Parliament (42 MPs, rather than 103).
- The abolition of Dublin Castle, though with the retention of the Lord Lieutenant.
The financial situation was a concern. Irish taxes had yielded a surplus of £2 million in 1893, that had turned into a current spending net deficit of £1.5m by 1910 that had to be raised by London. An annual "Transferred Sum" mechanism was proposed to maintain spending in Ireland as it was.
The Bill was passed by the Commons by a majority of 10 votes in 1912 but the House of Lords rejected it 326 votes to 69 in January 1913. In 1913 it was reintroduced and again passed by the Commons but was again rejected by the Lords by 302 votes to 64. In 1914 after the third reading, the Bill was passed by the Commons on 25 May by a majority of 77. Having been defeated a third time in the Lords, the Government used the provisions of the Parliament Act to override the Lords and send it for Royal Assent.
Read more about this topic: Government Of Ireland Act 1914
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