The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party; in Irish Páirtí Parlaiminteach na hÉireann or Páirtí um Rialtas Dúchais) was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons at Westminster within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland up until 1918. Its central objectives were legislative independence for Ireland and land reform. Its constitutional movement was instrumental in laying the groundwork for Irish self-government through three Irish Home Rule bills.
Read more about Irish Parliamentary Party: Origins, Party Inaugurated, Land-war Mainspring, Truce and Treaty, Parnellism Reigns, Home Rule Delayed, Zenith Eclipse, Party Divided, Reconstruction, Renewed Rift, Notable Legislation, Home Rule Succeeds, Europe Intervenes, Crisis and Change, Decisive Election, After Dissolution, Party’s Legacy, Party Leaders (1882–1921)
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