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Introduction of the First Home Rule Bill

When: 8 April 1886
Where: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Part of: Event of 1886: William Ewart Gladstone introduces the First Irish Home Rule Bill in the Parliam

Liberal Prime Minister William Gladstone introduced the Government of Ireland Bill 1886 on 8 April 1886 to create a devolved assembly for Ireland.

The bill was the first major attempt by a British government to enact home rule for part of the United Kingdom. It proposed a unicameral assembly consisting of two Orders, deliberately not called a parliament to avoid links with the former Irish parliament abolished in 1800.

Sources

Government of Ireland Bill 1886 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-18

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