1228:... as soon as may be and not later than four months after the passing of this Act the Parliament of Southern Ireland shall be dissolved and such steps shall be taken as may be necessary for holding, in accordance with the law now in force with respect to the franchise number of members and method of election and holding of elections to that Parliament, an election of members for the constituencies which would have been entitled to elect members to that Parliament, and the members so elected shall constitute the House of the Parliament to which the Provisional Government shall be responsible, and that Parliament shall, as respects matters within the jurisdiction of the Provisional Government, have power to make laws in like manner as the Parliament of the Irish Free State when constituted.
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428:, and ensured that Home Rule would be postponed for the duration of the conflict and would not come into operation until the end of the war. Initially the suspension was not considered an issue by Nationalists, who believed a form of independent self-government had finally been granted. Moreover, like almost everyone else in Europe at that time, Irish nationalists expected the war to be a short one.
732:
1112:, which was scheduled to the Act. Section 1(2) of the Act provided that for the purposes of giving effect to Article 17 of the Treaty the Parliament of Southern Ireland would be dissolved within four months from the passing of the Act. The Parliament of Southern Ireland ceased to exist on 27 May 1922, when
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Chairman of the Irish Delegation of Plenipotentiaries (who had signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty) of "members of the Parliament elected for constituencies in Southern Ireland". Griffith's actions led to discussions between the Irish Treaty delegation and the British Government over who had authority
1088:, was too ill to attend. Only 15 senators attended its first meeting. Since 124 of the 128 members of the House of Commons of Southern Ireland boycotted that chamber, the Parliament could not function. On 21 June 1921, the week before its first meeting, the Senate sent a petition to
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1900:"An Act to give the force of Law to certain Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, and to enable effect to be given thereto, and for other purposes incidental thereto or consequential thereon." – preamble to the Act
451:. It consisted of Nationalist and Unionist representatives who, by April 1918, only succeeded in agreeing a report with an 'understanding' on recommendations for the establishment of self-government. Starting in September 1919, with the Government, now led by
812:) was the office-holder with the entitlement and power to convene a meeting of the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. The meeting was attended by 64 pro-Treaty Sinn FĂ©in TDs and four Unionist MPs from the University of Dublin; it elected Alderman
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with the act prescribing 16 members being elected from multi-member borough constituencies, 104 from multi-member county constituencies and 8 being elected from graduates of Irish
Universities. The borough and county constituencies replaced
610:. The 124 Sinn Féin candidates elected, plus the six Sinn Féin members elected to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland elected at the same time (five of whom also had seats in Southern Ireland), assembled as the Second Dáil.
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added a Senate for
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The House of
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provided for a Senate of 64 members. The composition was specified in the Second
Schedule, and the mode and time of selection in the Fourth Schedule. The bill stipulated that the membership be composed of:
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to the House of
Commons of Southern Ireland. Section 18(4) of the 1920 Act precluded anyone from sitting in both Houses at once; but since O'Callaghan boycotted both, the question was moot in his case.
561:
351:. This was considered more acceptable by British parliamentarians as Ireland would still remain part of the United Kingdom but would have limited self-government. The cause was then pursued by
784:. However, in accordance with its terms, the Anglo-Irish Treaty needed also to be ratified "at a meeting of members of the Parliament elected for constituencies in Southern Ireland" and the
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which allowed for more autonomy than its two predecessors had. It was defeated twice, but after its defeat for the third time in the Lords the
Government used the provisions of the
1096:, arguing for more powers for the Parliament, and stating it would not serve in the event that the elected lower house was replaced by a body appointed by the Lord Lieutenant.
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870:. The Senate convened in 1921 but was boycotted by Irish nationalists. Fifteen members attended its first meeting, and it sat only three times.
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winning all 124 seats which made up the borough and county constituencies and the seats allocated to the
National University of Ireland, and
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455:, committed under all circumstances to implementing Home Rule, the British cabinet's Committee for Ireland, under the chairmanship of former
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of the Parliament of Southern Ireland established by the
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of Dáil Éireann), duly ratified the Treaty and nominated
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to enact home rule bills, accompanied by a revival of
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was defeated in the Commons by 30 votes; the second
1343:"Hansard online, start of the debate 11 April 1912"
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1618:The Irish Free State – Its Government and Politics
937:for 10-year terms, except for county councillors.
488:, but it was passed, as was an amendment adding a
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1760:Report of the Proceedings of the Irish Convention
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723:. This was the only formal meeting of the House.
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844:. The members at this meeting did not take the
1648:. London, England. 16 January 1922. p. 10
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475:parliaments. An amendment to the bill in the
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834:Chairman of the Provisional Government
800:to convene the 'meeting' as under the
541:House of Commons of the United Kingdom
503:met in Dublin in 1919 and established
412:to override the Lords and send it for
400:On 11 April 1912, the Prime Minister,
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568:were broken down into four seats for
551:for elections to the Commons was the
547:: men over 21 and women over 30. The
545:Representation of the People Act 1918
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374:to resist any form of Home Rule. The
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215:Royal College of Science for Ireland
1781:from the original on 24 August 2011
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795:was convened on 14 January 1922 by
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1543:from the original on 5 August 2020
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2188:Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)
2183:Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)
1838:. Associated Press. 22 June 1921
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249:legislature established by the
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142:Speaker of the House of Commons
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234:Parliament of Northern Ireland
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380:Second Home Rule Bill
1507:ARK Northern Ireland
1122:held on 16 June 1922
915:Lord Mayor of Dublin
904:Irish House of Lords
693:Government Buildings
586:1921 Irish elections
406:Third Home Rule Bill
376:First Home Rule Bill
220:Government Buildings
192:1921 Irish elections
150:(first & last)
2033:War of Independence
1198:, the other by the
832:for appointment as
782:ratified the Treaty
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284:The parliament was
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1169:Peerage of Ireland
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1061:Lord Mayor of Cork
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736:The Mansion House
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