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A '''rump legislature''' is a [[legislature]] formed of part, usually a minority, of the legislators originally elected or appointed to office.
A '''rump legislature''' is a [[legislature]] formed of part, usually a minority, of the legislators originally elected or appointed to office.


The word "[[rump]]" normally refers to the back end of an animal; its use meaning "remnant" was first recorded in the context of the 17th century [[Rump Parliament]] in [[England]]. Since 1649, the term "rump parliament" has been used to refer to any parliament left over after the true parliament has formally dissolved.
The word "[[Buttocks|rump]]" normally refers to the back end of an animal; its use meaning "remnant" was first recorded in the context of the 17th century [[Rump Parliament]] in [[England]]. Since 1649, the term "rump parliament" has been used to refer to any parliament left over after the true parliament has formally dissolved.


In the United States in the 19th century, upon the secession of [[Virginia]] from the union on 27 April 1861, anti-secessionist legislators convened a rump legislature and formed a pro-Union reformed government which claimed to represent all of Virginia. This reformed government authorized the creation of the state of [[State of Kanawha|Kanawha]], later renamed [[West Virginia]].
In the United States in the 19th century, upon the secession of [[Virginia]] from the union on April 27, 1861, anti-secessionist legislators convened a rump legislature and formed a pro-Union reformed government which claimed to represent all of Virginia. This reformed government authorized the creation of the [[state of Kanawha]], later renamed [[West Virginia]].


By contrast, the [[Legislative Yuan]] of the [[Republic of China]] between 1951 and 1991, having been relocated from Nanking to Taipei when the country lost its mainland in late 1949, contained members originally elected from mainland constituencies who could not be replaced. The pre-reform Legislative Yuan was nevertheless widely regarded as a rump legislature, controlling only a fraction of the territory it claimed to represent.
By contrast, the [[Legislative Yuan]] of [[Taiwan]] between 1951 and 1991, having been relocated from Nanking to Taipei when the [[Republic of China (1912-1949)|Republic of China]] lost its [[Chinese mainland]] in late 1949, contained members originally [[:Category:Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan in Taiwan|elected from mainland constituencies]] who could not be replaced. The pre-reform Legislative Yuan was nevertheless widely regarded as a rump legislature, controlling only a fraction of the territory it claimed to represent.

[[Irish republican legitimism|Irish republican legitimists]] regarded the [[Second Dáil]] elected [[1921 Irish elections|in 1921]] as the last legitimate Irish legislature, arguing it never formally yielded its authority to the [[Third Dáil]] elected [[1922 Irish general election|in June 1922]]. The rump Second Dáil held symbolic meetings a few times from October 1922. Members died or defected to the [[Oireachtas of the Irish Free State]] until, in 1938, the remaining seven yielded their notional authority to the [[IRA Army Council]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Augusteijn |first1=Joost |title=Political violence and democracy: an analysis of the tensions within Irish republican strategy, 1914–2002 |journal=Irish Political Studies |date=June 2003 |volume=18 |issue=1 |url-access=registration |pages=1–26 |doi=10.1080/07907180312331293209 |s2cid=144258081 |url=https://www.academia.edu/8327725 |accessdate=17 June 2020}}; {{cite book |last1=Laffan |first1=Michael |title=The Resurrection of Ireland: The Sinn Féin Party, 1916–1923 |date=1999 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-139-42629-9 |pages=446–447 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zbz6p-O39aoC&pg=PA446 |accessdate=17 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Rump organization]]
*[[Rump Parliament]]
*[[Rump Parliament]]
*[[Twelfth_Texas_Legislature#Rump_Senate|Rump Senate]], 1870 Texas case
*[[Twelfth Texas Legislature#Rump Senate|Rump Senate]], 1870 Texas case
*[[Rump state]]
*[[Rump state]]
*[[Rump party]]
*[[Rump party]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Legislatures]]
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Latest revision as of 22:47, 15 March 2023

A rump legislature is a legislature formed of part, usually a minority, of the legislators originally elected or appointed to office.

The word "rump" normally refers to the back end of an animal; its use meaning "remnant" was first recorded in the context of the 17th century Rump Parliament in England. Since 1649, the term "rump parliament" has been used to refer to any parliament left over after the true parliament has formally dissolved.

In the United States in the 19th century, upon the secession of Virginia from the union on April 27, 1861, anti-secessionist legislators convened a rump legislature and formed a pro-Union reformed government which claimed to represent all of Virginia. This reformed government authorized the creation of the state of Kanawha, later renamed West Virginia.

By contrast, the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan between 1951 and 1991, having been relocated from Nanking to Taipei when the Republic of China lost its Chinese mainland in late 1949, contained members originally elected from mainland constituencies who could not be replaced. The pre-reform Legislative Yuan was nevertheless widely regarded as a rump legislature, controlling only a fraction of the territory it claimed to represent.

Irish republican legitimists regarded the Second Dáil elected in 1921 as the last legitimate Irish legislature, arguing it never formally yielded its authority to the Third Dáil elected in June 1922. The rump Second Dáil held symbolic meetings a few times from October 1922. Members died or defected to the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State until, in 1938, the remaining seven yielded their notional authority to the IRA Army Council.[1]

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  1. ^ Augusteijn, Joost (June 2003). "Political violence and democracy: an analysis of the tensions within Irish republican strategy, 1914–2002". Irish Political Studies. 18 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1080/07907180312331293209. S2CID 144258081. Retrieved 17 June 2020.; Laffan, Michael (1999). The Resurrection of Ireland: The Sinn Féin Party, 1916–1923. Cambridge University Press. pp. 446–447. ISBN 978-1-139-42629-9. Retrieved 17 June 2020.