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| {{Sortname|D. M.|Rajapaksa}} || Elected || [[Hambantota (State Council constituency)|Hambantota]] || align=right|{{Nts|17046}} || align=right|{{Nts|}} || align=center|{{Dts|1936|||format=dmy}} || align=center|{{Dts|1945|||format=dmy}} || Died in office, succeeded by [[D. A. Rajapaksa]] || <ref name="SO251205"/> |
| {{Sortname|D. M.|Rajapaksa}} || Elected || [[Hambantota (State Council constituency)|Hambantota]] || align=right|{{Nts|17046}} || align=right|{{Nts|}} || align=center|{{Dts|1936|||format=dmy}} || align=center|{{Dts|1945|||format=dmy}} || Died in office, succeeded by [[D. A. Rajapaksa]] || <ref name="SO251205"/> |
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| {{Sortname|A. E.|Rajapakse}} || Elected || [[Negombo (State Council constituency)|Negombo]] || align=right|{{Nts|}} || align=right|{{Nts|}} || align=center|{{Dts||||format=dmy}} || align=center|{{Dts||||format=dmy}} || || <ref name="Ferguson37"/> |
| {{Sortname|A. E.|Rajapakse}} || Elected || [[Negombo (State Council constituency)|Negombo]] || align=right|{{Nts|}} || align=right|{{Nts|}} || align=center|{{Dts|1931|07|17|format=dmy}} || align=center|{{Dts|1937|09|20|format=dmy}} || || <ref name="Ferguson37"/> |
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| {{Sortname|G. C.|Rambukpota}} || Elected || [[Bibile (State Council constituency)|Bibile]] || align=right|{{Nts|}} || align=right|{{Nts|}} || align=center|{{Dts|1936|||format=dmy}} || align=center|{{Dts|1943|||format=dmy}} || Succeeded by [[Wijeyananda Dahanayake]] || <ref name="Ferguson37"/> |
| {{Sortname|G. C.|Rambukpota}} || Elected || [[Bibile (State Council constituency)|Bibile]] || align=right|{{Nts|}} || align=right|{{Nts|}} || align=center|{{Dts|1936|||format=dmy}} || align=center|{{Dts|1943|||format=dmy}} || Succeeded by [[Wijeyananda Dahanayake]] || <ref name="Ferguson37"/> |
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Revision as of 05:18, 29 March 2019
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | State Council of Ceylon | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament Building | ||||
| Term | 17 March 1936 – 4 July 1947 | ||||
| Election | 22 February-7 March 1936 | ||||
| Government | 2nd Board | ||||
| Website | parliament | ||||
| State Councillors | |||||
| Members | 58 | ||||
| Speaker | Waithilingam Duraiswamy | ||||
| Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees | Susantha de Fonseka | ||||
| Deputy Chairman of Committees | R. S. Tennekoon | ||||
| Leader of the House | D. B. Jayatilaka (1936-42) D. S. Senanayake (1942-47) | ||||
The 2nd State Council of Ceylon was a meeting of the State Council of Ceylon, with the membership determined by the results of the 1936 state council election held between 22 February and 7 March 1936. The parliament met for the first time on 17 March 1936 and was dissolved on 4 July 1947.
Election
The 2nd state council election was held between 22 February and 7 March 1936 in 43 of the 50 constituencies.[1][2] The remaining seven constituencies only had a single nomination each and consequently the candidates were elected without a vote.[2]
The new state council met for the first time on 17 March 1936 and elected Waithilingam Duraiswamy, Susantha de Fonseka and R. S. Tennekoon as Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees and Deputy Chairman of Committees respectively.[2]
Deaths, resignations and removals
- May 1938 - S. O. Canagaratnam (Batticaloa South) died.[2] S. Dharmaretnam won the by-election held in September 1938.[2]
- October 1939 - Neil Hewavitarne (Udugama) died. Simon Abeywickrema won the by-election held 9 March 1940.
- September 1940 - Charles Batuwantudawe (Kalutara) died. Upali Batuwantudawe won the by-election held 21 December 1940.
- January 1941 - Naysum Saravanamuttu (Colombo North) died.[2] George R. de Silva won the by-election.
- July 1942 - Philip Gunawardena (Avissawella) vacated office following his escape from detention to India. Bernard Jayasuriya won the by-election held 28 February 1943.
- 1943 - J. H. Ilangantileke (Puttalam) died. U. B. Wanninayake won the by-election.
- May 1943 - D. D. Gunasekera (Bandarawela) resigned from office. J. G. Rajakulendran won the by-election held in October 1943.
- May 1943 - R. Sri Pathmanathan (Mannar-Mullaitivu) died.[2] He was succeeded by Gnanamuthu Isaac and in the by-election held in May 1944 Jeganathan Tyagarajah was elected.[2]
- June 1943 - E. R. Tambimuttu (Trincomalee-Batticaloa) dismissed.[2] V. Nalliah won the by-election.[2]
- June 1943 - E. W. Abeygunasekera (Nuwara Eliya) dismissed. M. D. Banda won the by-election held in October 1943.
- June 1943 - H. A. Goonesekera (Balangoda) dismissed. Alexander Francis Molamure won the by-election held in October 1943.
- August 1944 - Siripala Samarakkody (Narammala) died. Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake won the by-election.
- April 1945 - H. R. Freeman (Anuradhapura) died. P. B. Bulankulame won the by-election.
- May 1945 - D. M. Rajapaksa (Hambantota) died.[3] D. A. Rajapaksa won the by-election.
- October 1946 - R. C. Kannangara (Morawaka) died. S. A. Wickramasinghe won the by-election.
Members
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References
- ^ "Handbook of Parliament: Dates of Elections". Colombo, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers - A Sinhalese ploy". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- ^ a b c d Wijesinghe, Sam (25 December 2005). "People and State Power". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Ferguson's Ceylon Directory 1937. Colombo, Ceylon: Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. 1937. pp. 218–219.
- ^ a b c d e Ferguson's Ceylon Directory 1942. Colombo, Ceylon: Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. 1942. pp. 209–210.
- ^ Kurukularatnae, Buddhika (24 April 2005). "The battle of the Gulliver and the Lilliputian". Sunday Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b Sabaratnam, T. (2 January 2008). "Gentlemen MPs of yesteryear". The Bottom Line. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008.
- ^ Kurukularatnae, Buddhika (3 July 2005). "'Kotelawelism' Men and Memories". Sunday Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Jayawickrama/Amarasuriya Ancestry
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Ferguson's Ceylon Directory 1946. Colombo, Ceylon: Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. 1946. pp. 42–43.
- ^ Goonesinha, Ananda E. (22 April 2007). "Traversed new paths making History". Sunday Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b Fernando, W. T. A. Leslie (26 March 2009). "Philip Gunawardena: an illustrious son of the soil". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Malays Fight For Parliament Representation". Colombo Telegraph. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Saluting a veteran journalist". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Amit, M. H. (2 February 2002). "Dr. M. C. M. Kaleel's 103rd birth anniversary". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Fernando, W. T. A. Leslie (22 September 2001). "Dr. C. W. W. Kannangara father of free education". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Senaratne, P. M. (17 September 2000). "Sagacious Senanayakes of Sri Lankan politics". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 March 2019.