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2nd State Council of Ceylon
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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.
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Legislative body | State Council of Ceylon | ||||
Meeting place | Old Parliament Building | ||||
Term | 17 March 1936 (1936-03-17) – 4 July 1947 (1947-07-04) | ||||
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) |
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