1936 Ceylonese State Council election

2nd Ceylonese State Council election
← outgoing members elected members →
50 seats to the State Council of Ceylon ; 26 seats were needed for a majority

The second election to the State Council of Ceylon was held from 22 February to 7 March 1936.^[1]

Background

The first State Council was dissolved on 7 December 1935 and candidate nominations took place on 15 January 1936.^[2] Seven constituencies only had a single nomination each and consequently the candidates were elected without a vote.^[3] Elections in the remaining 41 constituencies took place between 22 February and 7 March 1936.

Elected members

References

^ "Dates of Elections". Handbook of Parliament. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
^ "Duration of Parliament". Handbook of Parliament. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
^ K T Rajasingham (29 September 2001). "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers – A Sinhalese ploy". SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY. Asia Times. Archived from the original on 24 December 2001. Retrieved 6 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)