Ceylonese State Council election, 1936

2nd Ceylonese State Council election

1931 ← 22 February 1936 - 7 March 1936 → 1947

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

The following were some of the elected members, by constituency:

• Avissawella, Western Province - Philip Gunawardena, Lanka Sama Samaja Party.^[4]
• Batticaloa South, Eastern Province - Sinnakutty Udayar Canagaratnam.^[3]
• Bibile, Uva Province - Wijeyananda Dahanayake.^[5]
• Colombo Central, Western Province - A. E. Goonesinha, Ceylon Labour Party.^[6]
• Colombo North, Western Province - Naysum Saravanamuthu.^[3]
• Dedigama, Sabaragamuwa Province - Dudley Senanayake, polled 17,045 votes.^[7]
• Hambantota, Southern Province - D.M. Rajapaksa, polled 17,046 votes.^[8]
• Hatton, Central Province - K. Natesa Iyer.^[3]
• Jaffna, Northern Province - Arunachalam Mahadeva.^[3]
• Kankesanthurai, Northern Province - Subaiya Nadesan.^[3]
• Kayts, Northern Province - Waithilingham Duraiswamy, elected unopposed.^[3]
• Kelaniya, Western Province - Don Baron Jayatilaka, elected unopposed.^[3]
• Kurunegala, North Western Province - John Kotelawala, elected unopposed.^[3]
• Mannar-Mullaitivu, Northern Province - R. Sri Pathmanathan.^[3]
• Matale, Central Province - Bernard Aluvihare.^[9]
• Matugama, Western Province - C. W. W. Kannangara.^[10]
• Minuwangoda, Western Province - Don Stephen Senanayake, elected unopposed.^[3]
• Morawaka, Southern Province - R. C. Kannangara.^[8]
• Point Pedro, Northern Province - G. G. Ponnambalam.^[3]
• Ruwanwella, Sabaragamuwa Province - N. M. Perera, Lanka Sama Samaja Party.^[4]
• Talawakele, Central Province - Sidamparapillai Vytilingham.^[3]
• Trincomalee, Eastern Province - E. R. Tambimuthu.^[3]
• Veyangoda, Western Province - S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, elected unopposed.^[3]
• Weligama, Southern Province - David Wanigasekera.^[8]

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References

1. ^ "Dates of Elections". Handbook of Parliament. Parliament of Sri Lanka. http://www.parliament.lk/handbook_of_parliament/election_dates.jsp. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
2. ^ "Duration of Parliament". Handbook of Parliament. Parliament of Sri Lanka. http://www.parliament.lk/handbook_of_parliament/handbook_of_parliament.jsp. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} K T Rajasingham (29 September 2001). "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers - A Sinhalese ploy". SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY. Asia Times. http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI29Df03.html. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} W. T. A. Leslie FERNANDO (26 March 2009). "Philip Gunawardena: an illustrious son of the soil". Daily News, Sri Lanka. http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/03/26/fea01.asp. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
5. ^ T. Sabaratnam (2 January 2008). "Gentlemen MPs of yesteryear". As I See It (The Bottom Line, Sri Lanka). http://www.thebottomline.lk/2008/01/02/B21.htm. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
6. ^ Ananda E. Goonesinha (22 April 2004). "Traversed new paths making History". Sunday Island, Sri Lanka. http://www.island.lk/2007/04/22/features3.html. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
7. ^ P.M. Senaratne (17 September 2000). "Sagacious Senanayakes of Sri Lankan politics". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). http://sundaytimes.lk/000917/plus8.html. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
8. ^ ^{a b c} Wijesinghe, Sam (25 December 2005). "People and State Power". Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka. http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2005/12/25/fea104.html. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
9. ^ Kurukularatnae, Buddhika (24 April 2005). "The battle of the Gulliver and the Lilliputian". Sunday Island, Sri Lanka. http://www.island.lk/2005/04/24/features3.html. Retrieved 6 February 2010. 
10. ^ "Dr. C. W. W. Kannangara father of free education". Daily News, Sri Lanka. 22 September 2001. http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/09/22/fea08.html. Retrieved 6 February 2010.