2nd State Council of Ceylon

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. The remaining seven constituencies only had a single nomination each and consequently the candidates were elected without a vote.

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.

Deaths, resignations and removals September 1937 – A. E. Rajapakse (Negombo) died. C. E. P. de Silva won the by-election held on 15 January 1938. May 1938 – S. O. Canagaratnam (Batticaloa South) died. S. Dharmaretnam won the by-election held in September 1938. 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. George R. de Silva won the by-election. February 1942 – W. A. de Silva (Matara) resigned from office. Thomas Amarasuriya won the by-election held in March 1942. February 1942 – C. E. P. de Silva (Negombo) died. H. de Z. Siriwardena 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. 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. Gnanamuthu Isaac won the by-election on 28 August 1943. At the by-election held in May 1944 Jeganathan Tyagarajah was elected. June 1943 – E. W. Abeygunasekera (Nuwara Eliya) resigned. M. D. Banda won the by-election held in October 1943. June 1943 – H. A. Goonesekera (Balangoda) resigned. Alexander Francis Molamure won the by-election held in October 1943. June 1943 – E. R. Tambimuttu (Trincomalee-Batticaloa) dismissed. V. Nalliah won the by-election. July 1943 – J. H. Ilangantileke (Puttalam) died. U. B. Wanninayake won the by-election held on 27 November 1943. October 1943 – G. C. Rambukpotha (Bibile) died. Wijeyananda Dahanayake won the by-election in 1944 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. D. A. Rajapaksa won the by-election. October 1946 – R. C. Kannangara (Morawaka) died. S. A. Wickramasinghe won the by-election.

Members

NameAppointed/ElectedConstituencyVotesMajorityTook officeLeft officeNotes Elected Nuwara Eliya Dismissed from office, succeeded by M. D. Banda Elected Udugama Succeeds Neil Hewavitarne Elected Matale Elected Galle Jayawickrama/Amarasuriya Ancestry Elected Moratuwa Succeeds W. A. de Silva Elected Nuwara Eliya - - Succeeds E. W. Abeygunasekera, Acting Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce (1945) Elected Veyangoda - - Minister of Local Administration (1936–47) Elected Kalutara Died in office, succeeded by Upali Batuwantudawe Elected Kalutara Succeeds Charles Batuwantudawe Appointed Elected Anuradhapura Succeeds H. R. Freeman Elected Batticaloa South Died in office, succeeded by S. Dharmaretnam Appointed European Elected Chilaw Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce (1936–46) Elected Bibile Succeeds G. C. Rambukpotha Elected Panadura Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees (1936–47) Elected Negombo Succeeds A. E. Rajapakse. Died in office, succeeded by H. de Z. Siriwardena Elected Kandy Minister of Health (1942–47) Elected Colombo North Succeeded Naysum Saravanamuttu Elected Moratuwa Minister of Health (1936–42) Resigned from office, succeeded by Thomas Amarasuriya Elected Colombo South Elected Balapitiya Elected Batticaloa South Succeeds S. O. Canagaratnam Elected Kayts - - Speaker (1936–47) Appointed Muslims - - Elected Anuradhapura Died in office, succeeded by P. B. Bulankulame Appointed European Succeeds E. C. Villiers. Resigned from office, succeeded by E. C. Villiers Elected Balangoda Dismissed from office, succeeded by Alexander Francis Molamure Elected Colombo Central Succeeded by M. C. M. Kaleel Appointed Elected Bandarawela Resigned from office, succeeded by J. G. Rajakulendran Elected Avissawella Vacated office in July 1942, succeeded by Bernard Jayasuriya Elected Gampola Elected Udugama Died in office, succeeded by Simon Abeywickrema Elected Matara Elected Puttalam Died in office, succeeded by U. B. Wanninayake Elected Mannar-Mullaitivu Succeeds R. Sri Pathmanathan, succeeded by Jeganathan Tyagarajah Appointed Muslims - - Elected Horana Elected Avissawella Succeeds Philip Gunawardena Elected Gampaha Elected Kelaniya - - Minister of Home Affairs (1936–42), resigned from office, succeeded by J. R. Jayewardene Elected Ruwanwella Succeeded N. M. Perera Elected Kelaniya Succeeds D. B. Jayatilaka Elected Colombo Central Succeeds A. E. Goonesinha Elected Matugama Minister of Education (1936–47) Elected Morawaka Died in office, succeeded by S. A. Wickramasinghe Elected Badulla Elected Kurunegala - - Minister of Communications and Works (1936–47) Elected Balapitiya Elected Ratnapura Elected Jaffna Minister of Home Affairs (1942–47) Elected Balangoda Succeeds H. A. Goonesekera Elected Trincomalee-Batticaloa Succeeds E. R. Tambimuttu Elected Hatton Elected Kankesanthurai Appointed Elected Galagedara Appointed European Appointed Resigned from office. Appointed Indian Tamils - - Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce (1946–47) Elected Ruwanwella Removed from office, succeeded by R. E. Jayetilleke Elected Point Pedro Elected Bandarawela Succeeds D. D. Gunasekera Elected Hambantota Succeeds D. M. Rajapaksa Elected Hambantota Died in office, succeeded by D. A. Rajapaksa Elected Negombo Died in office, succeeded by C. E. P. de Silva Elected Bibile Died in office. Succeeded by Wijeyananda Dahanayake Elected Dumbara Elected Kegalle Elected Narammala Died in office, succeeded by Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake Elected Colombo North Died in office, succeeded by George R. de Silva Elected Dedigama Minister of Agriculture and Lands (1946–47) Elected Minuwangoda - - Minister of Agriculture and Lands (1936–46) Elected Narammala Succeeds Siripala Samarakkody Elected Negombo Succeeds C. E. P. de Silva Elected Nuwara Eliya Elected Mannar-Mullaitivu Died in office, succeeded by Gnanamuthu Isaac Elected Trincomalee-Batticaloa Dismissed from office, succeeded by V. Nalliah Elected Katugampola Deputy Chairman of Committees (1936–47) Elected Mannar-Mullaitivu Succeeds Gnanamuthu Isaac Appointed European Resigned from office, succeeded by R. P. Gaddum. Succeeds R. P. Gaddum Elected Talawakelle Elected Weligama Elected Puttalam Succeeds J. H. Ilangantileke Appointed Elected Morawaka Succeeds R. C. Kannangara Appointed Burgher

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