1931 Ceylonese State Council election

Election held in Ceylon December 2019 1st Ceylonese State Council election British Ceylon parliamentary no 1924 Ceylonese Legislative Council election 1924 1936 Ceylonese State Council election 1936 1st State Council of Ceylon 50 seats to the State Council of Ceylon 26 seats were needed for a majority 13–20 June 1931 The first election to the State Council of Ceylon were held from 13 to 20 June 1931.http://www.parliament.lk/handbook_of_parliament/election_dates.jsp Dates of Elections Handbook of Parliament Parliament of Sri Lanka 6 February 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100324191130/http://www.parliament.lk/handbook_of_parliament/election_dates.jsp 24 March 2010 This was the first election in a British colony which used universal adult franchise.A. Jeyaratnam Wilson Electoral politics in an emergent state: the Ceylon general election of May 1970 Cambridge University Press 45 https://books.google.com/books?id=qes8AAAAIAAJ 978-1-00-132712-9 1975 Background In 1931 the Donoughmore Constitution replaced the Legislative Council of Ceylon with the State Council of Ceylon as the legislature of British Ceylon. The State Council was to consist of 58 members of which 50 would be elected by universal suffrage and the remaining 8 members appointed the Governor. The old Legislative Council was dissolved on 17 April 1931 and candidate nominations took place on 4 May 1931.http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI22Df02.html https://web.archive.org/web/20020207002606/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI22Df02.html 7 February 2002 Chapter 7: State Councils – elections and boycotts K T Rajasingham 22 September 2001 SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY Asia Times unfit 28 November 2019 The Jaffna Youth Congress, an organisation that campaigned for Ceylon independence, called for a boycott of the election since the Donoughmore Constitution did not grant dominion status to Ceylon. Consequently, no nominations were received in four constituencies in the north of the country (Jaffna, Kankesanthurai, Kayts and Point Pedro). In addition, nine other constituencies only had a single nomination each and consequently the candidates were elected without a vote. Elections in the remaining 37 constituencies took place between 13 and 20 June 1931. In 1934 by-elections were held for the four vacant seats in the north.http://www.sangam.org/ANALYSIS/DissanayakaChap1.htm Chapter 1: Was early universal franchise a disaster? T.D.S.A.Dissanayake War or Peace... Sangam 6 February 2010 Elected members 1st State Council of Ceylon References Category:Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka Ceylonese State Council election State Council election Election, 1931 Ceylonese State Council election Ceylonese State Council election