1924 Ceylonese Legislative Council election

none 4th Ceylonese Legislative Council election British Ceylon parliamentary no 1921 Ceylonese Legislative Council election 1921 1931 Ceylonese State Council election 1931 34 seats to the Legislative Council of Ceylon 18 seats were needed for a majority 1924 The fourth election to the Legislative Council of Ceylon was held in 1924. Background In 1833 the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission created the Legislative Council of Ceylon, the first step in representative government in British Ceylon. Initially the Legislative Council consisted of 16 members: the British Governor, the five appointed members of the Executive Council of Ceylon, four other government officials and six appointed unofficial members (three Europeans, one Sinhalese, one Tamil and one Burgher). In 1889 the number of appointed unofficial members was increased to eight (three Europeans, one Low Country Sinhalese, one Kandyan Sinhalese, one Tamil, one Muslim and one Burgher).https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2005/12/25/fea104.html People and State Power Wijesinghe Sam 25 December 2005 Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka 7 February 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110605111144/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2005/12/25/fea104.html 5 June 2011 The Legislative Council was reformed in 1910 by the McCallum Reforms. Membership was increased to 21 of which 11 were officially appointed and 10 were unofficial (two elected Europeans, one elected Burgher, one elected educated Ceylonese, two appointed Low Country Sinhalese, two appointed Tamils, one appointed Kandyan Sinhalese and one appointed Muslim).http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CH18Df04.html https://web.archive.org/web/20010827083810/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CH18Df04.html unfit 27 August 2001 Chapter 2: Beginning of British Rule K T Rajasingham 18 August 2001 SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY Asia Times 7 February 2010 Less than 3,000 Ceylonese were eligible to vote for the four elected unofficial members. Further reforms were enacted in 1920 by the First Manning Reforms. Membership was increased to 37 of which 14 were officially appointed and 23 were unofficial (11 elected on a territorial basis, five elected Europeans, two elected Burghers, one elected to represent the Chamber of Commerce, two appointed Kandyan Sinhalese, one appointed Muslim and one appointed Indian Tamil.http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI01Df03.html https://web.archive.org/web/20010909181036/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI01Df03.html unfit 9 September 2001 Chapter 4: The Ceylon National Congress and its intrigues K T Rajasingham 1 September 2001 SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY Asia Times 7 February 2010 The Second Manning Reforms of 1923 increased membership to 49 of which 12 were officially appointed and 37 were unofficial (23 elected on a territorial basis, three elected Europeans, two elected Burghers, one elected Ceylon Tamil for the Western Province, three elected Muslims, two elected Indian Tamils and three other appointees).http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI08Df01.html https://web.archive.org/web/20011025040847/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI08Df01.html unfit 25 October 2001 Chapter 5: Political polarization on communal lines K T Rajasingham 8 September 2001 SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY Asia Times 7 February 2010 The old Legislative Council was dissolved in August 1924 and elections held. Less than 205,000 Ceylonese (4%) were eligible to vote for the 34 elected unofficial members. The new Legislative Council was constituted on 15 October 1924. Elected unofficial members The following were some of the elected unofficial members, by constituency: Central Province (Rural) – George E. de Silva. Eastern Province Batticaloa – E. R. Tambimuthu. Eastern Province Trincomalee – M. M. Subramaniam. Northern Province Central – S. Rajaratnam. Northern Province East – T M Sabaratnam. Northern Province North (Valikamam North) – Ponnambalam Ramanathan. Northern Province South – Arumugam Canagaratnam. Northern Province West – Waithilingam Duraiswamy. Southern Province Central (Matara) – Forester Augustus Obeysekera.http://sundaytimes.lk/981108/plus10.html Reflections on DA Rajapakse Wijesinha Sam 8 November 1998 Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 7 February 2010 Southern Province East (Hambantota) – V. S. de S. Wikramanayake. Southern Province West (Galle) – C. W. W. Kannangara, polled 4,177 votes.http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/10/15/fea01.html How C W W Kannangara resisted the Bastions of Reaction 15 October 2004 Daily News, Sri Lanka 7 February 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050825141141/http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/10/15/fea01.html 25 August 2005 Western Province Negombo – Don Stephen Senanayake, elected unopposed.http://sundaytimes.lk/070819/FunDay/heritage.html First results 19 August 2007 Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 7 February 2010 Western Province Kalutara – E. W. Perera.http://sundaytimes.lk/040125/funday/2.html Vital document hidden in a shoe 25 January 2004 Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 7 February 2010 Ceylon Tamil for Western Province – Arunachalam Mahadeva. Indian Tamil 1 – I. X. Pereira. Indian Tamil 2 – K. Natesa Iyer. Muslim 1 – Mohamed Macan Markar. Muslim 2 – N. H. M. Abdul Cader. Muslim 3 – Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah. February 2011 Appointed unofficial members The Governor appointed the following unofficial members: K. Balasingham February 2011 References 2 December 2019 Category:Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka Category:1924 elections in Ceylon Category:1924 in Ceylon Category:1924 elections in the British Empire