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 died. C. E. P. de Silva won the by-election held on 15 January 1938.
- May 1938 – S. O. Canagaratnam died. S. Dharmaretnam won the by-election held in September 1938.
- October 1939 – Neil Hewavitarne died. Simon Abeywickrema won the by-election held 9 March 1940.
- September 1940 – Charles Batuwantudawe died. Upali Batuwantudawe won the by-election held 21 December 1940.
- January 1941 – Naysum Saravanamuttu died. George R. de Silva won the by-election.
- February 1942 – W. A. de Silva resigned from office. Thomas Amarasuriya won the by-election held in March 1942.
- February 1942 – C. E. P. de Silva died. H. de Z. Siriwardena won the by-election.
- July 1942 – Philip Gunawardena vacated office following his escape from detention to India. Bernard Jayasuriya won the by-election held 28 February 1943.
- May 1943 – D. D. Gunasekera resigned from office. J. G. Rajakulendran won the by-election held in October 1943.
- May 1943 – R. Sri Pathmanathan 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 resigned. M. D. Banda won the by-election held in October 1943.
- June 1943 – H. A. Goonesekera resigned. Alexander Francis Molamure won the by-election held in October 1943.
- June 1943 – E. R. Tambimuttu dismissed. V. Nalliah won the by-election.
- July 1943 – J. H. Ilangantileke died. U. B. Wanninayake won the by-election held on 27 November 1943.
- October 1943 – G. C. Rambukpotha died. Wijeyananda Dahanayake won the by-election in 1944
- August 1944 – Siripala Samarakkody died. Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake won the by-election.
- April 1945 – H. R. Freeman died. P. B. Bulankulame won the by-election.
- May 1945 – D. M. Rajapaksa died. D. A. Rajapaksa won the by-election.
- October 1946 – R. C. Kannangara died. S. A. Wickramasinghe won the by-election.
Members
| Name | Appointed/ Elected | Constituency | Votes | Majority | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
| Elected | Nuwara Eliya | Dismissed from office, succeeded by M. D. Banda | ||||||
| Elected | Udugama | Succeeds Neil Hewavitarne | ||||||
| Elected | Matale | |||||||
| Elected | Galle | |||||||
| Elected | Moratuwa | Succeeds W. A. de Silva | ||||||
| Elected | Nuwara Eliya | - | - | Succeeds E. W. Abeygunasekera, Acting Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce | ||||
| Elected | Veyangoda | - | - | Minister of Local Administration | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Elected | Bibile | Succeeds G. C. Rambukpotha | ||||||
| Elected | Panadura | Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees | ||||||
| Elected | Negombo | Succeeds A. E. Rajapakse. Died in office, succeeded by H. de Z. Siriwardena | ||||||
| Elected | Kandy | Minister of Health | ||||||
| Elected | Colombo North | Succeeded Naysum Saravanamuttu | ||||||
| Elected | Moratuwa | Minister of Health Resigned from office, succeeded by Thomas Amarasuriya | ||||||
| Elected | Colombo South | |||||||
| Elected | Balapitiya | |||||||
| Elected | Batticaloa South | Succeeds S. O. Canagaratnam | ||||||
| Elected | Kayts | - | - | Speaker | ||||
| 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, 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 | ||||||
| Elected | Morawaka | Died in office, succeeded by S. A. Wickramasinghe | ||||||
| Elected | Badulla | |||||||
| Elected | Kurunegala | - | - | Minister of Communications and Works | ||||
| Elected | Balapitiya | |||||||
| Elected | Ratnapura | |||||||
| Elected | Jaffna | Minister of Home Affairs | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Elected | Minuwangoda | - | - | Minister of Agriculture and Lands | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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| Elected | Morawaka | Succeeds R. C. Kannangara | ||||||
| Appointed | Burgher |