Legislative Council of Ceylon
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:legislative_body
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Ceylon
|
| gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:British_colonial_administration
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1931
|
| gptkbp:established |
1833
|
| gptkbp:firstPresident |
gptkb:Governor_of_Ceylon
|
| gptkbp:function |
advised the Governor
debated colonial policies passed ordinances |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Legislative Council of Ceylon
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Colombo
|
| gptkbp:meetingPlace |
gptkb:Council_Chamber,_Colombo
|
| gptkbp:notableMember |
gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkb:E._W._Perera gptkb:James_Peiris gptkb:Ponnambalam_Ramanathan |
| gptkbp:numberOfMembers |
increased to 49 by 1920
initially 16 |
| gptkbp:purpose |
advisory and legislative functions
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:State_Council_of_Ceylon
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:State_Council_of_Ceylon
|
| gptkbp:type |
unicameral
|
| gptkbp:votingSystem |
limited franchise
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:State_Council_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:State_Council_of_Ceylon |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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