National State Assembly
National State Assembly | |
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House of Representatives of Ceylon, National State Assembly, and Parliament of Sri Lanka) until 1982. Today it is known as the Old Parliament Building and houses the Presidential Secretariat . |
The National State Assembly (NSA) was the
legislative body of Sri Lanka established in May 1972 under the First Republican Constitution. The assembly was introduced by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike under the United Front Government replacing the Parliament of Ceylon, a bicameral arrangement set up with the Soulbury Commission.[1]
The major changes were an increase in the authority of the
Senate
had been abolished in 1971. The first amendment to the current constitution was to increase the number of members to 168.
The current Constitution of Sri Lanka, adopted on 7 September 1978, replaced the National State Assembly with the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
List of Parliaments
| # | Parliament | Began | Session | Session opened |
Session adjourned |
Ended | Duration[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1st National State Assembly |
22 May 1972 | 1 | 22 May 1972 | 10 February 1977 | 10 February 1977 | 4 years 11 months 26 days |
| 11 | 2nd National State Assembly |
4 August 1977 | 1 | 4 August 1977 | 7 September 1978 | 7 September 1978 | 1 year 1 month 3 days |
Members
Speakers
- Stanley Tillekeratne (1972–77)[4]
- Anandatissa de Alwis (1977–78)[4]
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees
- I. A. Cader (1972–77)[5]
- Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar (1977–78)[5]
See also
References
- "CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS SINCE INDEPENDENCE". The Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ ISBN 9781932705485.
- ^ ISBN 9780313332050.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link - ^ "Duration of Parliament". Parliament.lk. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Speakers". Handbook of Parliament. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ a b "Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees". Handbook of Parliament. Parliament of Sri Lanka.