First State Council |
| Nomination |
04 May 1931 |
| General Election |
13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20
June 1931 (07 days) |
| Dissolved |
07 December 1935 |
| Duration |
4 years 5 months 1 day |
| |
|
Second State Council |
| Nomination |
15 January 1936 |
| General Election |
22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29
February and
2, 3, 5, & 7 March 1936 (11 days) |
| Dissolved |
04 July 1947 |
| Duration |
11 years 3 months 18 days |
| |
|
First Parliament - House
of Representatives |
| Nomination |
26 July 1947 |
| General Election |
23, 25, 26, 27, 28
& 30 August and
1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17,18 &
20 September 1947 (19 days) |
| First Meeting |
14 October 1947 |
| Dissolved |
08 April 1952 |
| Duration |
4 years 5 months 25 days |
| |
|
Second
Parliament - House of Representatives |
| Nomination |
28 April 1952 |
| General Election |
24, 26, 28 & 30 May 1952 (04 days) |
| First Meeting |
09 June 1952 |
| Dissolved |
18 February 1956 |
| Duration |
3 years 8 months 10 days |
| |
|
Third Parliament - House
of Representatives |
| Nomination |
08 March 1956 |
| General Election |
5, 7, & 10 April 1956 (03 days) |
| First Meeting |
19 April 1956 |
| Dissolved |
05 December 1959 |
| Duration |
3 years 7 months 17 days |
| |
|
Fourth Parliament - House
of Representatives |
| Nomination |
04 January 1960 |
| General Election |
19 March 1960 |
| First Meeting |
30 March 1960 |
| Dissolved |
23 April 1960 |
| Duration |
24 days |
(General Election to the Fourth Parliament was for the first time held on one day) |
| |
|
Fifth Parliament - House
of Representatives |
| Nomination |
20 May 1960 |
| General Election |
20 July 1960 |
| First Meeting |
05 August 1960 |
| Dissolved |
17 December 1964
Gaz. No. 14259 of 17.12.64 |
| Duration |
4 years 4 months 13 days |
| |
|
Sixth Parliament - House
of Representatives |
| Nomination |
11 January 1965 |
| General Election |
22 March 1965 |
| First Meeting |
05 April 1965 |
| Dissolved |
25 March 1970
Gaz. No. 14898/7 of 25.03.70 |
| Duration |
4 years 11 months 20 days |
| |
|
Seventh Parliament - House
of Representatives |
| Nomination |
23 April 1970 |
| General Election |
27 May 1970 |
| First Meeting |
07 June 1970 |
| Duration |
1 year 11 months 15 days |
(With the promulgation of the Constitution
of Sri Lanka on 22 May 1972 the National State
Assembly superseded the Seventh Parliament) |
| |
|
First National State Assembly
|
| First Meeting |
22 May 1972 |
| Dissolved |
18 May 1977
Gaz. No. 265/8 of 18.05.77 |
| Duration |
4 years 11 months 26 days |
| |
|
Second National State Assembly
|
| Nomination |
06 June 1977 |
| General Election |
21 July 1977 |
| First Meeting |
04 August 1977 |
| Duration |
1 year 1 month 3 days |
(With the promulgation of the Constitution
of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
on 07 September 1978 the First Parliament superseded
the Second National State Assembly) |
| |
|
First
Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
| First Meeting |
07 September 1978 |
(By the Fourth Amendment of the
Constitution *
the duration of the First Parliament
was extended until 04 August 1989) |
| *
(Referendum on 22 December 1982) |
| Dissolved |
20 December 1988
Gaz. No. 537/2 of 20.12.88 |
| Duration |
10 years 3 months 13 days |
| |
|
Second Parliament of the
D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
| Nomination |
06 January 1989
Gaz. No. 537/2 of 20.12.88 |
| General Election |
15 February 1989
Gaz. No. 537/2 of 20.12.88 |
| First Meeting |
09 March 1989
Gaz. No. 537/2 of 20.12.88 |
| Dissolved |
24 June 1994
Gaz. No. 824/18 of 24.06.94 |
| Duration |
5 years 3 months 15 days |
| |
|
Third Parliament of the
D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
| Nomination |
11 July 1994
Gaz. No. 824/18 of 24.06.94 |
| General Election |
16 August 1994
Gaz. No. 824/18 of 24.06.94 |
| First Meeting |
25 August 1994
Gaz. No. 833/9 of 24.08.1994 |
| Dissolved |
18 August 2000
Gaz. No. 1145/26 of 18.08.2000 |
| Duration |
5 years 11 months 23 days |
| |
|
Fourth
Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
| Nomination period |
28 August 2000 - 04 September
2000
Gaz. No. 1145/26 of 18.08.2000 |
| General Election |
10 October 2000
Gaz. No. 1145/26 of 18.08.2000 |
| First Meeting |
18 October 2000 at 2.30 p.m. |
| Dissolved |
10 October 2001
Gaz. No. 1205/12 of 10.10.2001 |
| Duration |
11 months 22 days |
| |
|
Fifth
Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
| Nomination period |
20 October 2001 - 27 October 2001
Gaz. No. 1205/12 of 10.10.2001 |
| General Election |
05 December 2001
Gaz. No. 1205/12 of 10.10.2001 |
| First Meeting |
19 December 2001
Gaz. No. 1214/23 of 12.12.2001 |
| Dissolved |
07 February 2004
Gaz. No. 1326/13 of 07.02.2004 |
| Duration |
2 years 1 month 18 days
|
| |
|
Sixth
Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
| Nomination period |
17 February 2004 - 24 February
2004
Gaz. No. 1326/13 of 07.02.2004 |
| General Election |
02 April 2004
Gaz. No. 1326/13 of 07.02.2004 |
| First Meeting |
22 April 2004
Gaz. No. 1326/13 of 07.02.2004 |
| Dissolved |
09 February 2010
Gaz. No. 1640/16 of 09.02.2010 |
| Duration |
5 years 9 months 17 days |
| |
|
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
| Nomination period |
19 February 2010 - 26 February 2010
Gaz. No. 1640/16 of 09.02.2010 |
| General Election |
08 & 20 April 2010
Gaz. No. 1640/16 of 09.02.2010 &
Gaz. No. 1648/16 of 10.04.2010 |
| First Meeting |
22 April 2010
Gaz. No. 1640/16 of 09.02.2010 |
