First Session |
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| First Meeting | 07 June 1970 |
| Summoned | 14 June 1970 |
| Prorogued | 23 March 1971 |
Second Session |
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| Summoned | 28 March 1971 |
| Parliament Ends | 22 May 1972 |
| With the promulgation of the Constitution of Sri Lanka on 22 May 1972 the National State Assembly superseded the Parliament. | |
First Session |
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| First Meeting | 05 April 1965 |
| Summoned | 09 April 1965 |
| Prorogued | 22 June 1966 |
Second Session |
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| Summoned | 08 July 1966 |
| Prorogued | 20 June 1967 |
Third Session |
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| Summoned | 08 July 1967 |
| Prorogued | 22 June 1968 |
Fourth Session |
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| Summoned | 07 July 1968 |
| Prorogued | 25 June 1969 |
Fifth Session |
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| Summoned | 10 July 1969 |
| Dissolved | 25 March 1970 (Gaz. No. 14898) |
First Session |
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| First Meeting | 05 August 1960 |
| Summoned | 12 August 1960 |
| Prorogued | 04 July 1961 |
Second Session |
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| Summoned* | 13 July 1961 |
| Prorogued | 20 June 1962 |
Third Session |
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| Summoned | 11 July 1962 |
| Prorogued | 06 May 1963 |
Fourth Session |
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| Summoned* | 17 July 1963 |
| Prorogued | 12 March 1964 |
| *His Excellency Mr. William Gopallawa's first speech from the Throne to both Houses of Parliament after he was appointed Governor-General. | |
Fifth Session |
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| Summoned | 02 July 1964 |
| Prorogued | 12 November 1964 |
Sixth Session |
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| Summoned | 20 November 1964 |
| Dissolved | 17 December 1964 (Gaz. No. 14259) |
First Session |
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| First Meeting | 30 March 1960 |
| Summoned | 06 April 1960 |
| Dissolved | 23 April 1960 |
First Session |
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| First Meeting | 19 April 1956 |
| Summoned | 20 April 1956 |
| Prorogued | 03 May 1957 |
Second Session |
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| Summoned | 13 June 1957 |
| Prorogued | 15 May 1958 |
Third Session |
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| Summoned* | 04 June 1958 |
| Prorogued | 23 May 1959 |
| *The date fixed for the summoning of the Third Session was 12 June 1958, but owing to declaration of a State of Emergency Parliament was summoned to meet on 04 June 1958. | |
Fourth Session |
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| Summoned | 30 June 1959 |
| Dissolved | 05 December 1959 |
First Session |
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| First Meeting | 09 June 1952 |
| Summoned | 10 June 1952 |
| Prorogued | 29 April 1953 |
Second Session |
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| Summoned | 07 July 1953 |
| Prorogued | 31 March 1954 |
Third Session |
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| Summoned* | 12 April 1954 |
| Prorogued | 27 April 1955 |
| *The Third Session was declared open by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. | |
Fourth Session |
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| Summoned* | 07 June 1955 |
| Dissolved | 18 February 1956 |
| *His Excellency Sir Oliver Goonetilleke's first Speech from the Throne to both Houses of Parliament after he was appointed Governor-General. | |