Parliament of Ceylon
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The Parliament of Ceylon was the bicameral national legislature of the British Dominion of Ceylon, functioning as its supreme law-making body until the country became the Republic of Sri Lanka.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Ceylon canonical | 18 |
| House of Representatives of Ceylon | 10 |
| Ceylon Parliament | 1 |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T291423 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parliament of Ceylon Context triple: [Dominion of Ceylon, legislature, Parliament of Ceylon]
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A.
Parliament of Singapore
The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameral national legislature responsible for making laws, debating public policy, and scrutinizing the government in Singapore.
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B.
Dominion of Ceylon
The Dominion of Ceylon was a British Commonwealth realm in South Asia that existed from 1948 to 1972, when it became the fully independent republic of Sri Lanka.
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C.
New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of New Zealand, responsible for making laws, scrutinizing the government, and representing the interests of New Zealanders.
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D.
Madras Legislative Council
The Madras Legislative Council was the colonial-era legislative assembly of the Madras Presidency, serving as one of the earliest representative institutions in British India.
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E.
Bombay Legislative Council
The Bombay Legislative Council was the colonial-era legislative body that governed the Bombay Presidency under British rule in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parliament of Ceylon Target entity description: The Parliament of Ceylon was the bicameral national legislature of the British Dominion of Ceylon, functioning as its supreme law-making body until the country became the Republic of Sri Lanka.
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A.
Parliament of Singapore
The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameral national legislature responsible for making laws, debating public policy, and scrutinizing the government in Singapore.
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B.
Dominion of Ceylon
The Dominion of Ceylon was a British Commonwealth realm in South Asia that existed from 1948 to 1972, when it became the fully independent republic of Sri Lanka.
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C.
New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of New Zealand, responsible for making laws, scrutinizing the government, and representing the interests of New Zealanders.
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D.
Madras Legislative Council
The Madras Legislative Council was the colonial-era legislative assembly of the Madras Presidency, serving as one of the earliest representative institutions in British India.
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E.
Bombay Legislative Council
The Bombay Legislative Council was the colonial-era legislative body that governed the Bombay Presidency under British rule in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ parliament ⓘ |
| capital | Colombo ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1972 ⓘ |
| endTime | 22 May 1972 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Soulbury Constitution ⓘ |
| function | supreme law-making body of Ceylon ⓘ |
| governmentType | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Parliament of Ceylon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
Senate of Ceylon ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringExistence | Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle |
Maharaja
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Ceylon
Queen of Ceylon ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
|
| legislativeBodyFor |
Dominion of Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
British Dominion of Ceylon
independent Ceylon ⓘ |
| legislatureOf |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ |
| location |
Colombo
ⓘ
Galle Face Green ⓘ |
| lowerHouse |
Parliament of Ceylon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
|
| meetsIn | Colombo ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | en ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| replaced | State Council of Ceylon ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
National State Assembly of Sri Lanka
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Sri Lanka
|
| representedBy |
Governor-General
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of Ceylon
|
| republicTransition |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Sri Lanka
|
| seat |
Parliament Building, Colombo
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament Building, Galle Face
|
| shortName |
Parliament of Ceylon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon Parliament
|
| significantEvent |
abolished with adoption of 1972 Republican Constitution
ⓘ
first meeting held 14 October 1947 ⓘ |
| startTime | 14 October 1947 ⓘ |
| successorState | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate of Ceylon ⓘ |
| votingSystemLowerHouse |
first-past-the-post
ⓘ
single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| votingSystemUpperHouse |
appointment
ⓘ
indirect election ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parliament of Ceylon Description of subject: The Parliament of Ceylon was the bicameral national legislature of the British Dominion of Ceylon, functioning as its supreme law-making body until the country became the Republic of Sri Lanka.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
this entity surface form:
Parliament of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
this entity surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
this entity surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
this entity surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
this entity surface form:
Ceylon Parliament
this entity surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
this entity surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
subject surface form:
Parliament of Sri Lanka
subject surface form:
Parliament of Sri Lanka
this entity surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
subject surface form:
Don Stephen Senanayake
this entity surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon
subject surface form:
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
this entity surface form:
House of Representatives of Ceylon