Donoughmore Constitution

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The Donoughmore Constitution was a 1931 constitutional reform for colonial Ceylon that introduced universal adult franchise and a State Council combining legislative and executive functions under British rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
constitutional reform
aimedAt gradual constitutional development in Ceylon
appliesToDemographic all adults over 21 years in Ceylon
appliesToEthnicGroup Burghers in Ceylon
Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka
surface form: Indian Tamils in Ceylon

Sinhalese
Sri Lankan Moors
Sri Lankan Tamils
appliesToGovernmentType unitary colonial administration
appliesToJurisdiction Sri Lanka
surface form: Ceylon

Sri Lanka
basedOnReportOf Donoughmore Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Donoughmore Commission
characterizedBy absence of cabinet government
absence of full responsible government
combinedFunction executive functions
legislative functions
commissionChairedBy Earl of Donoughmore
country Sri Lanka
surface form: Ceylon
dateEnacted 1931
endTime 1947
field constitutional law
granted universal adult franchise
influenced later constitutional reforms in Sri Lanka
introduced State Council of Ceylon NERFINISHED
introducedSystem committee system of government
executive committees in the State Council
language English
legalStatus Orders of Council
surface form: Order in Council
legalSystem British colonial law
legislativeBody State Council of Ceylon NERFINISHED
limited powers of Ceylonese ministers
namedAfter Donoughmore Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Donoughmore Commission
notableFor one of the earliest universal adult franchises in Asia
partOf constitutional history of Sri Lanka
precededBy Manning Constitution
replacedBy Soulbury Constitution
restrictedFranchiseBy criminal conviction disqualification
insanity disqualification
residence requirements
retainedPowerFor British Governor
retainedPowerType control over defence
control over external affairs
reserve powers over legislation
significantEvent introduction of universal adult franchise in Ceylon
startTime 1931
underAuthorityOf British Empire
British colonial rule

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Subject: Donoughmore Constitution
Description of subject: The Donoughmore Constitution was a 1931 constitutional reform for colonial Ceylon that introduced universal adult franchise and a State Council combining legislative and executive functions under British rule.

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State Council of Ceylon legalBasis Donoughmore Constitution
Soulbury Constitution precededBy Donoughmore Constitution
Board of Ministers constitutionalBasis Donoughmore Constitution
Board of Ministers operatedUnder Donoughmore Constitution
Board of Ministers formedAsPartOf Donoughmore Constitution
this entity surface form: Donoughmore reforms
Board of Ministers dissolvedWith Donoughmore Constitution
Donoughmore Constitution namedAfter Donoughmore Constitution self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Donoughmore Commission
Donoughmore Constitution basedOnReportOf Donoughmore Constitution self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Donoughmore Commission