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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donoughmore Constitution canonical | 8 |
| Donoughmore Commission | 2 |
| Donoughmore reforms | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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)
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this entity surface form:
Donoughmore reforms
this entity surface form:
Donoughmore Commission
this entity surface form:
Donoughmore Commission