Speaker of Parliament

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The Speaker of Parliament is the presiding officer and highest authority of the Sri Lankan Parliament, responsible for overseeing legislative proceedings and maintaining order and impartiality in the house.

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Speaker of Parliament canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
presiding officer
appointedBy Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
associatedWith mace of the Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Sri Lanka
canCastVote casting vote in the event of a tie
country Sri Lanka
electedBy Members of Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
equivalentOffice Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
Speaker of the Lok Sabha (India) NERFINISHED
firstHolder Alfred Francis Molamure NERFINISHED
formationYear 1947
hasDeputy Deputy Chairman of Committees (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED
Deputy Speaker of Parliament (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
legalBasis Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
legislativeBody Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
memberOf officers of Parliament of Sri Lanka
mustBe impartial in the discharge of duties
nativeName ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී සභාපති NERFINISHED
nativeNameLanguage Sinhala
officeType non-judicial constitutional office
precedence high-ranking position in Sri Lankan order of precedence
reportsTo Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
residence official residence of the Speaker of Parliament of Sri Lanka
responsibility announcing results of votes
calling members to speak
ensuring adherence to parliamentary procedure
ensuring impartiality in parliamentary debates
interpreting parliamentary rules and standing orders
maintaining decorum in the chamber
maintaining order in the house
overseeing legislative proceedings
protecting the rights of all members
putting questions to a vote
representing Parliament in its relations with external bodies
representing Parliament in its relations with the President
role highest authority of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
presiding officer of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
seat Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte NERFINISHED
selectionMethod election by majority vote of Members of Parliament
style The Honourable Speaker NERFINISHED
symbolOf authority of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
termLength until dissolution of Parliament or loss of confidence

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unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka hasOfficer Speaker of Parliament
subject surface form: Parliament of Sri Lanka