unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka

E194987

legislative body national parliament unicameral legislature

The unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka is the country’s supreme legislative body, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the executive within a single-chamber system.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Parliament of Sri Lanka	66
Sri Lankan Parliament	4
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka canonical	2
Constituent Assembly of Sri Lanka	1
Legislative branch of Sri Lanka	1
Legislature of Sri Lanka	1
Members of Parliament of Sri Lanka	1
National State Assembly of Sri Lanka	1
Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	1
legislature of Sri Lanka	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1730576 — 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: unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
Context triple: [Senate of Ceylon, replacedBy, unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka]

A. Senate of Ceylon
The Senate of Ceylon was the appointed upper chamber of the Ceylonese legislature during the period of British Dominion status, functioning as a revising body until its abolition in 1971.
B. Parliament of Ceylon
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.
C. Legislative Council of Ceylon
The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the colonial-era representative body that advised and assisted the British administration in governing Ceylon before the establishment of more democratic institutions.
D. State Council of Ceylon
The State Council of Ceylon was a semi-legislative, semi-executive body established under British colonial rule that served as the main governing institution of Ceylon before independence.
E. National Assembly of Mauritius
The National Assembly of Mauritius is the unicameral parliamentary body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in the Republic of Mauritius.
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: unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
Target entity description: The unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka is the country’s supreme legislative body, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the executive within a single-chamber system.

A. Senate of Ceylon
The Senate of Ceylon was the appointed upper chamber of the Ceylonese legislature during the period of British Dominion status, functioning as a revising body until its abolition in 1971.
B. Parliament of Ceylon
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.
C. Legislative Council of Ceylon
The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the colonial-era representative body that advised and assisted the British administration in governing Ceylon before the establishment of more democratic institutions.
D. State Council of Ceylon
The State Council of Ceylon was a semi-legislative, semi-executive body established under British colonial rule that served as the main governing institution of Ceylon before independence.
E. National Assembly of Mauritius
The National Assembly of Mauritius is the unicameral parliamentary body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in the Republic of Mauritius.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body ⓘ national parliament ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ
buildingArchitect	Geoffrey Bawa ⓘ
can	approve declarations of war and peace ⓘ control public finance ⓘ impeach the President of Sri Lanka ⓘ pass constitutional amendments ⓘ pass ordinary laws ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	supreme legislative authority in Sri Lanka ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
district	Kotte ⓘ
electoralBasis	multi-member electoral districts ⓘ
establishedBy	1972 Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
governingDocument	Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
hasCommitteeSystem	yes ⓘ
hasOfficer	Deputy Speaker ⓘ Leader of the Opposition ⓘ Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ⓘ Serjeant-at-Arms ⓘ Speaker of Parliament ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.parliament.lk/ ⓘ
headOfParliamentTitle	Speaker of Parliament ⓘ
jurisdiction	Sri Lanka ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
legislativeFunction	amends the Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ approves the national budget ⓘ enacts national laws ⓘ
location	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ⓘ
meetsIn	Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ⓘ
numberOfChambers	1 ⓘ
numberOfMembers	225 ⓘ
oversightFunction	conducts parliamentary inquiries ⓘ oversees the executive branch ⓘ questions government ministers ⓘ
predecessor	House of Representatives of Ceylon ⓘ linked to: Parliament of Ceylon Senate of Ceylon ⓘ
province	Western Province ⓘ
reconstitutedBy	1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ
replaced	Parliament of Ceylon ⓘ
structure	unicameral ⓘ
supremeLegislativeBodyOf	Sri Lanka ⓘ
termLength	5 years ⓘ
typeOfCommittees	oversight committees ⓘ select committees ⓘ standing committees ⓘ
votingSystem	proportional representation ⓘ
votingSystemDetail	party-list proportional representation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited