Former Executive Councils
- : Executive Council of Ceylon (1804 – 1947) - replaced by the Cabinet of Sri Lanka following independence
- : British North America
- : Executive Council of Upper Canada (1792 – 1841)
- : Executive Council of Lower Canada (1791 – 1841)
- : Executive Council of the Province of Canada (1841 – 1867) - replace the councils for Upper Canada and Lower Canada; replaced by the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- : : Executive Council of the Colony of British Columbia 11858-1871
- : Executive Council of British Honduras 1840-1961
- : Executive Council of the Straits Settlements 1867-1946
- : Executive Council of Singapore 1946-1959
- : Executive Council of the Irish Free State (1922 – 1937)
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