The Second Manning Reforms of 1923 increased membership from 37 to 49, of which 12 were official and 37 were unofficial. Of the non-official members, eight were appointed by the governor (three Muslim, two Indian Tamils and three others) and the remaining 29 were elected (23 on a territorial basis, three Europeans, two Burghers, one Ceylon Tamil for the Western Province). The 23 territorial constituencies were distributed as follows:
- Central Province 2
- Eastern Province 2
- Northern Province 5
- North Central Province 1
- North Western Province 2
- Sabaragamuwa Province 2
- Southern Province 3
- Uva Province 1
- Western Province 5
The head of the Legislative Council had been the Governor, but the new reforms created the post of President of the Legislative Council, which was held by a Governor on a nominal basis, and a selected member was appointed to the post of Vice President of the Legislative Council, who was James Peiris. However, the Governor still retained most of the authority in the country. Four non-official members were selected to be part of the Executive Council.
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