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The '''Punjab Legislative Assembly''' was the [[legislature]] of the province of [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]] in [[British India]]. Established by British authorities in 1910, the assembly had nominal powers and a membership of mainly pro-British politicians and government officials. Voting was largely boycotted until the [[Government of India Act 1935]] increased representation and the powers of the assembly.

==First Council==
The first Punjab Legislative Council was formed in 1921 fora t three-year term. The Council had 93 members, seventy per cent of whom were elected and rest nominated.<ref name="Pre Punjab First synopsis">{{cite web |title=Pre Punjab First synopsis |url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-first-synopsis |website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

An elected president presided over meetings of the Council. The first Punjab Legislative Council held 98 meetings between 8 January 1921 and 27 October 1923.<ref name="Pre Punjab First synopsis"/>

Notable members included:

*[[Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler|Sir Montagu Butler]] ''(President)''
*[[Herbert Alexander Casson]] ''(President)''
*[[Mehtab Singh, Sardar Bahadur]] ''(Vice President)'' (Feb. 1921 to Oct. 1921)
*[[Manohar Lal (economist)|Manohar Lal]] ''(Vice President)'' (1921 to 1923) ''(Lahore — Punjab University)''
*[[Fazl-i-Hussain|Sir Fazl-i-Husain]] ''(Elected — Muhammadan Landholders)''
*[[Sikandar Hayat Khan (Punjabi politician)]] ''(Wah, Attock — Muhammadan, Rural)''
*[[Sundar Singh Majithia]] (Ex-officio member, Member Executive Council)
*[[Feroz Khan Noon]] ''(Shahpur West — (Muhammadan), Rural)''
*[[Chhotu Ram]] ''(South East Rohtak (Non-Muhammadan)''
*[[Mian Muhammad Shahnawaz]] (''Lahore, Lahore — Muhammadan, Rural)''

==Second Council==
The second Legislative Council was constituted on 2 January 1924 and held 102 meetings until it was dissolved on 27 October 1926.<ref name="Pre Punjab Second Synopsis">{{cite web |title=Pre Punjab Second Synopsis |url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-second-synopsis |website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref>

[[Abdul Qadir (Muslim leader)|Sir Sheikh Abdul Qadir]] was the first elected and the first Muslim President of this Council. He resigned in September 1925 when he was appointed Minister for Education, and was succeeded by [[Shahab-ud-Din Virk|Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk]].<ref name="Pre Punjab Second Synopsis"/>

Notable members included:

*[[George Anderson (educator)|Sir George Anderson]] ''(Director of Public Instruction, Punjab)''
*Herbert Alexander Casson ''(President)''
*Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk ''(President)''
*Sir Sheikh Abdul Qadir ''(President)''
*Manohar Lal ''(Lahore — Punjab University)''
*Sir Fazl-i-Husain ''(Minister for Education, Revenue Member — Muhammadan Landholders)''
*Sikandar Hayat Khan ''(Attock — Muhammadan, Rural)''
*Sundar Singh Majithia ''(Revenue Member)''
*[[John Maynard (civil servant)|John Maynard]] ''(Leader of the House, Finance Member)''
*[[Jogendra Singh]] ''(Sikh Landholders, Minister for Agriculture)''
*Chhotu Ram ''(South East Rohtak — Non-Muhammadan, Rural, Minister for Agriculture, Education)''

==Third Council==
The third Legislative Council sat between 3 January 1927 and 26 July 1930, during which is held 111 meetings.<ref name="Pre Punjab Third synopsis">{{cite web |title=Pre Punjab Third synopsis |url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-third-synopsis |website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk was re-elected President on 4 January 1927.<ref name="Pre Punjab Third synopsis"/>

Notable members included:

*Sir George Anderson ''(Director of Public Instruction, Punjab)''
*Sir Sheikh Abdul Qadir ''(Representative, General Interests)''
*[[Sir Henry Craik, 1st Baronet|Sir Henry Craik]] ''(Finance Member Government of Punjab)''
*[[Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency|Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency]] ''(Finance Member to Government, Punjab)''
*[[Herbert William Emerson|Herbert Emerson]] ''(Secretary to Government Punjab, Finance Department)''
*Sir Fazl-i-Husain ''Revenue Member to Government Punjab''
*[[Muhammad Iqbal|Sir Muhammad Iqbal]] ''(Lahore City — Muhammadan, Urban)''
*Sikandar Hayat Khan ''(Muhammadan — Landholders)''
*Manohar Lal ''(Punjab University) — Minister for Education''
*Feroz Khan Noon ''(Shahpur East — Muhammadan, Rural) — Minister for Local Self-Government''
*Chhotu Ram ''(Hissar — Non-Muhammadan, Rural)'
*Sir Jogendra Singh ''(Sikh Landholders) — Minister for Agriculture''
*Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk ''(President)''

==Fourth Council==
The fourth and the last Legislative Council was constituted on 25 October 1930 and held 197 meetings until it was dissolved on 17 November 1935.<ref name="Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis">{{cite web |title=Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis |url=http://papmis.pitb.gov.pk/en/members/past-members/punjab-legislative-council-1921-to-1936/pre-punjab-fourth-synopsis |website=papmis.pitb.gov.pk |accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk was reelected unopposed as President for a third term. He resigned when he was appointmed Minister for Education and was succeeded by [[Sir Chhotu Ram]].<ref name="Pre Punjab Fourth synopsis"/>

Notable members included:
*Sir George Anderson ''(Director of Public Instruction, Punjab)''
*[[Mazhar Ali Azhar]] ''(East and West Central Towns — Muhammadan, Urban)''
*Sir Henry Craik ''(Finance Member to Government, Punjab)''
*[[Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani]] ''(Representative of General Interest)''
*Sir Fazl-i-Husain ''Minister for Education''
*[[Miles Irving]] ''(Finance Member, Minister Revenue previously worked as Financial Commissioner)''
*Sikandar Hayat Khan ''(Revenue Member to Government, Punjab)''
*Manohar Lal ''(Punjab University)''
*[[Shahnawaz Khan Mamdot]] (Representative of General Interest)
*Feroz Khan Noon ''(Shahpur East — Muhammadan, Rural) — Minister for Education''
*Chhotu Ram ''(President)'
*Sir Jogendra Singh ''(Sikh, Landholders — Minister for Agriculture)''
*Sir Shahab-ud-Din Virk ''(President)''

==See also==
* [[Chaudhry Afzal Haq]] elected 1924

==References==
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[[Category:Provinces of British India]]
[[Category:History of Punjab]]
[[Category:Defunct lower houses]]
[[Category:Government of British India]]

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