August
15, 1947 to January 25, 1949
On
August 14, 1947, the sovereign state of
As a
result of the voting in the Punjab Legislative Assembly 1946 held on June 23, 1947,
the Assembly had been divided into West Punjab Legislative Assembly and the
East Punjab Legislative Assembly.
All
sitting members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly 1946, elected from
constituencies included in the Province of West Punjab (their number being 91),
were declared to have been elected to the renamed West Punjab Legislative
Assembly with effect from August 15, 1947.
The
first sitting was held on January 5, 1948. Sir Robert Francis Mudie, Governor of West
This
Assembly had held 29 sittings over two sessions when the Governor dissolved it
on January 25, 1949. In this way, the first Assembly after independence
remained on ground for a period of 1 year, 5 months and 11 days.
1
Issued under
subsection (2) of section 8 of the Indian Independence Act 1947, subsequently, however,
the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1956 replaced it with
effect from March 23, 1956.
2
Section 5(1) of the
3 Proceedings, West Punjab Legislative Assembly, January 5, 1948, page
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