[1] No nominations were received in four constituencies in the north of the country due to a boycott organised by the Jaffna Youth Congress.

[1] In addition the Governor nominated eight additional members, John William Oldfield, Maurice John Cary, I. X. Pereira, M. K. Saldin, V. R. S. Schokman, Evelyn Charles Villiers, Thomas Lister Villiers and Stewart Schneider.

The new state council met for the first time on 7 July 1931 and elected A. F. Molamure, F. A. Obeysekera and M. M. Subramaniam as Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees and Deputy Chairman of Committees respectively.

[2] The seven chairman of the State Council's executive committees, who were members of the Board of Ministers, were also appointed.

[2] Following the end of the boycott in the north of the country by-elections were held in the four constituencies in early July 1934.