1st Parliament of Ceylon
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| Legislative body | Parliament of Ceylon | ||||||||||
| Term | 14 October 1947 – 8 April 1952 | ||||||||||
| Election | 23 August – 20 September 1947 | ||||||||||
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| Speaker | Alexander Francis Molamure, UNP (1947–51) Albert Peries, UNP (1951–52) | ||||||||||
| Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees | R. A. de Mel, UNP (1947–48) H. W. Amarasuriya, UNP (1948) Albert Peries, UNP (1948–51) Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail, (1951–52) | ||||||||||
| Deputy Chairman of Committees | J. A. Martensz, (1947–48) Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail, (1949–51) T. Ramalingam, ACTC (1951–52) | ||||||||||
| Prime Minister | D. S. Senanayake, UNP (1947–52) Dudley Senanayake, UNP (1952) | ||||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | N. M. Perera, LSSP | ||||||||||
| Leader of the House | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, UNP (1947–51) John Kotelawala, UNP (1951–52) | ||||||||||
| Chief Government Whip | Senerat Gunewardene, UNP (1947–48) A. Ekanayake Gunasinha, CLP (1948–52) | ||||||||||
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The 1st Parliament of Ceylon was a meeting of the Parliament of Ceylon, with the membership determined by the results of the 1947 parliamentary election between 23 August and 20 September 1947. The parliament met for the first time on 14 October 1947 and was dissolved on 8 April 1952.
Election
[edit]Results
[edit]Members
[edit]- J R Jayawardane – Minister of finance[citation needed]
- S. W. R. D. Bandaranayake – Minister of health[citation needed]
- Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah (1947–1950)[1]
References
[edit]- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Duration of Parliament". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Speakers". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Deputy Chairman of Committees". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Leaders of the Opposition". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Leaders of the House". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Chief Government Whips". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Chief Opposition Whips". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Malays Fight For Parliament Representation". Colombo Telegraph. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.