1st Parliament of Ceylon

1st Parliament of Ceylon
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Overview
Legislative body	Parliament of Ceylon
Term	14 October 1947 – 8 April 1952
Election	23 August – 20 September 1947
Senior parliamentarians
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)
Sessions
1st 14 October 1947 – 31 January 1948 2nd 10 February 1948 – 17 June 1949 3rd 12 July 1949 – 6 April 1950 4th 20 June 1950 – 24 April 1951 5th 20 June 1951 – 8 April 1952

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.

Members

• J R Jayawardane – Minister of finance
• S. W. R. D. Bandaranayake – Minister of health
• Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah (1947–1950)

References

• "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.