1947 Ceylonese parliamentary election

First Ceylonese Parliamentary elections (1947) 1947 Ceylonese parliamentary election British Ceylon parliamentary no 1936 Ceylonese State Council election 1936 2nd State Council of Ceylon 1952 Ceylonese parliamentary election 1952 1st Parliament of Ceylon 95 seats in the House of Representatives of Ceylon 48 seats were needed for a majority 23 August–20 September 1947 61.3% Official Photographic Portrait of Don Stephen Senanayaka (1884-1952).jpg D. S. Senanayake 1946 United National Party Mirigama 42 751,432 39.81% Lanka Sama Samaja Party LSSP N. M. Perera 1945 Lanka Sama Samaja Party Ruwanwella 10 204,020 10.81% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Position established D. S. Senanayake United National Party Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon between 23 August and 20 September 1947. They were the first elections overseen and administered by the newly formed Department of Parliamentary Elections.Elections Department in the limelight http://www.ft.lk/article/478461/Elections-Department-in-the-limelight 4 February 2018 Daily Financial Times ft.lk 3 Oct 2015 Background This is considered the first national election held in Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon). Although it took place before independence was actually granted, it was the first election under the Soulbury Constitution. Some of the major figures who had led the independence struggle were found in the right-wing United National Party led by D.S. Senanayake. In opposition were the Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party and Bolshevik Leninist Party of India, the Communist Party of Ceylon, the Ceylon Indian Congress and an array of independents. Results Senanayake's UNP fell short of a majority, but was able to form a government in coalition with the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, which had taken most of the seats in the Tamil-majority regions of the island. Sri Lanka obtained full independence as a dominion in 1948. The British nevertheless retained military bases in the country and English remained as the official language along with much of the administrative system put in place by the British along with British officials. United National Party 751432 42 Lanka Sama Samaja Party 204020 10 BSP–BLP 113193 5 All Ceylon Tamil Congress 82499 7 Ceylon Indian Congress 72230 6 Communist Party of Ceylon 70331 3 Ceylon Labour Party 38932 1 United Lanka Congress 3953 0 Swaraj Party 1393 0 Independents 549381 21 1701150 3048145 Nohlen et al.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, pp709–722 0-19-924958-XActual turnout was slightly higher due to H. S. Ismail (UNP) being elected from Puttalam Electoral District without a contest. Notes References http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947 Department of Elections, Sri Lanka dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115557/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF 2015-09-24 http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/election/general_election1947.jsp 1947 General Election Results LankaNewspapers.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120310000643/http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/election/general_election1947.jsp 10 March 2012 dmy-all http://www.jpp.co.jp/lanka/gov/govd/govde/gov31e.htm Table 31 Parliament Election (1947) 10 February 2009 Sri Lanka Statistics http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ20Df03.html https://web.archive.org/web/20011108095742/http://atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ20Df03.html unfit 8 November 2001 Chapter 11: On the threshold of freedom K. T. Rajasingham 20 October 2001 Sri Lanka: The Untold Story Asia Times http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ27Df05.html https://web.archive.org/web/20020103155748/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ27Df05.html unfit 3 January 2002 Chapter 12: Tryst with independence K. T. Rajasingham 27 October 2001 Sri Lanka: The Untold Story Asia Times January 2017 Ceylon Category:Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka Category:August 1947 in Asia Category:September 1947 in Asia Category:1947 elections in the British Empire Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results