1st Parliament of Ceylon

1947–1952 meeting of the Sri Lankan legislature March 2021 August 2022 30em 1st Parliament of Ceylon Parliament of Ceylon 23 August – 20 September 1947 14 October 1947 8 April 1952 2nd 2nd 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) 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. Election Results September 2025 Members J. R. Jayewardene – Minister of FinanceMarch 2021 S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike – Minister of HealthMarch 2021 T. B. Jayah (1947–1950)1 March 2019 Sri Lankan Malays Fight For Parliament Representation https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/sri-lankan-malays-fight-for-parliament-representation/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20190301181634/https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/sri-lankan-malays-fight-for-parliament-representation/ 1 March 2019 7 March 2019 Colombo Telegraph References Sources https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-1947.pdf Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947 Department of Elections, Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 http://www.parliament.lk/en/duration-of-parliament Duration of Parliament Parliament of Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 http://www.parliament.lk/en/prime-ministers Prime Ministers Parliament of Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 http://www.parliament.lk/en/speakers Speakers Parliament of Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 http://www.parliament.lk/en/deputy-speaker-and-chairman-of-committees Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees Parliament of Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 http://www.parliament.lk/en/deputy-chairman-of-committees Deputy Chairman of Committees Parliament of Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 http://www.parliament.lk/en/leaders-of-the-opposition Leaders of the Opposition Parliament of Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 http://www.parliament.lk/en/leaders-of-the-house Leaders of the House Parliament of Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 http://www.parliament.lk/en/chief-government-whips Chief Government Whips Parliament of Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 http://www.parliament.lk/en/chief-opposition-whips Chief Opposition Whips Parliament of Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 http://www.parliament.lk/en/sessions-of-parliament Sessions of Parliament Parliament of Sri Lanka 8 February 2016 Category:Parliament of Sri Lanka Category:1947 Ceylonese parliamentary election