The 3rd Parliament of Ceylon was a meeting of the Parliament of Ceylon, with the membership determined by the results of the 1956 parliamentary election between 5 and 10 April 1956. The parliament met for the first time on 19 April 1956 and was dissolved on 5 December 1959.
3rd Parliament of Ceylon | |||||||||
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Overview | |||||||||
Legislative body | Parliament of Ceylon | ||||||||
Term | 19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959 | ||||||||
Election | 5–10 April 1956 | ||||||||
Senior parliamentarians | |||||||||
Speaker | Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail | ||||||||
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees | Piyasena Tennakoon, SLFP (1956–58) R. S. Pelpola, SLFP (1958–59) | ||||||||
Deputy Chairman of Committees | R. S. Pelpola, SLFP (1956–58) L. S. Jinasena, UNP (1958–59) | ||||||||
Prime Minister | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, SLFP (1956–59) Wijeyananda Dahanayake, MEP (1959) | ||||||||
Leader of the Opposition | N. M. Perera, LSSP | ||||||||
Leader of the House | C. P. de Silva, SLFP | ||||||||
Chief Government Whip | W. J. C. Moonesinghe, SLFP | ||||||||
Sessions | |||||||||
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References
edit- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.[permanent dead link ]
- "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.