3rd Parliament of Ceylon
| 3rd Parliament of Ceylon | |||||||||
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| Overview | |||||||||
| Term | 19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959 | ||||||||
| Election | 5, 7, 10 April 1956 | ||||||||
| Senior parliamentarians | |||||||||
| Speaker | Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail | ||||||||
| Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees |
Piyasena Tennakoon R. S. Pelpola | ||||||||
| Deputy Chairman of Committees |
R. S. Pelpola L.B.S. Jinasena | ||||||||
| Prime Minister |
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Wijeyananda Dahanayake | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | N. M. Perera | ||||||||
| Leader of the House | C. P. de Silva | ||||||||
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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.
References
- "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (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.
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