1952 Ceylonese parliamentary election

1952 Ceylonese parliamentary election
← 1947 24–30 May 1952 1956 →
95 seats in the House of Representatives of Ceylon
48 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Dudley Senanayake S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike N. M. Perera
Party UNP SLFP LSSP
Leader since 1952 1951 1945
Leader's seat Dedigama Attanagalla Ruwanwella
Last election 39.81%, 42 seats Did not exist 10.81%, 10 seats
Seats won 54 9 9
Seat change Increase 12 New party Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,026,005 361,250 305,133
Percentage 44.08% 15.52% 13.11%
Swing Increase 4.27pp New party Increase 2.30pp
Prime Minister before election

Dudley Senanayake
UNP

Prime Minister after election

Dudley Senanayake
UNP

Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon in 1952. It is notable for being the second and final election overseen and administered by the Department of Parliamentary Elections before its merger in 1955.[1]

  1. ^ "Elections Department in the limelight". ft.lk. Daily Financial Times. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2018.