1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election

1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election
← 1965 27 May 1970 1977 →
151 seats in the House of Representatives of Ceylon
76 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sirimavo Bandaranaike N. M. Perera Dudley Senanayake
Party SLFP LSSP UNP
Alliance United Front United Front –
Leader since 1960 1945 1957
Leader's seat Attanagalla Yatiyantota Dedigama
Last election 30.18%, 41 seats 7.47%, 10 seats 39.31%, 66 seats
Seats won 91 19 17
Seat change Increase 50 Increase 9 Decrease 49
Popular vote 1,839,979 433,224 1,892,525
Percentage 36.86% 8.68% 37.91%
Swing Increase 6.68pp Increase 1.21pp Decrease 1.40pp
Prime Minister before election

Dudley Senanayake
UNP

Prime Minister-designate

Sirimavo Bandaranaike
SLFP

Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon in 1970.