| 1st Parliament of Ceylon | |||||||||||
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| Overview | |||||||||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Ceylon | ||||||||||
| Term | 14 October 1947 – 8 April 1952 | ||||||||||
| Election | 23 August – 20 September 1947 | ||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||
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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.