1st Parliament of Ceylon

1st Parliament of Ceylon
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Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Ceylon
Term14 October 1947 – 8 April 1952
Election23 August – 20 September 1947
Senior parliamentarians
SpeakerAlexander 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 CommitteesJ. A. Martensz, (1947–48)
Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail, (1949–51)
T. Ramalingam, ACTC (1951–52)
Prime MinisterD. S. Senanayake, UNP (1947–52)
Dudley Senanayake, UNP (1952)
Leader of the OppositionN. M. Perera, LSSP
Leader of the HouseS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, UNP (1947–51)
John Kotelawala, UNP (1951–52)
Chief Government WhipSenerat Gunewardene, UNP (1947–48)
A. Ekanayake Gunasinha, CLP (1948–52)
Sessions
1st14 October 1947 – 31 January 1948
2nd10 February 1948 – 17 June 1949
3rd12 July 1949 – 6 April 1950
4th20 June 1950 – 24 April 1951
5th20 June 1951 – 8 April 1952

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.