3rd Parliament of Ceylon

3rd Parliament of Ceylon
4th 6th
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Ceylon
Term19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959
Election5–10 April 1956
Senior parliamentarians
SpeakerHameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
Deputy Speaker and
Chairman of Committees
Piyasena Tennakoon, SLFP (1956–58)
R. S. Pelpola, SLFP (1958–59)
Deputy Chairman of CommitteesR. S. Pelpola, SLFP (1956–58)
L. S. Jinasena, UNP (1958–59)
Prime MinisterS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, SLFP (1956–59)
Wijeyananda Dahanayake, MEP (1959)
Leader of the OppositionN. M. Perera, LSSP
Leader of the HouseC. P. de Silva, SLFP
Chief Government WhipW. J. C. Moonesinghe, SLFP
Sessions
1st19 April 1956 – 3 May 1957
2nd13 June 1957 – 15 May 1958
3rd4 June 1958 – 23 May 1959
4th30 June 1959 – 5 December 1959

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.