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.

Election

Results

Members

• J R Jayawardane – Minister of finance^{[ citation needed]}
• S. W. R. D. Bandaranayake – Minister of health^{[ citation needed]}
• Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah (1947–1950) ^[1]

References

• "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
• "Duration of Parliament". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
• "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
• "Speakers". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
• "Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
• "Deputy Chairman of Committees". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
• "Leaders of the Opposition". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
• "Leaders of the House". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
• "Chief Government Whips". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
• "Chief Opposition Whips". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
• "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 February 2016.