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March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election information


March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election
March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election
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151 seats in the House of Representatives of Ceylon
76 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Dudley Senanayake C. P. de Silva
Party UNP SLFP
Leader since 1957 1960
Leader's seat Dedigama Minneriya
Last election 27.91%, 8 seats 39.52%, 51 seats[a]
Seats won 50 46
Seat change Increase42 Decrease5
Popular vote 909,043 647,175
Percentage 29.89% 21.28%

Prime Minister before election

Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna

Prime Minister-designate

Dudley Senanayake
UNP

Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon on 19 March 1960.
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