March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election information
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
42
5
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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