The 1st Parliament of Ceylon was a meeting of the
Parliament of Ceylon
The Parliament of Ceylon was the legislative body of British Ceylon & Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1947 by the Soulbury Constitution, prior to independence on 4 February 1948. Parliament replaced the State Council of Ceylon.
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, 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
*S. W. R. D. Bandaranayake – Minister of health
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Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah
Tuan Burhanuddin Jayah (1 January 1890 – 31 May 1960), was a Sri Lankan educationalist, politician, diplomat and Muslim community leader and considered one of Sri Lanka's national heroes. He started his career as a school teacher and retired af ...
(1947–1950)
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1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election