3rd Parliament of Ceylon

3rd Parliament of Ceylon
4th 6th
Legislative body Parliament of Ceylon
Term 19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959
Election 5, 7, 10 April 1956
Senior parliamentarians
Speaker Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees Piyasena Tennakoon
R. S. Pelpola
Deputy Chairman of Committees R. S. Pelpola
L.B.S. Jinasena
Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Leader of the Opposition N. M. Perera
Leader of the House C. P. de Silva
Sessions
1st 19 April 1956 – 3 May 1957
2nd 13 June 1957 – 15 May 1958
3rd 4 June 1958 – 23 May 1959
4th 30 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.

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