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   SLFP 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% Swing 1.98pp 18.24pp
Prime Minister before election Wijeyananda Dahanayake MEP Prime Minister-designate Dudley Senanayake UNP

Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon on 19 March 1960.
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