3rd Parliament of Ceylon
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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| Legislative body | Parliament of Ceylon | ||||||||
| Term | 19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959 | ||||||||
| Election | 5–10 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 | ||||||||
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