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  Ceylon Prime Minister
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Parents > Sri Lanka > Prime Minister
OfficePrime Minister
HonorificPrime Minister - Abbr: PM
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 05, 1956 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Close April 10, 1956 - 12:00pm Central
Term Start April 12, 1956 - 12:00pm
Term End September 26, 1959 - 12:00pm
ContributorJuan Croniqueur
Last ModifiedJuan Croniqueur March 22, 2023 12:52am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyUnited National Won10/12/1953
NameJohn Kotelawala Votes1 (100.00%)
Term10/12/1953 - 04/12/1956 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyCeylon Democratic Won09/26/1959
NameWijayananda Dahanayake Votes1 (100.00%)
Term09/26/1959 - 03/21/1960 Margin1 (+100.00%)
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Name Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike N.M. Perera Others S.J.V. Chelvanayakam (I) PM John Kotelawala  
PartySri Lanka Freedom Lanka Sama Samaja Independent Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi United National  
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Uncertified Votes 51 (53.68%) 14 (14.74%) 12 (12.63%) 10 (10.53%) 8 (8.42%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -37 (-38.95%) -39 (-41.05%) -41 (-43.16%) -43 (-45.26%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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