March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election

March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election
19 March 1960
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
Seats won 50 46
Seat change 42 5
Popular vote 909,043 647,175
Percentage 29.89% 21.28%
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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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