July 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election

July 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election
20 July 1960
151 seats in the House of Representatives of Ceylon
76 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sirimavo Bandaranaike Dudley Senanayake
Party SLFP UNP
Leader since 1960 1957
Leader's seat n/a Dedigama
Last election 21.28%, 46 seats 29.89%, 50 seats
Seats won 75 30
Seat change 29 20
Popular vote 1,022,171 1,144,166
Percentage 33.22% 37.19%
Swing 11.94pp 7.30pp
Prime Minister before election

Dudley Senanayake
UNP

 Prime Minister-designate

Sirimavo Bandaranaike
SLFP

Snap parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon in July 1960.

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