Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956)
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People's United Front මහජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | |
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| Leader | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
| Founder | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Dissolved | 1959 |
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The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (People's United Front) was electoral alliance founded in 1956. It consisted of the
I.M.R.A. Iriyagolla
(Independents)
The alliance won the 1956 elections and formed the government.
The MEP alliance fell apart Mr I.M.R.A. Iriyagolle resigned and joined the opposition, in 1957, May 1959 after Philip Gunawardena and William de Silva resigned from the government. The VLSSP joined the opposition.
The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna name was carried forward by Philip Gunawardena who founded a new political party called Mahajana Eksath Peramuna in 1959.
Electoral history
| Election year | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | +/– | Government |
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1956
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1,046,277 | 39.52% | 51 / 95
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Government |
