Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sir Alfred Francis Molamure (commonly known as A. F. Molamure or Sir Francis Molamure) was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and also the first speaker of the Parliament. The first parliament, known as the First State Council, was ceremonially opened on 10 July 1931, and Molamure was elected as the speaker three days earlier on 7 July. Molamure won the election for the speaker with 58 votes against his opponent's 41. He resigned from the post on 10 December 1934 for personal reasons.. }
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- Alfred_Francis_Molamure comment "Sir Alfred Francis Molamure (commonly known as A. F. Molamure or Sir Francis Molamure) was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and also the first speaker of the Parliament. The first parliament, known as the First State Council, was ceremonially opened on 10 July 1931, and Molamure was elected as the speaker three days earlier on 7 July. Molamure won the election for the speaker with 58 votes against his opponent's 41. He resigned from the post on 10 December 1934 for personal reasons.".