Motherland People's Party

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Motherland People's Party මව්බිම ජනතා පක්‍ෂය மௌவ்பிம ஜனதா பக்ஷய
Leader	Harischandra Wijayatunga
Secretary	Udayalal Rajapaksa
Founded	1990
Preceded by	Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya
Headquarters	156/6 Makola Road, Kiribathgoda, Kalaniya
Ideology	Mahasammatavada^[1] Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism Social democracy
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
Election symbol
Aeroplane
Politics of Sri Lanka Political parties Elections

Motherland People's Party formerly Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya (The Great Consensus Party of the Sons of the Soil of Sinhala) is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga. The party follows the pro-democratic political line manifested in 1992 by its leader.

In the 1994 presidential elections, Wijayatunga stood as the SMBP candidate. He polled 32,651 votes (0.43%).

References

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^ Harischandra Wijetunga (1992) Mahasammatavada. Motherland People's Party

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