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Central Province
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Kalyanaratne Hemachandra | |
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| Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Talawake | |
| In office 19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959 | |
| Preceded by | H. E. P. de Mel |
| Succeeded by | seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 6 July 1962 |
| Nationality | Ceylonese |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Occupation | planter, merchant, politician |
K. M. K. Banda (16 September 1920 - ?) was a Ceylonese politician.
North Western Province
[edit]D. M. Tilakaratne Bandara Wariyapola Electoral District - Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1962-1965)
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[edit]Sabaragamuwa Province
[edit]Southern Province
[edit]K. H. G. Albert was a Ceylonese politician.
Albert was elected at the July 1960 parliamentary elections[1] representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the seat of Bentara-Elpitiya Electoral District.
References
[edit]- ^ "1960 elections".
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Chandrakumara Wijeya Gunawardena (25 July 1936 - 9 August 2020) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician.[1]
Chandrakumara Wijeya Gunawardena was born on 25 July 1936, the eldest child of eight, to Don Charles Gunawardena, an Ayurvedic physician, and Sophaya Eugene.[2] He had his primary education in Dharmaraja Vidyalaya, Hittetiya and his secondary education at Rahula College, Matara.[2] Following the death of his father Gunawardena entered the Ceylon Law College in 1955. When he graduated in 1960 he established a legal practice as an Attorney-at-law in Matara. He joined the United National Party and in 1976 was elected the chairman of the Matara Urban Council, resigning in 1983, to contest a by-election for the seat of Kamburupitiya.[2] The by-election which was held on 18 May 1983 resulted in Gunawardena being elected to parliament, winning the seat by 6,626 votes (securing 55% of the total vote).[3][4] He was appointed to head the parliamentary Finance Committee by Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa.[2]
Gunawardena was openly critical of the government's 1987 Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, which provided for new provincial councils system to be established in Sri Lanka and a devolution of power to the provinces. Together with Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, the member for Matara, were the only two sitting government members who abstained from voting for the bill in Parliament. The President J. R. Jayewardene decided to sack them however after Gunawardena lodged a petition in the Supreme Court, Jayawardene amended his position and agreed to both men publicly expressing their regret.[2] Partly due to the way he was treated in 1987 Gunawardena opted not to contest the 1989 parliamentary elections but continued in local politics, as the leader of the opposition of Matara Municipal Council from 1991 to 1997[2] and chairman of the Council from 1997 to 1998.
He was a member of Lions International, serving as the organisation's a District Governor. He supported a number of local Buddhist temples in the Matara area and served as the president of the Dayaka Sabha. He was also an active supporter of the Rohana Special School and it's treasurer for over 50 years. He sat on the board of Hellabeem Sri Lanka Trust for a decade, from 2009 to 2019.[2]
Gunawardena married Indrani Wickrama, and they had two daughters: Senani, a graduate teacher, and Chandima, a university lecturer.[2] He died on 9 August 2020 in Matara, at the age of 84.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hon. Gunawardane, Chandrakumara Wijeya, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wijayawardhana, Upul (9 August 2021). "Remembering a politician of integrity". The Island. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Parliamentary Elections held between 1947 – 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ Goonetilleke, T. V., ed. (1983). Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 72.
- ^ "Obituaries". The Times of Sri Lanka. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
Central Province
[edit]Uva Province
[edit]Western Province
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[edit]Dr. Amaradasa Ratnapala (8 January 1903 - 13 October 2001) was a Ceylonese medical doctor, a former member of Parliament[1] and renowned scholar of Buddhist Philosophy, whose book on Abhidharmartha Pradeepeka is a highly regarded commentary on the doctrine.
Ratnapala received his education at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, where he excelled in schoolboy cricket.
In May 1937 he was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council representing Slave Island and was subsequently elected to the position of deputy mayor in January 1944, where he held the position for eleven months. He left the Council on 8 August 1945.[2][3]
At the 1st parliamentary election, held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, Ratnapala contested the seat of Wellawatte-Galkissa, representing the United National Party,where he came fourth, polling 1,327 votes (6.1% of the total vote).[4][5][6]
Ratnapala was married to Ancy Samarasinha and they had four children, Chandrika, Mahi, Anura Surindra an Australian Law Academic, and Dhammi.
In 1960 he was appointed as a member of the House of Representatives.[7]
Bibliography
[edit]- Ratnapala, Amaradasa, ed. (1964). Abhidharmartha Pradeepika. Vol. I. Colombo: M. D. Gunasena.
- Ratnapala, Amaradasa, ed. (1964). Abhidharmartha Pradeepika. Vol. II. Colombo: M. D. Gunasena.
- Ratnapala, Amaradasa, ed. (1965). Abhidharmartha Pradeepika. Vol. III. Colombo: M. D. Gunasena.
- Ratnapala, Amaradasa, ed. (1967). Abhidharmartha Pradeepika. Vol. IV. Colombo: M. D. Gunasena.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hon. (Dr.) Ratnapala, Amaradasa (Dr.), M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Hulugalle, H. A. J. (1965). Centenary Volume of the Colombo Municipal Council: 1865-1965. Colombo Municipal Council. p. 54-60.
- ^ Ceylon Sessional Papers. Government Press. 1946. p. 7-9.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "First election on party basis". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "University of Ceylon Review". 6–8. University of Ceylon. 1948: 168.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. 1972. p. 130.
Vernon Jonklaas QC (born 10 June 1906 - ?) was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician.[1]
- Vernon Jonklaas was born 10 June 1906 in Kandy, the third son (out of six boys) of Cecil Norman Dunbar Jonklaas (1877-1946), a proctor in the Supreme Court and May Vernon née Keyt (1881-1971).[2]
- He received his education at St. Thomas College in Mutwal and Mount Lavinia.[3]
- He was called to the bar as a proctor in the Supreme Court in 1929 and joined his father's legal practice in Kandy.[3]
- He married May Theresa Clementi Smith on 3 June 1929 at St Michael's and All Angels' Church, Colombo. He had two children Jennifer Mary Ysbrandtsz (b. 1931) and David Ysbrantsz.
- Jonklaas was appointed as a member of the House of Representatives from 1965 to 1970.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hon. Jonklaas, Vernon, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon". XXIV. Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon. 1934: 209-210.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Ranjit, A.; Amerasinghe, B. (1986). The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka: the first 185 years. Colombo: Sarvodaya Book Publishing Services. p. 394. ISBN 9789555990004.
- ^ Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. 1972. p. 248.
- ^ "Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon". LXIII. Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon. December 1989: 20.
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