P. Gamini Ariyatilake

Hon.
P. G. Ariyatilake
MP
Hon. P. G. Ariyatilake MP
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament; for Maskeliya
	In office; 1970–1977
Preceded by	Edmund Wijesuriya
Personal details
Born	Piyadigamage Gamini Ariyatilake; 26 May 1917
Died	13 March 1983 (aged 65)
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Spouse(s)	Hemalatha Senanayake
Children	Anura, Yamuna, Preethi, Deepthi, Sesha, Thusitha
Alma mater	Mahinda College, Galle; University of Colombo (Sri Palee), Horana

Piyadigamage Gamini Ariyatilake (26 May 1917 – 13 March 1983) was a Sri Lankan politician and member of parliament.

P. G. Ariyatilake was born on 26 May 1917 and was educated at Mahinda College in Galle before attending the University of Colombo at its Sri Palee campus in Horana. Between 1939 and 1943 he served as a public health inspector before joining the Madyama Lanka Bus Company in 1944. He was elected as a member of the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council, serving as its chairman between 1961 and 1967.

Ariyatilake stood as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's candidate in Maskeliya Electoral District at the March 1960 and 1965 parliamentary elections and was unsuccessful on both occasions.^[3] He ran again in the 1970 parliamentary election and this time was successful in gaining the seat, with a margin of 696 votes.^[4] In late 1976 Ariyatilake, together with a number of SLFP members of parliament, resigned from the party. Ariyatilake did not contest the 1977 parliamentary election.

Ariyatilake died on 13 March 1983 at the age of 65.

References[]

^ "Senanayake Ariyatilake Hemalatha Kumari". Sri Lankan Obituaries Funeral Details. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^ de Silva, D.C.A.N (2014). Me Mahinda Shasthra Shala. Galle: Print House.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] "Senanayake Ariyatilake Hemalatha Kumari". Sri Lankan Obituaries Funeral Details. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

[Book_1-2] Silva, D.C.A.N (2014). Me Mahinda Shasthra Shala. Galle: Print House.

[3] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t ← Members of the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka (1970 (1970)–1977) →
Speaker: Stanley Tillekeratne Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike Leader of the Opposition: J. R. Jayewardene
Central Province (23)	P. G. Ariyatillake Gamini Dissanayake Monty Gopallawa Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed T. B. M. Herath Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne D. M. Jayaratne T. B. Jayasundera U. P. Y. Jinadasa Hector Kobbekaduwa E. L. Senanayake Hemachandra Sirisena Piyasena Tennakoon T. B. Tennekoon Richard Udugama P. B. Unantenne J. D. Weerasekera Noel Wimalasena
Eastern Province (11)	M. C. Ahamed K. W. Devanayagam A. L. Abdul Majeed M. A. Abdul Majeed M. M. Mustapha B. Neminathan C. Rajadurai P. R. Selvanayagam S. Thambirajah A. Thangathurai
Northern Province (13)	V. A. Alegacone S. A. Raheem V. Anandasangaree C. Arulampalam S. J. V. Chelvanayakam V. Dharmalingam K. Jeyakody S. Kathiravelupillai C. X. Martyn V. N. Navaratnam K. P. Ratnam X. M. Sellathambu A. Thiagarajah K. Thurairatnam
North Central Province (8)	K. B. Ratnayake Maithripala Senanayake Ratna Deshapriya Senanayake P. M. K. Tennakoon
North Western Province (16)	Tissa Balalla Maithripala Herath S. D. R. Jayaratne Tikiri Banda Subasinghe Mudiyanse Tennakoon Protus Tissera
Sabaragamuwa Province (16)	Nanda Ellawala P. B. G. Kalugalla V. T. G. Karunaratne Sarath Muttetuwegama Vasudeva Nanayakkara N. M. Perera Mallikka Ellawala Ratwatte Seetha Seneviratne Dudley Senanayake Rukman Senanayake Athauda Seneviratne Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi Dhanapala Weerasekera
Southern Province (19)	Sumanapala Dahanayake Wijeyananda Dahanayake Neal de Alwis Ronnie de Mel L. C. de Silva Weerasinghe de Silva Henry William Dissanayake Prins Gunasekera Panini Ilangakoon Albert Kariyawasam M. G. Mendis George Rajapaksa Lakshman Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Don Roy Rajapakse Senapala Samarasekera B. Y. Tudawe S. A. Wickramasinghe
Uva Province (10)	R. M. Appuhamy W. P. G. Ariyadasa B. H. Bandara
Western Province (35)	Kusala Abhayawardana Felix Dias Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike I. A. Cader Falil Caffoor Somaweera Chandrasiri Dharmasena Attygalle Wimalasiri de Mel Colvin R. de Silva Wijayapala Mendis Denzil Fernando Cholomondeley Goonewardene Leslie Goonewardene Vivienne Goonewardene Chandra Gunasekera T. B. Ilangaratne Lakshman Jayakody J. R. Jayewardene Pieter Keuneman A. D. J. L. Leo Mangala Moonesinghe S. Obeyesekera Dayasena Pasqual Paris Perera Joseph Michael Perera R. S. Perera Ranasinghe Premadasa Wilfred Senanayake M. P. de Z. Siriwardena Bernard Soysa V. A. Sugathadasa Vincent Perera S. K. K. Suriarachchi Stanley Tillekeratne Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Appointed (6)	Abdul Aziz S. S. Kulatileke Badi-ud-din Mahmud *Appointed MPs were abolished in 1972 by the First Republican Constitution

Hon. P. G. Ariyatilake MP

Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Maskeliya
In office 1970–1977
Preceded by	Edmund Wijesuriya

Personal details
Born	Piyadigamage Gamini Ariyatilake (1917-05-26)26 May 1917
Died	13 March 1983(1983-03-13) (aged 65)
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Spouse(s)	Hemalatha Senanayake^[1]
Children	Anura, Yamuna, Preethi, Deepthi, Sesha, Thusitha
Alma mater	Mahinda College, Galle^[2] University of Colombo (Sri Palee), Horana