P. P. Jayawardena
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Paulis Peiris Jayawardena (16 September 1898 – ?) was a Ceylonese politician.[1][2]
Jaywardena served as the chairman of the Gampaha Urban Council, following its formation in January 1945.[3][4]
Jayawardena was elected to parliament, representing the United National Party (UNP), following a parliamentary by-election in July 1949, in the Gampaha electorate.[5] He secured 18,653 votes (60% of the total vote), 12,026 votes ahead of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party candidate, C. A. Mathew, who received 6,627 votes (21% of the total vote).[6][7]
References[]
- ^ "Hon. Jayawardena, Paulis Peiris, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Jātika Rājya Sabhāva. Pustakālaya (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. p. 75.
- ^ Ceylon Sessional Papers, Issue 13. Government Press. 1952. p. 25.
- ^ Wickramasinghe, Somasiri; Wickramasinghe, Nimal (2005). S.D. and the Family Roots in Sri Lankan Politics. p. xiv. ISBN 9789559916611.
- ^ University of Ceylon Review. University of Ceylon. 6: 169. 1948. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "Results of the Parliament By Elections held between 1947 – 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Perera, T (2001). Revolutionary trails, Edmund Samarakkody: a political profile. Social Scientists' Association. p. 87. ISBN 9789559102809.
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- Alumni of St. John's College, Panadura
- United National Party politicians
- Members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon
- 1898 births
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