Buddhist Republican Party Explained

Buddhist Republican Party
Colorcode:	Orange
Leader:	A. P. de Zoysa
Foundation:	1952
Ideology:	Nationalism
Country:	Sri Lanka

The Buddhist Republican Party (abbreviated BRP) was a nationalist political party in Sri Lanka.^[1] The party was founded by A. P. de Zoysa in 1952.^{[2] [3]}

BRP fielded three candidates in the 1952 parliamentary election.^{[4] [5]} The party mustered 3,987 votes (0.17% of the national vote).^[6] The election symbol of the party was a flower.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Wiswa Warnapala, Watareke A. The Sri Lankan Political Scene. New Delhi: Navrang, 1993. p. 225
2. De Silva, G. P. S. Harischandra. A Statistical Survey of Elections to the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1911-1977. Colombo: Marga Institute, 1979. p. 75
3. Goonatilake, Susantha. Anthropologizing Sri Lanka: A Eurocentric Misadventure. Bloomington [u.a.]: Indiana Univ. Press, 2001. p. 249
4. Sunday Times. Gaveshaka recalls significant events in May after Independence
5. Asia Times. Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces
6. Sri Lanka, and T. V. Goonetilleke. A Hand Book of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-85. [Colombo]: Library of Parliament, 1985. p. 7
7. Parliaments of Ceylon. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon, 1960. p. 30