P. P. Jayawardena Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Jayawardena, Paulis Peiris, M.P.. Parliament of Sri Lanka. 26 October 2017.
  2. Book: Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. Jātika Rājya Sabhāva. Pustakālaya. National State Assembly Library. 1972. 75.
  3. Book: Ceylon Sessional Papers, Issue 13. Government Press. 1952. 25.
  4. Book: S.D. and the Family Roots in Sri Lankan Politics. Wickramasinghe, Somasiri. Wickramasinghe, Nimal. 2005. xiv. Somasiri Wickramasinghe . 9789559916611.
  5. University of Ceylon Review. 1948. 6. University of Ceylon. 169.
  6. Web site: Results of the Parliament By Elections held between 1947 – 1988. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 26 October 2017.
  7. Book: Revolutionary trails, Edmund Samarakkody: a political profile. Perera, T. Social Scientists' Association. 2001. 87. 9789559102809.

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