P. P. Jayawardena

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

  1. ^ "Hon. Jayawardena, Paulis Peiris, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ^ Jātika Rājya Sabhāva. Pustakālaya (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. p. 75.
  3. ^ Ceylon Sessional Papers, Issue 13. Government Press. 1952. p. 25.
  4. ^ Wickramasinghe, Somasiri; Wickramasinghe, Nimal (2005). S.D. and the Family Roots in Sri Lankan Politics. Somasiri Wickramasinghe. p. xiv. ISBN 9789559916611.
  5. ^ University of Ceylon Review. 6. University of Ceylon: 169. 1948. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Results of the Parliament By Elections held between 1947 – 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 October 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Perera, T (2001). Revolutionary trails, Edmund Samarakkody: a political profile. Social Scientists' Association. p. 87. ISBN 9789559102809.


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