D. P. Jayasuriya

Hon. Gate Mudaliyar
Arachchige Don Pantalion Jayasuriya
MP
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Ja-Ela
In office
1947–1956
Preceded byseat created
Succeeded byStanley de Zoysa
State Council of Ceylon
In office
1931–1946
Personal details
Born(1882-07-27)27 July 1882
Ceylon
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
Professionpolitician

Gate Mudaliyar Arachchige Don Pantalion Jayasuriya (born 27 July 1882) was a Ceylonese politician.[1][2]

Jayasuriya was elected as a member of the 1st State Council of Ceylon on 7 July 1931, representing the Gampaha electorate. He was subsequently re-elected on the 2nd State Council of Ceylon in 1936.[2] In 1947 the 1947 Soulbury Constitution replaced the State Council with the Parliament of Ceylon, as part of a process of constitutional development leading up to the country's independence.[2]

At the 1st parliamentary election, held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, Jayasuriya successfully ran as the United National Party candidate in the Ja-Ela electorate, securing the seat with just over 50% of the total vote.[3]

Jayasuriya retained the seat at the 2nd parliamentary election, held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952, polling 18,212 votes defeating the Lanka Sama Samaja Party candidate, Lassin Wewala Panditha, who received 6,308 votes and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate, S. Stone Anthony, who polled just 5,790 votes.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hon. Jayasuriya, Arachchige Don Pantalion, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. Library, National State Assembly. 1972. p. 73.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 September 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 March 2017.[permanent dead link‍]