M. P. de Zoysa
M. P. de Zoysa | |
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Member of theCeylon Parliament forAmbalangoda-Balapitiya | |
In office 1956–1960 | |
Preceded by | Ian de Zoysa/P. H. de Silva |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Member of Parliament forRathgama | |
In office 1960–1965 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Established |
Succeeded by | Edwin Tillekeratne |
Personal details | |
Born | Manameldura Piyadasa de Zoysa 1910 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Children | Suneththa, Sriya, Susil, Upul, Gowri, Sujeema |
Alma mater | Ananda College,Colombo |
Occupation | Politics |
Manameldura Piyadasa de Zoysa(born 1910) was aCeylonesepolitician.[1]
De Zoysa was involved in Sri Lankan politics before the country's independence and was associated with theState Council of Ceylonestablished under theDonoughmore Constitution.[2]
In 1956 he was elected toParliamentin the seat ofAmbalangoda-Balapitiya,representing theMahajana Eksath Peramuna.[3]In 1959 he was appointed theMinister of Labourin thecabinet of W. Dahanayake.[4][5]
At theParliamentary elections in March 1960he was elected in the seat ofRathgama,[6]retaining the seat in the subsequentelections in Julythat year.[7]De Zoysa subsequently resigned from the seat in late 1960 following his implication in theThalagodapitiya Bribery Commission.He later accepted a position in theSenate of Ceylon,replacingG. P. Wickramarachchi.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^"Hon. de Zoysa, Manameldura Piyadasa, M.P."Directory of Past Members.Parliament of Sri Lanka.Retrieved23 May2017.
- ^Jayawardane, Ishara (11 August 2010)."M P de Zoysa - Man with outstanding qualities".Daily News.Retrieved24 May2017.
- ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.Retrieved24 May2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^Industrial Disputes Act[permanent dead link]
- ^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike".Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.Retrieved24 May2017.
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:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.Retrieved24 May2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.Retrieved24 May2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Parliaments of Ceylon". Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. 1960: 173.
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(help) - ^"Of 69 Years- 57 Gobbled up by Politicians, their Acolytes, Cronies and Vandibattas!".Daily Mirror.Retrieved27 August2021.
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