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M. P. de Zoysa

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M. P. de Zoysa
Member of theCeylon Parliament
forAmbalangoda-Balapitiya
In office
1956–1960
Preceded byIan de Zoysa/P. H. de Silva
Succeeded byConstituency Abolished
Member of Parliament
forRathgama
In office
1960–1965
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byEdwin Tillekeratne
Personal details
Born
Manameldura Piyadasa de Zoysa

1910
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
ChildrenSuneththa, Sriya, Susil, Upul, Gowri, Sujeema
Alma materAnanda College,Colombo
OccupationPolitics

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

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  1. ^"Hon. de Zoysa, Manameldura Piyadasa, M.P."Directory of Past Members.Parliament of Sri Lanka.Retrieved23 May2017.
  2. ^Jayawardane, Ishara (11 August 2010)."M P de Zoysa - Man with outstanding qualities".Daily News.Retrieved24 May2017.
  3. ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.Retrieved24 May2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^Industrial Disputes Act[permanent dead link]
  5. ^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike".Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.Retrieved24 May2017.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.Retrieved24 May2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960"(PDF).Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.Retrieved24 May2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^"Parliaments of Ceylon". Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. 1960: 173.{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help)
  9. ^"Of 69 Years- 57 Gobbled up by Politicians, their Acolytes, Cronies and Vandibattas!".Daily Mirror.Retrieved27 August2021.