John Amaratunga | |
|---|---|
| Member of the
Ceylon Parliament for Mirigama | |
| In office 1952–1956 | |
| Preceded by | D. S. Senanayake |
| Succeeded by | Vimala Wijewardene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Edmund Amaratunga Kandalama, Ceylon |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Occupation | lawyer, politician |
John Edmund Amaratunga was a Ceylonese planter, lawyer and politician. [1] [2]
In October 1929 he enrolled at Lincoln's Inn and on 18 November 1933 was called to the bar as a barrister. [3] [4]
In 1939 he was appointed as the secretary of the Ceylon National Congress and the following years as treasurer. [5]
He was elected to parliament at the 2nd parliamentary election held in May 1952, representing the United National Party in the Mirigama electorate. He defeated James Peter Obeyesekere III by 9,945 votes (securing 61% of the total vote). [6]
He was unsuccessful in retaining seat at the 3rd parliamentary election held in April 1956, where he was defeated by 25,297 votes by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate, Vimala Wijewardene. [7]
References
- ^ "Hon. Amaratunga, John Edmund, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Goonetilleke, T. V., ed. (1983). Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Library of Parliament. p. 13.
- ^ Paul, Renu (9 September 2010). "South East Asians at the Inns: Lincoln's Inn". Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Baildon, William Paley; Roxburgh, Ronald F.; Walker, James Douglas (2001). The Records of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn: 1914-1965. Vol. 6. London, England: Lincoln's Inn. p. 835.
- ^ Roberts, Michael, ed. (1977). Documents of the Ceylon National Congress and Nationalist Politics in Ceylon, 1929-1950, Volume 1. Department of National Archives. p. 4.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016.
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