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2479:W. M. R. S. B. Delungahawatta
1109:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
2393:Aelian Mahanaga Nanayakkara
2102:Ratna Deshapriya Senanayake
1546:James Peter Obeyesekere III
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2587:Cholomondeley Goonewardene
2277:Mallikka Ellawala Ratwatte
1486:Cholomondeley Goonewardene
1306:Patrick de Silva Kularatne
847:Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar
364:Parliament of Ceylon, 1970
307:8th Parliamentary election
2368:Henry William Dissanayake
1821:Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne
1811:Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed
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333:Directory of Past Members
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142:Henry William Dissanayake
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2464:K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda
2309:Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi
1762:Leader of the Opposition
1642:Savumiamoorthy Thondaman
1606:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
650:Leader of the Opposition
186:Milani nÊe Hettiarachchi
2679:M. P. de Z. Siriwardena
2523:Felix Dias Bandaranaike
2178:Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
1581:M. P. de Z. Siriwardena
1434:Felix Dias Bandaranaike
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337:Parliament of Sri Lanka
284:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
272:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
249:Richmond College, Galle
206:Richmond College, Galle
177:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
2762:Chelliah Kumarasuriyar
2711:Herbert Wickramasinghe
2499:D. D. E. Wickremaratne
2343:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
2232:B. A. P. B. Balasuriya
2122:North Western Province
2097:Maithripala Senanayake
2061:North Central Province
2006:S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
1611:Wijayabahu Wijayasinha
1264:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
1165:L. de S. A. Gunasekera
1160:B. A. P. B. Balasuriya
1131:Leelananda Weerasinghe
1067:M. H. M. Naina Marikar
1031:North Western Province
1016:Maithripala Senanayake
970:North Central Province
908:S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
2701:S. K. K. Suriarachchi
2657:Joseph Michael Perera
2597:Vivienne Goonewardene
2548:Somaweera Chandrasiri
2528:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
2420:Senapala Samarasekera
2338:Sumanapala Dahanayake
2314:Dhanapala Weerasekera
2242:Piyadasa Harischandra
2223:Sabaragamuwa Province
2112:Leelaratne Wijesinghe
1756:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1596:S. K. K. Suriarachchi
1511:D. Shelton Jayasinghe
1464:Vivienne Goonewardene
1449:Somaweera Chandrasiri
1415:W. G. M. Albert Silva
1331:Senapala Samarasekera
1301:Montague Jayawickrama
1259:Sumanapala Dahanayake
1225:Dhanapala Weerasekera
1146:Sabaragamuwa Province
837:M. I. M. Abdul Majeed
741:Chandrasena Munaweera
644:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
295:United National Party
2737:M. D. S. Jayawardene
2706:Stanley Tillekeratne
2669:Ranasinghe Premadasa
2553:Dharmasena Attygalle
2518:Kusala Abhayawardana
2435:S. A. Wickramasinghe
2425:Edirisuriya Tennyson
2363:Weerasinghe de Silva
2262:Vasudeva Nanayakkara
2257:Sarath Muttetuwegama
2252:V. T. G. Karunaratne
2198:D. P. Wickramasinghe
2136:M. H. Naina Marikkar
2021:S. Kathiravelupillai
1861:Hemachandra Sirisena
1744:Stanley Tillekeratne
1601:Stanley Tillekeratne
1459:W. Danister de Silva
1410:C. P. J. Seneviratne
1405:Amarananda Ratnayake
1351:P. P. Wickremasuriya
1346:S. A. Wickramasinghe
1341:Percy Wickremasinghe
1336:Mahanama Samaraweera
1185:V. T. G. Karunaratne
1136:D. P. Wickremasinghe
815:M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
38:Member of Parliament
2637:Mangala Moonesinghe
2592:Leslie Goonewardene
2299:Athauda Seneviratne
2203:M. A. J. Wijesinghe
2183:Mudiyanse Tennakoon
2148:Augustheenu Fonseka
1637:R. Singleton Salmon
1491:Leslie Goonewardene
1476:T. Quintin Fernando
1439:S. D. Bandaranayake
1230:Soma Wickremanayake
1114:Mudiyanse Tennakoon
1094:Stephen Samarakkody
1045:M. A. J. Wijesinghe
935:E. M. V. Naganathan
857:N. R. Rajavarothiam
756:Abeyratne Ratnayaka
701:T. William Fernando
255:, passing out as a
2747:Badi-ud-din Mahmud
2674:Wilfred Senanayake
2602:Chandra Gunasekera
2565:Colvin R. de Silva
2459:W. P. G. Ariyadasa
2403:Lakshman Rajapaksa
2383:Albert Kariyawasam
2282:Seetha Seneviratne
2247:P. B. G. Kalugalla
2173:G. W. Samarasinghe
2163:S. D. R. Jayaratne
2153:Maithripala Herath
2107:P. M. K. Tennakoon
1955:Senerath Somaratne
1950:P. R. Selvanayagam
1930:M. A. Abdul Majeed
1925:A. L. Abdul Majeed
1866:Piyasena Tennakoon
1841:Hector Kobbekaduwa
1796:Gamini Dissanayake
1791:P. G. Ariyatillake
1711:7th Parliament of
1632:Badi-ud-din Mahmud
1576:D. S. Samarasinghe
1571:Edmund Samarakkody
1556:K. D. David Perera
1501:Robert Gunawardena
1496:Philip Gunawardena
1454:Colvin R. de Silva
1395:K. M. P. Rajaratne
1370:W. P. G. Ariyadasa
1321:Lakshman Rajapaksa
1284:Edwin Tillekeratne
1254:Albert Kariyawasam
1175:P. B. G. Kalugalla
1155:M. L. M. Aboosally
1099:G. W. Samarasinghe
1057:S. D. R. Jayaratne
1021:P. M. K. Tennakoon
950:T. Sivasithamparam
945:M. Sivasithamparam
874:Indrasena de Zoysa
869:S. M. Rasamanickam
862:S. M. Manickarajah
832:M. A. Abdul Majeed
827:A. L. Abdul Majeed
595:5th Parliament of
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210:Ceylon Law College
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2689:V. A. Sugathadasa
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2617:Bonnie Jayasuriya
2612:Lakshman Jayakody
2607:T. B. Ilangaratne
2575:Wijayapala Mendis
2560:Wimalasiri de Mel
2489:S. A. S. Somapala
2484:A. M. Jayawardena
2415:Don Roy Rajapakse
2410:Mahinda Rajapaksa
2378:Panini Ilangakoon
2329:Southern Province
2304:W. A. A. Sirisena
2292:Rukman Senanayake
2287:Dudley Senanayake
2131:S. M. Asenkudhoos
2080:R. B. Ratnamalala
2041:X. M. Sellathambu
1996:V. Anandasangaree
1975:Northern Province
1920:K. W. Devanayagam
1886:J. D. Weerasekera
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1831:T. B. Jayasundera
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1326:Don Roy Rajapakse
1296:D. S. Goonesekera
1291:H. W. Dissanayake
1274:Lakshman de Silva
1245:Southern Province
1235:P. B. Wijesundara
1220:Dudley Senanayake
1210:Clifford Ratwatte
1200:Stanley Molligoda
1180:Asoka Karunaratne
1126:U. B. Wanninayake
1072:D. B. Monnekulame
1011:R. B. Ratnamalala
918:Alfred Duraiappah
884:Northern Province
791:Edmund Wijesuriya
786:U. B. Weerasekera
781:J. D. Weerasekera
731:U. P. Y. Jinadasa
726:T. B. Jayasundera
716:T. B. Ilangaratne
696:L. B. Dassanayake
674:Bernard Aluwihare
655:Dudley Senanayake
270:on behalf of the
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2742:S. S. Kulatileke
2647:Dayasena Pasqual
2509:Western Province
2398:George Rajapaksa
2373:Prins Gunasekera
2319:P. O. Wimalanaga
2085:A. M. S. Adikari
2031:V. N. Navaratnam
1906:Eastern Province
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1541:Anil Moonesinghe
1425:Western Province
1400:Kusuma Rajaratne
1390:J. G. Gunasekera
1385:D. M. Gunasekera
1316:George Rajapaksa
1190:W. A. Karunasena
1104:A. H. Senanayake
1001:E. L. B. Hurulle
989:Sirimevan Godage
940:V. N. Navaratnam
898:A. Amirthalingam
842:P. Manicavasagam
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955:A. Sivasunderam
913:V. Dharmalingam
903:M. Balasundaram
893:V. A. Alegacone
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771:R. W. Tennekoon
721:K. Abdul Jabbar
711:T. B. M. Herath
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2016:K. Jeyakody
1444:I. A. Cader
691:M. D. Banda
297:candidate,
165:Nationality
106:Preceded by
71:Preceded by
2785:Categories
2732:Abdul Aziz
316:References
274:losing to
226:Profession
216:Occupation
200:Alma mater
168:Sri Lankan
148:1924-02-03
1713:Sri Lanka
299:Amarasiri
100:1970â1977
96:In office
61:In office
268:Hiniduma
220:Politics
191:Children
53:Hiniduma
1739:Speaker
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520:24 July
289:At the
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257:Proctor
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608:â1964)
597:Ceylon
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462:18 May
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412:22 May
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342:22 May
230:Lawyer
183:Spouse
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