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MPs rose up one after another to verbally abuse
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Parliament (it had been more than 11 years since the previous parliamentary election). When
Parliament was eventually dissolved in December 1988 the UNP leadership requested that all incumbent UNP MPs apply to be candidates in the forthcoming
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also tried to object to the motion but were over-ruled by the
Speaker on technicalities. They too walked out, leaving no opposition MPs in the chamber to discuss the motion of confidence against the opposition leader. UNP
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Central Province Cricket Association and Kandy District Cricket Association and captain of the Kandy Lawyers cricket team. He died on 11 August 2011 in Kandy due to cancer.
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votes to one. The sole MP to vote against the motion was
Ranaraja. Ranaraja's principled action was met by abuse from his fellow MPs who labelled him "Shelton Nadaraja" (Nadaraja is a Tamil name).
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refused to let Amirthalingam speak at which point the TULF MPs walked out. The SLFP and
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which the SLFP lost. Ranaraja and the other rebellious MPs were expelled from the SLFP.
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773:"Shelton Ranaraja : Principled Politician and Conscience-Keeper of the Nation"
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1050:"The Pirabhakaran Phenomenon - Part 23: Standing up Against India's Imperial Itch"
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against the UNP government. In retaliation the UNP brought an unprecedented
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Ranaraja and his father qualified as lawyers in December 1949, Shelton as a
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the TULF recommended to President Jayewardene that Ranaraja be appointed
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though it is believed to have had the support of Jayewardene who was now
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in athletics, boxing, cricket and swimming. He also played in the 1945
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tried to dispose of the murdered prisoners' bodies but Ranaraja and
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got them released and the riots soon spread to Kandy. Following the
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In 1980, when the UNP government passed a law depriving SLFP leader
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1000:. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. pp. 12–14.
981:. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. pp. 17–18.
380:. He won the election by a narrow margin of 25 votes and entered
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Mervyn Wijesinghe managed to save the bodies so that judicial
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and was not present when the law was debated in Parliament.
937:"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20"
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Ranaraja was born on 3 November 1926 in Ranwala near
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16:Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and deputy minister
251:; 3 November 1926 – 11 August 2011) was a
957:"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977"
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681:"Directory of Past Members: Shelton Ranaraja"
279:and unsuccessfully contested the seat at the
275:for the Galagedara, losing by 1,055 votes to
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488:erupted in July 1983 Ranaraja persuaded the
3597:Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
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888:Dharmadasa, Sumangalika (21 March 2016).
1127:Abdeen, S. M. Jiffrey (12 August 2011).
1067:"Parliamentary Debates: Official Report"
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255:lawyer, politician and deputy minister.
3627:Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon
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330:where he captained their cricket team.
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570:Electoral history of Shelton Ranaraja
962:. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
890:"Chandra Ranaraja (nee Mahadiulwewa)"
533:and the creation of the newly merged
318:. He was a keen sportsman, obtaining
7:
3657:Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
942:. Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
771:Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (6 August 2016).
14:
3662:United National Party politicians
1100:"State of Siege: Fear is the Key"
793:"Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)"
316:S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
3602:Alumni of Trinity College, Kandy
3130:Chandrakumara Wijeya Gunawardena
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524:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
378:July 1960 parliamentary election
3617:Deaths from cancer in Sri Lanka
3587:20th-century Sri Lankan lawyers
2864:Amarawathie Piyaseeli Ratnayake
425:, Ranaraja opposed the move in
1084:: 1073–1075. 10 February 2012.
326:match. After school he joined
1:
3622:Deputy ministers of Sri Lanka
529:Following the passing of the
434:Tamil United Liberation Front
368:(UNP), Ranaraja stood as the
283:. His father also ran in the
3592:Alumni of Ceylon Law College
1699:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
919:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
778:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
285:1952 parliamentary elections
281:1936 State Council elections
273:1931 State Council elections
3059:Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri
2136:James Peter Obeyesekere III
914:"A man few and far between"
866:"Death of Shelton Ranaraja"
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408:1977 parliamentary election
397:1965 parliamentary election
310:Ranarajara was educated at
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3642:People from British Ceylon
3464:Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
3120:Don Edwin Malawaraarachchi
2896:Dingiri Bandara Welagedara
2854:Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
2076:Cholomondeley Goonewardene
1896:Patrick de Silva Kularatne
1437:Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar
1129:"Shelton Ranaraja no more"
505:Sri Lankan security forces
56:Deputy Minister of Justice
3539:Reginald V. Wijegunaratne
3042:Keerthilatha Abeywickrama
2879:Saddhatissa Wadigamangawa
2471:Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed
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1296:Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed
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3212:Dayananda Wickremasinghe
3200:Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
3037:Keerthisena Abeywickrama
2564:Ranganayaki Pathmanathan
2506:Savumiamoorthy Thondaman
2364:Leader of the Opposition
2232:Savumiamoorthy Thondaman
2196:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
1240:Leader of the Opposition
994:Sri Lanka Year Book 1982
975:Sri Lanka Year Book 1977
806:. 10 February 2012: 1069
502:Welikada prison massacre
446:Leader of the Opposition
333:Ranaraja was married to
36:
3405:Indradasa Hettiarachchi
3195:Harshanath Wanigasekera
3049:Sumanadasa Abeywickrama
2829:J. A. D. S. R. Jayakody
2552:Ahamed Rizvi Sinnalebbe
2528:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
2466:K. W. R. M. Ekananayake
2461:W. M. P. B. Dissanayake
2392:George Abeyagoonasekera
2171:M. P. de Z. Siriwardena
2024:Felix Dias Bandaranaike
1082:Parliament of Sri Lanka
1052:. Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
804:Parliament of Sri Lanka
685:Parliament of Sri Lanka
593:1960 July parliamentary
442:motion of no confidence
438:motion of no confidence
436:(TULF) tried to move a
384:. In December 1964 the
370:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
3437:Ariyaratne Jayatillake
3420:S. de Silva Jayasinghe
3305:Samaraweera Weerawanni
3147:Daya Sepali Senadheera
3142:Bandulahewa Senadheera
3091:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
2935:Chandrasekera Gankanda
2844:M. H. M. Naina Marikar
2795:North Western Province
2780:Maithripala Senanayake
2724:North Central Province
2201:Wijayabahu Wijayasinha
1854:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
1755:L. de S. A. Gunasekera
1750:B. A. P. B. Balasuriya
1721:Leelananda Weerasinghe
1657:M. H. M. Naina Marikar
1621:North Western Province
1606:Maithripala Senanayake
1560:North Central Province
1498:S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
1134:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
1034:(1): 19. October 1981.
895:The Island (Sri Lanka)
827:Cite journal requires
548:parliamentary election
535:North Eastern Province
312:Trinity College, Kandy
3529:Edmund Samarawickrema
3524:Senaraja Samaranayake
3489:Joseph Michael Perera
3415:D. Shelton Jayasinghe
3398:Jayakody Kamalawarana
3381:Premaratne Gunasekera
3341:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
3324:Lalith Athulathmudali
3115:Rupasena Karunatilake
3110:Montague Jayawickrama
2911:Sabaragamuwa Province
2785:Dayaratne Walagambahu
2412:J. G. Wijeratne Banda
2186:S. K. K. Suriarachchi
2101:D. Shelton Jayasinghe
2054:Vivienne Goonewardene
2039:Somaweera Chandrasiri
2005:W. G. M. Albert Silva
1921:Senapala Samarasekera
1891:Montague Jayawickrama
1849:Sumanapala Dahanayake
1815:Dhanapala Weerasekera
1736:Sabaragamuwa Province
1427:M. I. M. Abdul Majeed
1331:Chandrasena Munaweera
1234:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1019:"Opposition Walk-Out"
517:Anuradhapura massacre
419:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
372:(SLFP) candidate for
366:United National Party
349:and his father as an
259:Early life and family
189:United National Party
3534:Ranil Wickremesinghe
3504:Ranasinghe Premadasa
3442:M. D. H. Jayawardena
3356:Anandatissa de Alwis
3329:Dharmasena Attygalle
3298:Lakshman Senewiratne
3293:C. P. J. Seneviratne
3278:W. J. M. Lokubandara
3258:R. M. Punchi Bandara
3217:E. D. Wickrematilaka
3207:Jinadasa Weerasinghe
3183:Somaratne Asokaweera
3166:Raitor Thilakasekara
3018:Nissanka Wijeyeratne
3013:A. K. D. Wanigaratne
2991:Sarath Muttetuwegama
2986:Abeyratne Pilapitiya
2969:Wimal Wickramasinghe
2650:S. Kathiravelupillai
2547:M. L. Ahamed Fareeth
2358:Ranasinghe Premadasa
2334:Anandatissa de Alwis
2191:Stanley Tillekeratne
2049:W. Danister de Silva
2000:C. P. J. Seneviratne
1995:Amarananda Ratnayake
1941:P. P. Wickremasuriya
1936:S. A. Wickramasinghe
1931:Percy Wickremasinghe
1926:Mahanama Samaraweera
1775:V. T. G. Karunaratne
1726:D. P. Wickremasinghe
1405:M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
1098:(15 November 1988).
1048:(17 November 2001).
531:thirteenth amendment
73:Member of Parliament
3607:Ceylonese advocates
3469:Abdul Bakeer Markar
3459:Merrill Kariyawasam
3425:Sunethra Ranasinghe
3346:S. D. Bandaranayake
3222:Amarasiri Dodangoda
3171:M. H. K. Jagathsena
3103:K. Ananda Kularatne
3008:Wasantha Udayaratne
2884:Asoka Wadigamangawa
2869:Kalubanda Ratnayake
2738:K. D. M. C. Bandara
2606:Abdul Rasak Mansoor
2591:H. D. L. Leelaratne
2444:Rupa Sriyani Daniel
2338:Abdul Bakeer Markar
2227:R. Singleton Salmon
2081:Leslie Goonewardene
2066:T. Quintin Fernando
2029:S. D. Bandaranayake
1820:Soma Wickremanayake
1704:Mudiyanse Tennakoon
1684:Stephen Samarakkody
1635:M. A. J. Wijesinghe
1525:E. M. V. Naganathan
1447:N. R. Rajavarothiam
1346:Abeyratne Ratnayaka
1291:T. William Fernando
571:
509:permanent Secretary
3652:Sri Lankan lawyers
3612:Ceylonese proctors
3556:Mahendra Wijeratne
3519:R. G. Samaranayake
3386:Dinesh Gunawardena
3361:N. Denzil Fernando
3190:Norman Waidyaratna
3178:Edwin Tillekeratne
3079:P. S. Galappaththi
2998:G. V. Punchinilame
2920:M. L. M. Aboosally
2901:Ukkubanda Wijekoon
2859:G. M. Premachandra
2839:H. M. A. Lokubanda
2834:Lionel Jayatilleke
2755:A. D. B. Ekanayake
2702:Neelan Tiruchelvam
2697:T. Thirunavukarasu
2692:P. S. Soosaithasan
2687:T. Sivasithamparam
2682:M. Sivasithamparam
2601:M. A. Abdul Majeed
2586:M. A. M. Jalaldeen
2456:Gamini Dissanayake
2451:Ananda Dassanayake
2422:Anura Bandaranaike
2373:Anura Bandaranaike
2301:8th Parliament of
2222:Badi-ud-din Mahmud
2166:D. S. Samarasinghe
2161:Edmund Samarakkody
2146:K. D. David Perera
2091:Robert Gunawardena
2086:Philip Gunawardena
2044:Colvin R. de Silva
1985:K. M. P. Rajaratne
1960:W. P. G. Ariyadasa
1911:Lakshman Rajapaksa
1874:Edwin Tillekeratne
1844:Albert Kariyawasam
1765:P. B. G. Kalugalla
1745:M. L. M. Aboosally
1689:G. W. Samarasinghe
1647:S. D. R. Jayaratne
1611:P. M. K. Tennakoon
1540:T. Sivasithamparam
1535:M. Sivasithamparam
1464:Indrasena de Zoysa
1459:S. M. Rasamanickam
1452:S. M. Manickarajah
1422:M. A. Abdul Majeed
1417:A. L. Abdul Majeed
1185:5th Parliament of
620:1977 parliamentary
569:
328:Ceylon Law College
211:Ceylon Law College
3637:People from Kandy
3564:
3563:
3479:Wijayapala Mendis
3447:J. R. Jayewardene
3432:Gamini Jayasuriya
3376:Bennet Gunasekera
3288:Percy Samaraweera
3283:D. Vincent Perera
3268:W. M. Karunaratne
3263:R. M. Karunaratne
3159:G. V. S. de Silva
3054:Richard Pathirana
3028:Southern Province
3003:N. A. Seneviratne
2981:K. Vincent Perera
2950:Asoka Karunaratne
2945:Wimala Kannangara
2930:C. R. Beligammana
2891:H. B. Wanninayake
2809:S. W. Alawatuwala
2770:G. D. Mahindasoma
2677:X. M. Sellathambu
2640:V. Anandasangaree
2626:Northern Province
2596:M. E. H. Maharoof
2576:K. W. Devanayagam
2427:D. M. Chandrapala
2417:W. M. G. T. Banda
2397:S. S. Abeysundara
2354:J. R. Jayewardene
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2126:Wijayapala Mendis
2111:J. R. Jayewardene
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2096:Lakshman Jayakody
1916:Don Roy Rajapakse
1886:D. S. Goonesekera
1881:H. W. Dissanayake
1864:Lakshman de Silva
1835:Southern Province
1825:P. B. Wijesundara
1810:Dudley Senanayake
1800:Clifford Ratwatte
1790:Stanley Molligoda
1770:Asoka Karunaratne
1716:U. B. Wanninayake
1662:D. B. Monnekulame
1601:R. B. Ratnamalala
1508:Alfred Duraiappah
1474:Northern Province
1381:Edmund Wijesuriya
1376:U. B. Weerasekera
1371:J. D. Weerasekera
1321:U. P. Y. Jinadasa
1316:T. B. Jayasundera
1306:T. B. Ilangaratne
1286:L. B. Dassanayake
1264:Bernard Aluwihare
1245:Dudley Senanayake
1046:Sri Kantha, Sachi
874:. 12 August 2011.
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432:In July 1981 the
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238:
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3647:Sinhalese people
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3509:M. D. Premaratne
3393:Tudor Gunasekara
3371:Tyronne Fernando
3366:Neville Fernando
3315:Western Province
3273:J. M. Kumaradasa
3253:Dharmadasa Banda
2965:Leonard Kiriella
2960:Mervyn Kularatne
2925:Gamini Atukorale
2765:E. L. B. Hurulle
2733:A. M. S. Adikari
2662:V. N. Navaratnam
2655:M. Alalasundaram
2635:A. Amirthalingam
2581:P. Ganeshalingam
2538:Eastern Province
2511:T. B. Werapitiya
2501:E. L. Senanayake
2496:Shelton Ranaraja
2491:Gamini Rajapakse
2407:R. B. Attanayake
2383:Central Province
2369:A. Amirthalingam
2342:E. L. Senanayake
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2237:R. S. V. Poulier
2217:L. O. Abeyaratne
2141:Dayasena Pasqual
2131:Anil Moonesinghe
2015:Western Province
1990:Kusuma Rajaratne
1980:J. G. Gunasekera
1975:D. M. Gunasekera
1906:George Rajapaksa
1780:W. A. Karunasena
1694:A. H. Senanayake
1591:E. L. B. Hurulle
1579:Sirimevan Godage
1530:V. N. Navaratnam
1488:A. Amirthalingam
1432:P. Manicavasagam
1391:Eastern Province
1351:E. L. Senanayake
1341:Shelton Ranaraja
1326:Tissa Kapukotuwa
1255:Central Province
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180:Kandy, Sri Lanka
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1493:M. Balasundaram
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1281:M. D. Banda
1027:Tamil Times
625:Senkadagala
598:Senkadagala
494:nationalist
484:anti-Tamil
474:backbencher
390:nationalise
374:Senkadagala
353:. Ranaraja
297:H. B. Tenne
267:in central
131:Preceded by
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78:Senkadagala
3571:Categories
810:10 January
668:References
482:Black July
393:Lake House
382:Parliament
253:Sri Lankan
217:Profession
206:Alma mater
157:1926-11-03
2303:Sri Lanka
575:Election
496:minister
480:When the
458:President
388:tried to
229:Sinhalese
225:Ethnicity
163:Ranwala,
125:1977–1988
121:In office
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444:against
351:advocate
293:Dambulla
2329:Speaker
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640:Elected
613:Elected
587:Result
519:by the
462:Speaker
427:cabinet
421:of her
376:at the
347:proctor
335:Chandra
320:colours
303:in the
301:Senator
287:as the
265:Kegalle
245:Sinhala
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635:17,972
584:Votes
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