M._P._de_Zoysa

M. P. de Zoysa

M. P. de Zoysa

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Manameldura Piyadasa de Zoysa (born 1910) was a Ceylonese politician.[1]

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De Zoysa was involved in Sri Lankan politics before the country's independence and was associated with the State Council of Ceylon established under the Donoughmore Constitution.[2]

In 1956 he was elected to Parliament in the seat of Ambalangoda-Balapitiya, representing the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna.[3] In 1959 he was appointed the Minister of Labour in the cabinet of W. Dahanayake.[4][5]

At the Parliamentary elections in March 1960 he was elected in the seat of Rathgama,[6] retaining the seat in the subsequent elections in July that year.[7] De Zoysa subsequently resigned from the seat in late 1960 following his implication in the Thalagodapitiya Bribery Commission. He later accepted a position in the Senate of Ceylon, replacing G. P. Wickramarachchi.[8][9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Hon. de Zoysa, Manameldura Piyadasa, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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    Jayawardane, Ishara (11 August 2010). "M P de Zoysa - Man with outstanding qualities". Daily News. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
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    Industrial Disputes Act[permanent dead link]
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    Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
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    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
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    "Parliaments of Ceylon". Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. 1960: 173. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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    "Of 69 Years- 57 Gobbled up by Politicians, their Acolytes, Cronies and Vandibattas!". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 27 August 2021.


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