Perera first contested for parliament at the 1956 general election in the Ja-Ela electorate, representing the United National Party (UNP). At the election he polled 19,132 votes (43% of the total vote) but was unsuccessful losing to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate Stanley de Zoysa by 5,249 votes.[4] He re-contested the seat of Ja-Ela at the 4th parliamentary election, held on 19 March 1960, where he defeated the sitting member, de Zoysa, by 3,195 (polling 44% of the total vote).[5] The election results however left neither of Ceylon's two major parties with a majority, with the result being the calling of another election. Perera was subsequently re-elected at the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960. This time receiving 13,622 votes (50% of the total vote), 2,724 votes ahead of the SLFP candidate, D. Oliver Jayasuriya, and 11,314 votes ahead of de Zoysa.[6]
In 1976 Perera died whilst still in office.[9][10] A by-election for Ja-Ela electorate was held on 23 April that year, and the seat was filled by Joseph Michael Perera from the UNP.[11]
ReferencesEdit
^"Hon. Perera, Gamamedaliyanage John Paris, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
^Members of the legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. National State Assembly. 1972. p. 114.
^"Deputy Chairman of Committees". parliament.lk. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^"Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^"Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^Abeynaike, H. B. W.; Ameratunga, H. P. (1970). Parliament of Ceylon, 1970. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 61.
^Fernando, S. J. Anthony (15 October 2003). "Minister John Amaratunga - 25 years a parliamentarian". The Daily News. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^Wickramasinghe, Wimal (18 January 2008). . The Island. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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paris, perera, gamamedaliyanage, john, paris, perera, march, 1922, 1976, ceylonese, politician, deputy, chairman, committees, member, parliament, from, 1960, 1977, member, ceylonese, parliament, elain, office, 1960, 1976preceded, bystanley, zoysasucceeded, byj. Gamamedaliyanage John Paris Perera 14 March 1922 1976 was a Ceylonese politician 1 2 He was the Deputy Chairman of Committees and Member of Parliament from 1960 to 1977 3 Hon G J Paris PereraMember of the Ceylonese Parliament for Ja ElaIn office 1960 1976Preceded byStanley de ZoysaSucceeded byJoseph Michael PereraPersonal detailsBornGamamedaliyanage John Paris Perera 1922 03 14 14 March 1922DiedMarch 1976 1976 03 00 aged 53 54 Colombo Sri LankaPolitical partyUnited National PartyPerera first contested for parliament at the 1956 general election in the Ja Ela electorate representing the United National Party UNP At the election he polled 19 132 votes 43 of the total vote but was unsuccessful losing to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party SLFP candidate Stanley de Zoysa by 5 249 votes 4 He re contested the seat of Ja Ela at the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 where he defeated the sitting member de Zoysa by 3 195 polling 44 of the total vote 5 The election results however left neither of Ceylon s two major parties with a majority with the result being the calling of another election Perera was subsequently re elected at the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 This time receiving 13 622 votes 50 of the total vote 2 724 votes ahead of the SLFP candidate D Oliver Jayasuriya and 11 314 votes ahead of de Zoysa 6 Perera was also re elected at the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 receiving 21 867 votes 61 of the total vote 7 8 and at the 1970 general election polling 21 657 votes 50 of the total vote He served as the Deputy Chairman of Committees from 9 March 1968 to 25 March 1970 In 1976 Perera died whilst still in office 9 10 A by election for Ja Ela electorate was held on 23 April that year and the seat was filled by Joseph Michael Perera from the UNP 11 References Edit Hon Perera Gamamedaliyanage John Paris M P Directory of Past Members Parliament of Sri Lanka Retrieved 14 November 2019 Members of the legislatures of Ceylon 1931 1972 National State Assembly 1972 p 114 Deputy Chairman of Committees parliament lk Parliament of Sri Lanka Retrieved 14 November 2019 Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956 PDF Department of Elections Sri Lanka Retrieved 19 November 2019 Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960 PDF Department of Elections Sri Lanka Retrieved 19 November 2019 Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960 PDF Department of Elections Sri Lanka Retrieved 19 November 2019 Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 PDF Department of Elections Sri Lanka Retrieved 19 November 2019 Abeynaike H B W Ameratunga H P 1970 Parliament of Ceylon 1970 Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited p 61 Fernando S J Anthony 15 October 2003 Minister John Amaratunga 25 years a parliamentarian The Daily News Retrieved 19 November 2019 Wickramasinghe Wimal 18 January 2008 Saga of crossovers expulsions and resignations etc Referendum for extention sic of Parliament The Island Archived from the original on 22 January 2008 Retrieved 19 November 2019 Results of the Parliamentary By Elections held between 1947 and 1988 Department of Elections Sri Lanka Retrieved 19 November 2019 nbsp This article about a politician from Western Province Sri Lanka is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title G J Paris Perera amp oldid 1165456376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
