S. W. D. Ratnayake

Sepala William Daineris Rathnayke (5 December 1901 - 26 January 1986) was a Sri Lankan politician.^[1]

Hon. S. W. D. Rathnayake
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Deniyaya District
In office 19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959
Preceded by	V. G. W. Ratnayake
Succeeded by	P. L. Jinadasa
Personal details
Born	(1901-12-05)5 December 1901 Deniyaya, Sri Lanka
Died	26 January 1986(1986-01-26) (aged 84) Deniyaya, Sri Lanka
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Spouse	A. S. Rathnayake
Relations	Robert Reginald Sepala Rathnayake (father)
Children	S. S. Rathnayake, I. S. Rathnayake
Residence(s)	RathnaShree Walawwa, Bengamuwe, Sri Lanka
Alma mater	Bengamuwe Central College
Occupation	Proprietary Planter
Profession	teacher

Ratnayke was elected to the Parliament of Ceylon at the 3rd parliamentary election in 1956, representing the Deniyaya electorate, defeating the sitting member, V. G. W. Ratnayake, by 5,460 votes.^[2]

References

1. "Hon. Rathnayake, Sepala William Daineris, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}