Ivan Dassanayake
| Hon. Ivan Dassanyake MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Wariyapola | |
|
In office 1947–1956 | |
| Preceded by | seat created |
| Succeeded by | A. M. Adikari |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Hewananarachchige Ivan Tiddy Dassanayake 10 March 1910 |
| Died | Ceylon |
| Nationality | Ceylonese |
Hewananarachchige Ivan Tiddy Dassanayake (born 10 March 1910) was a Ceylonese politician.[1]
In 1947 Dassanayake was elected to the Parliament of Ceylon at the 1st parliamentary election, in the Wariyapola electorate, representing the United National Party. He secured 12,063 votes (79.5% of the total vote), defeating three other candidates to win the seat.[2]
Dassanayake successfully retained the seat at the 2nd parliamentary election held in May 1952, where he received 19,622 votes (78.5% of the total vote).[3]
In 1956 at the 3rd parliamentary elections he was defeated by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate, A. M. Adikari, 19,470 votes (60.3% of the total vote) to 12,657 votes (39.2% of the total vote).
Dassanayake contested both the 4th parliamentary elections in March 1960 and the 5th parliamentary elections in July 1960 but was defeated on both occasions by Adikari.
References
- ↑ "Hon. Dassanayake, Hewananarachchige Ivan Tiddy, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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