List of members of the Sri Lankan Parliament who died in office
Appearance
The following is a list of members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and its antecedent bodies who died in office.
State Council of Ceylon (1931-1947)
[edit]Member | Constituency | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
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Godfrey Edward Madawala | Narammala | September 1932[1] | 54 | |
S. O. Canagaratnam | Batticaloa South | May 1938[2] | 57-58 | |
Neil Hewavitarne | Udugama | 30 October 1939[3] | ||
Charles Batuwantudawe | Kalutara | 13 September 1940 | 62 | |
Naysum Saravanamuttu | Colombo North | 19 January 1941[4] | 43-44 | |
C. E. P. de Silva | Negombo | 27 February 1942[5] | ||
R. Sri Pathmanathan | Mannar-Mullaitivu | 5 May 1943[6] | ||
J. H. Ilangantileke | Puttalam | 27 July 1943[7] | ||
G. C. Rambukpotha | Bibile | 27 October 1943[8] | 58 | |
Siripala Samarakkody | Narammala | 22 August 1944 | 37 | Typhoid fever[9] |
H. R. Freeman | Anuradhapura | April 1945 | 81 | |
D. M. Rajapaksa | Hambantota | 18 May 1945 | 49[10] | Heart attack |
R. C. Kannangara | Morawaka | 14 October 1946[11] | 26 |
Parliament of Ceylon (1947-1972)
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Member | Party | Constituency | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause | |
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S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | SLFP | Attanagalla | 26 September 1959 | 60 | Assassinated[12] | |
Bernard Aluwihare | UNP | Matale | 22 January 1961 | 58 | Cancer[13] |
National State Assembly (1972-1978)
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Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978-present)
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See also
[edit]- List of assassinations of the Second JVP Insurrection
- List of assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War
References
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- ^ Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Library of Parliament. 1983. p. 42.
- ^ Goonetilleke, T. V. (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Library of the National State Assembly. p. 152.
- ^ Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. 1972. p. 167.
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- ^ "LSSP veteran Bernard Soysa expires". Tamil.net. 30 December 1997. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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- ^ "Senior Tamil leader Sivasithamparam dead". TamilNet. 5 June 2002.
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- ^ "Sripathi killed in shattering car crash". Sunday Times. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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- ^ "Reggie Ranatunga dies, funeral tomorrow". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 1 June 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ^ "Beloved citizen and 'pillar of strength' will be remembered by the people of Matale". Sunday Times. 14 June 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "TNA parliamentarian Kanagasabai passes away". TamilNet. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Amarasiri Dodangoda dies". Sundayobserver.lk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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- ^ "Vanni parliamentarian Mashoor dies of heart attack". TamilNet. 2 December 2010.
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