J. J. Fernando

Mihindukulasuriya Julian Joseph Fernando (born 15 August 1896) was a Ceylonese politician.[1]

Hon. J. J. Fernando MP
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Chilaw
In office 1947–1952
Preceded by	seat created
Succeeded by	Shirley Corea
Personal details
Born	Mihindukulasuriya Julian Joseph Fernando (1896-08-15)15 August 1896
Died	Ceylon
Nationality	Ceylonese
Occupation	Attorney at Law
Profession	law, politics

In 1947 Fernando was elected to the Parliament of Ceylon at the 1st parliamentary election, in the Chilaw electorate, as an independent candidate. He secured 6,270 votes (35% of the total vote), defeating four other candidates to win the seat.[2]

Fernando was unable to hold the seat at the 2nd parliamentary election held in May 1952, where he was defeated by the United National Party candidate, Shirley Corea, and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate, W. J. C. Munasinha, who received 10,260 votes and 10,206 votes respectively, as opposed to Fernando's 5,027 votes.[3]

References

1. "Hon. Fernando, Mihindukulasuriya Julian Joseph, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
3. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 January 2018.