Percy Wickremasinghe

Percy Abeywardhana Wickremasinghe (27 March 1918 – 26 November 1987) was a Sri Lankan politician.[1]

Hon. Percy Wickremasinghe MP
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Kamburupitiya District
In office 1960–1970
Preceded by	seat created
Succeeded by	A. M. Nanayakkara
Personal details
Born	27 March 1918
Died	26 November 1987(1987-11-26) (aged 69)
Political party	Ceylon Communist Party
Relations	Sugiswara Wickramasinghe (brother)

Wickremasinghe first contested for parliament at the 3rd parliamentary election in 1956, representing the Ceylon Communist Party in the Hakmana Electoral District but was defeated by the United National Party candidate, C. A. Dharmapala.[2]

Wickremasinghe was elected at the 4th parliamentary election in March 1960, in the newly created seat of Kamburupitiya, polling 9,442 votes (41%).[3] He retained the seat in the subsequent elections in July that year, increasing his margin by 20% securing 61% of the vote.[4] He ran again at the parliamentary elections in 1965 holding on to the seat with a reduced margin of 57% of the vote,[5] however he did not contest the 1970 parliamentary elections.

References

1. "Hon. Wickremasinghe, Percy Abeywardhana, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
3. "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.