E. B. Dimbulane | |
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Member of Parliament for Alutnuwara | |
In office 1955–1956 | |
Preceded by | J. A. Rambukpota |
Succeeded by | K. D. Goonaratne |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmund Bernard Dimbulane |
Nationality | Ceylonese |
Political party | United National Party |
Edmund Bernard Dimbulane was a Ceylonese politician.[1][2]
In March 1955 the sitting member for Alutnuwara, J. A. Rambukpota, died whilst still in office. At the subsequent by-election, held on 28 May 1955, Dimbulane ran as the United National Party candidate. He polled 5,921 votes (58% of the total vote) and 3,114 votes clear of his nearest rival from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party.[3][4]
He contested the 3rd parliamentary election, held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956, but was unable to retain his seat, losing to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate, K. D. Goonaratne, by 2,448 votes.[5]
References
- ^ "Hon. Dimbulane, Edmund Bernard, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Library of Parliament (1983). Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 52.
- ^ "Result of the Parliamentary By-Elections held between 1947 - 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sahabandu, S. S. (31 July 2015). "The political sea-change of 1956 – SLFP's greatest contribution". The Daily News. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
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