Albert Kariyawasam

Hon.
Albert Kariyawasam
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office
July 1960 – 1965
Preceded byRichard Gregory Samaranayake
Succeeded byRichard Gregory Samaranayake
ConstituencyBentara-Elpitiya
In office
1966–1970
Preceded byRichard Gregory Samaranayake
Succeeded byRupasena Karunatillake
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries
In office
1970–1977
Personal details
Born
Haputhanthri Gamage Albert Kariyawasam

(1921-05-08)8 May 1921
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations		Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
ChildrenSagara Kariyawasam

Albert Kariyawasam (born 8 May 1921) was a Sri Lankan politician.[1][2]

Haputhantri Gamage Albert Kariyawasam was born on 8 May 1921. He received his primary school education at Christ Church School, Niyagama and the government school at Gammaddegoda before attending Henry Olcott College, Kolonnawa and Udugampola Government Senior School.[3]

Kariyawasam contested the 4th parliamentary election, held on 19 March 1960, as the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna candidate in the newly created electorate of Bentara-Elpitiya. He narrowly lost to the United National Party candidate, Richard Gregory Samaranayake, by 592 votes.[4] He changed his political allegiances and joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, running as the party's nominee at the subsequent 5th parliamentary election, held on 20 July 1960. He was successful, defeating Samaranayake by 5,987 votes, securing the seat of Bentara-Elpitiya.[5]

At the 6th parliamentary elections, held on 22 March 1965, Kariyawasam ran as the sitting member. He received 21,084 votes (47% of the total vote) and was defeated by Samaranayake, by 5,987 votes.[6][7] In November 1965 the election result was ruled void, and at the following a parliamentary by-election, held on 24 October 1966, he regained the seat, defeating the United National Party candidate, Colin Wijesekera Samaranayaka (Samaranayake's brother), by 1,677 votes.[8][9] He retained the seat at the 7th parliamentary elections, held on 27 May 1970, defeating Rupasena Karunatillake, from the United National Party.[10] Following the election he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries in the Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet.[11][12]

At the 8th parliamentary election, held on 21 July 1977, he failed to retain his seat losing to Karunatillake by 11,854 votes.[13]

His son, Sagara, is a Member of Parliament, representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[14][15]

  1. ^ "Hon. Kariyawasam, Haputhantri Gamage Albert, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. 1972. p. 62.
  3. ^ Parliaments of Ceylon. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. 1960. p. 82.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election - 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election - 20 July 1960". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ Parliament of Ceylon (1966). Report on the Sixth Parliamentary General Election of Ceylon, 22d March, 1965. Vol. 20. Government Press. p. 42.
  8. ^ "South Asian Studies : a Biannual Journal on South Asian Affairs". 2–4. South Asian Studies Centre, Department of Political Science, University of Rajasthan. 1969: 72. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "Results of the by Elections Subsequent to Parliamentary General Election of 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  11. ^ Abeynaike, H. B. W.; Ameratunga, H. P. (1971). Parliament of Ceylon. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 42.
  12. ^ "Ceylon Year Book". 21. Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. 1971: 18–19. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011.
  14. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (13 October 2018). "Can Maithripala Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksa Re-unite Politically?". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  15. ^ Jayakody, Rasika (14 February 2016). "SLFP cracks down on dissidents as pro-MR party suffers birth-pangs". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 September 2020.