E. B. Dimbulane

Hon.
E. B. Dimbulane
Member of Parliament
for Alutnuwara
In office
1955–1956
Preceded byJ. A. Rambukpota
Succeeded byK. D. Goonaratne
Personal details
Born
Edmund Bernard Dimbulane
NationalityCeylonese
Political partyUnited National Party

Edmund Bernard Dimbulane was a Ceylonese politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1][2]

In March 1955, the sitting member for Alutnuwara electoral district, J. A. Rambukpota, died. 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 from 5 to 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]

  1. ^ "Hon. Dimbulane, Edmund Bernard, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ^ Library of Parliament (1983). Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 52.
  3. ^ "Result of the Parliamentary By-Elections held between 1947 - 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Sahabandu, S. S. (31 July 2015). "The political sea-change of 1956 – SLFP's greatest contribution". The Daily News. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]