G. J. Paris Perera

Hon.
G. J. Paris Perera
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Ja-Ela
In office
1960–1976
Preceded byStanley de Zoysa
Succeeded byJoseph Michael Perera
Personal details
Born
Gamamedaliyanage John Paris Perera

(1922-03-14)14 March 1922
DiedMarch 1976(1976-03-00) (aged 53–54)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Political partyUnited National Party

Gamamedaliyanage John Paris Perera (14 March 1922 – 1976) was a Ceylonese politician.[1][2] He was the Deputy Chairman of Committees and Member of Parliament from 1960 to 1977.[3]

Perera first contested for parliament at the 1956 general election in the Ja-Ela electorate, representing the United National Party (UNP). At the election he polled 19,132 votes (43% of the total vote) but was unsuccessful losing to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate Stanley de Zoysa by 5,249 votes.[4] He re-contested the seat of Ja-Ela at the 4th parliamentary election, held on 19 March 1960, where he defeated the sitting member, de Zoysa, by 3,195 (polling 44% of the total vote).[5] The election results however left neither of Ceylon's two major parties with a majority, with the result being the calling of another election. Perera was subsequently re-elected at the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960. This time receiving 13,622 votes (50% of the total vote), 2,724 votes ahead of the SLFP candidate, D. Oliver Jayasuriya, and 11,314 votes ahead of de Zoysa.[6]

Perera was also re-elected at the 6th parliamentary election, held on 22 March 1965, receiving 21,867 votes (61% of the total vote),[7][8] and at the 1970 general election, polling 21,657 votes (50% of the total vote). He served as the Deputy Chairman of Committees from 9 March 1968 to 25 March 1970.

In 1976 Perera died whilst still in office.[9][10] A by-election for Ja-Ela electorate was held on 23 April that year, and the seat was filled by Joseph Michael Perera from the UNP.[11]

  1. ^ "Hon. Perera, Gamamedaliyanage John Paris, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ Members of the legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. National State Assembly. 1972. p. 114.
  3. ^ "Deputy Chairman of Committees". parliament.lk. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. ^ Abeynaike, H. B. W.; Ameratunga, H. P. (1970). Parliament of Ceylon, 1970. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 61.
  9. ^ Fernando, S. J. Anthony (15 October 2003). "Minister John Amaratunga - 25 years a parliamentarian". The Daily News. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  10. ^ Wickramasinghe, Wimal (18 January 2008). "Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for extention [sic] of Parliament". The Island. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2019.[dead link]
  11. ^ "Results of the Parliamentary By-Elections held between 1947 and 1988". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 November 2019.