S. Jinadasa

Hon.
S. Jinadasa
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Maskeliya
In office
19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959
Preceded byP. H. C. Silva
Succeeded byDonald J. Ranaweera
Personal details
Born
Sooriyasena Jinadasa
NationalityCeylonese
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Occupationpolitician

Sooriyasena Jinadasa was a Ceylonese politician. He was the member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for Maskeliya, representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.[1][2]

Jinadasa contested the 3rd parliamentary election, held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956, in Maskeliya electorate. He was elected, securing 3,228 votes (45.9% of the total vote) and defeating the sitting member, Palahennedi Hewage Charles Silva from the United National Party, by 214 votes.[3] At the 4th parliamentary election, held on 19 March 1960, he ran this time as a member of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna but was unable to retain his seat, losing to Donald J. Ranaweera, from the United National Party by 1,161 votes.[4]

  1. ^ "Sooriyasena Jinadasa". Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ Parliament of Sri Lanka (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon, 1931-1972. Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 78.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 July 2021.