Wimala Kannangara

Wimala Kannangara
Member of Parliament
for Galigamuwa
In office
March 1960 – July 1960
In office
1965–1970
In office
1977–1989
Personal details
Born(1920-06-15)15 June 1920
DiedJanuary 2006
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
SpouseDon Peter Kannangara

Irene Wimala Kannangara (15 June 1920 - January 2006) was a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. At the 8th parliamentary election, held on 21 July 1977,[1] she was elected to the seat of Galigamuwa.[2][3] Kannangara, the United National Party candidate, received 18,608 (54% of the total vote) defeating the Sri Lanka Freedom Party nominee, Jagathsiri Balasuriya, who polled 14,853 (43% of the total vote).[4][5]

She was married to Dr Don Peter Kannangara, LMS of Kegalle.[6]

  1. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka Ministers". Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Lady Members". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. ^ "1977 Parliamentary Elections Results" (PDF). Official Website, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Mrs Wimala Kannangara". Ilica Malkanthi Karunaratne. The Island. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Obituaries". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 1 August 2023.