D. D. Karunaratne

Meneripitiya Appuhamillage Don David Karunaratne was a Ceylonese politician.[1][2]

Karunaratne was elected to parliament at the 1st parliamentary election, representing the United National Party (UNP), for the Gampaha electorate.[3] He secured 11,786 votes (38% of the total vote), 3,370 votes ahead of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party candidate, C. A. Mathew, who received 27% of the total vote.[4]

Karunaratne had two daughters, Chandra Charlotte and Edith. Chandra married Percy Jayakoda, who was the MP for Divulapitiya.[5][6]

Karunaratne was a wealthy landowner in the Gampaha District, owning a number of coconut and rubber plantations. In the 1930s he constructed a palatial walauwa, called Agra, in Bendiyamulla. The 1966 film Parasathu Mal, directed by Gamini Fonseka, was filmed on the property. In 1978 the Gampaha District Secretariat purchased the dwelling and 4.9 ha (12 acres) for Rs 15,300,000 and converted it into government offices, to house the secretariat.[7][8]

References

"Hon. Karunaratne, Meneripitiya Appuhamillage Don David, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
Jātika Rājya Sabhāva. Pustakālaya (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. p. 154.
"University of Ceylon Review". 6. University of Ceylon. 1948: 169. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
"Obituaries". Daily News. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
"Her equanimity was remarkable: Mrs. Pearlie Gunawardena – All in the Family". The Island. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
Edirisinghe, Nimna (20 March 2005). "The walauwe behind award winning film". The Island. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
"A Stately Home acquired". Ceylon Today. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

← // Members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon (1947 (1947)–1952) →
Speaker: Alexander Francis Molamure/Albert Peries Prime Minister: D. S. Senanayake/Dudley Senanayake Leader of the Opposition: N. M. Perera
Central Province (15)	M. D. Banda George E. de Silva T. B. Ilangaratne, Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne Senerat Gunewardene R. S. Pelpola K. Kumaravelu G. R. Motha Abdul Aziz V. T. Nanayakkara E. A. Nugawela T. B. Panabokke H. R. U. Premachandra K. Rajalingam H. B. Rambukwella Abeyratne Ratnayaka H. B. Tenne Savumiamoorthy Thondaman C. V. Velupillai
Eastern Province (7)	A. R. A. M. Abubucker S. U. Ethirmanasingham M. M. Ebrahim M. S. Kariapper Ahamed Lebbe Sinne Lebbe V. Nalliah S. Sivapalan
Northern Province (9)	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam K. Kanagaratnam V. Kumaraswamy G. G. Ponnambalam T. Ramalingam C. Sittampalam C. Suntharalingam Alfred Thambiayah C. Vanniasingam
North Central Province (5)	P. L. Bauddhasara P. B. Bulankulame S. H. Mahadiulwewa T. B. Poholiyadde Maithripala Senanayake
North Western Province (10)	Ivan Dassanayake J. J. Fernando Kavisena Herath I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail John Kotelawala Albert Peries Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake Herbert Sri Nissanka Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
Sabaragamuwa Province (10)	C. E. Attygalle D. F. Hettiarachchi N. H. Keerthiratne E. W. Mathew Alexander Francis Molamure Jayaweera Kuruppu N. M. Perera Reginald Perera Harris Leuke Ratwatte Dudley Senanayake Florence Senanayake
Southern Province (12)	H. D. Abeygoonewardane Simon Abeywickrema H. W. Amarasuriya Wijeyananda Dahanayake William de Silva Arthur de Zoysa Walwin de Silva) D. S. Goonesekera Montague Jayawickrama P. Kumarasiri D. A. Rajapaksa Lakshman Rajapaksa V. G. W. Ratnayake W. Wickremasinghe
Uva Province (7)	Leo Fernando J. C. T. Kotelawala K. V. Nadarajah D. Ramanujam J. A. Rambukpota S. M. Subbaiah K. D. Sugathadasa
Western Province (20)	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Somaweera Chandrasiri R. A. de Mel T. F. Jayewardene Colvin R. de Silva George R. de Silva A. Ekanayake Gunasinha Cholomondeley Goonewardene Philip Gunawardena Kusumasiri Gunawardena Robert Gunawardena T. B. Jayah M. C. M. Kaleel A. P. Jayasuriya D. P. Jayasuriya J. R. Jayewardene D. D. Karunaratne P. P. Jayawardena Pieter Keuneman Wilmot A. Perera Henry Peiris D. S. Senanayake S. A. Silva H. de Z. Siriwardena
Appointed (6)	E. F. N. Gratiaen Rosslyn Koch F. H. Griffith R. Singleton-Salmon J. A. Martenze J. W. Oldfield S. A. Pakeman G. R. Whitby

Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Gampaha
Gampaha Electoral District (1947–1989) Current District: Gampaha Electoral District
One–member (1947 – 1989)	Don David Karunaratne Paulis Peiris Jayawardena Samuel Dias Bandaranayake A. T. Basnayake Samuel Dias Bandaranayake
Multi–member (1989 – Present)	(1989 – 1994): Sirimavo Bandaranaike Anura Bandaranaike Joseph Michael Perera John Amaratunga Ranil Wickremesinghe Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Paul Perera Lakshman Jayakody Wijayapala Mendis Donald Dissanayake Mahindra Wijerathna Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Anura Pradeep Mahen Gunasekera Ariyarathna Jayathilaka Reggie Ranatunga Sardhatissa Sakalasooriya (1994 – 2000): Chandrika Kumaratunga John Amaratunga Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Wijayapala Mendis Joseph Michael Perera Lakshman Jayakody Felix Perera Reginald Perera Athula Nimalasiri Suranimala Rajapaksha Anura Hapangama Reggie Ranatunga Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Jinadasa Nandasena Lionel Gunawardena Neil Rupasinghe Upali Gunaratne A. V. Suraweera (2000 – 2001): Karu Jayasuriya Susil Premajayantha Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Anura Bandaranaike Felix Perera Pandu Bandaranaike Jayalath Jayawardena Reggie Ranatunga Sarath Keerthiratne John Amaratunga Edward Gunasekara Lionel Gunawardena Joseph Michael Perera Sarathchandra Peramuna Neil Rupasinghe Suranimala Rajapaksha Ananda Moonasinghe Vijitha Herath (2001 – 2004): Anura Bandaranaike Karu Jayasuriya Jayalath Jayawardena Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Joseph Michael Perera John Amaratunga Olitha Premathiratne Pandu Bandaranaike Felix Perera Edward Gunasekara Suranimala Rajapaksha Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Sarana Gunawardena Ravindra Randeniya Reggie Ranatunga Neil Rupasinghe Vijitha Herath Anjan Umma (2004 – 2010): Vijitha Herath Karu Jayasuriya Anura Bandaranaike (Until 2008) Replaced by Sarana Gunawardena Siripala Amarasinghe (Until 2006) Replaced by Sarath Kumara Gunaratna Anjan Umma Joseph Michael Perera Jayalath Jayawardena Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (Until 2008) Replaced by Duleep Wijesekera Lasantha Alagiyawanna John Amaratunga Sripathi Sooriyarachchi (Until 2008) Replaced by Reggie Ranatunga (Until 2008) Replaced by Neil Rupasinghe Felix Perera Pandu Bandaranaike Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Edward Gunasekara Kolonnawe Sri Sumangala (Until 2004) Replaced by Alawwe Nandaloka Thero Aparekke Punnananda Thero (2010 – 2015): Basil Rajapaksa Sudarshani Fernandopulle Mervyn Silva Athuraliye Rathana Thero Ruwan Wijewardene Upeksha Swarnamali Felix Perera Ruwan Ranatunga Lasantha Alagiyawanna Sarana Gunawardena Karu Jayasuriya Jayalath Jayawardena John Amaratunga Duleep Wijesekera Wasantha Senanayake Vijitha Herath Pandu Bandaranaike Sarath Kumara Gunaratna (2015 – Present): Prasanna Ranatunga Ranjan Ramanayake Arjuna Ranatunga Ruwan Wijewardene Harshana Rajakaruna Prasanna Ranaweera Ajith Mannapperuma Nimal Lansa Sisira Jayakody John Amaratunga Kavinda Jayawardena Indika Anuruddha Sudarshani Fernandopulle Chathura Senaratne Edward Gunasekara Duleep Wijesekera Lasantha Alagiyawanna Vijitha Herath

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