H. B. Rambukwella

Herath Ekanayake Wasala Mudianselage Herath Banda Rambukwella (13 October 1885 – 1961) was a Ceylonese politician.[1][2]

Rambukwella was elected as an independent member at the 1st parliamentary election, held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, in the Minipe electorate, securing 68.84% of the total vote, 8,640 votes ahead of his nearest rival.[3][4]

He retained his seat at the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952, this time as the United National Party candidate, with a 68.49% majority, 6,701 votes more than his nearest rival.[5]

References
  1. "Hon. Rambukwella Dissawa, H. E. W. M. Herath Banda, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. Jātika Rājya Sabhāva. Pustakālaya (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. p. 127.
  3. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. Goonetilleke, T. V. (Ed) (1983). Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Library of Parliament. p. 203.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2017.


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