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Paulis Peiris Jayawardena (16 September 1898 – ?) was a Ceylonese politician. [1] [2]
Jaywardena served as the chairman of the Gampaha Urban Council, following its formation in January 1945. [3] [4]
Jayawardena was elected to parliament, representing the United National Party (UNP), following a parliamentary by-election in July 1949, in the Gampaha electorate. [5] He secured 18,653 votes (60% of the total vote), 12,026 votes ahead of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party candidate, C. A. Mathew, who received 6,627 votes (21% of the total vote). [6] [7]
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