List of senators of Ceylon

This is a list of senators who were members of the Senate of Ceylon.

Presidents of the Senate

• Gerard Wijeyekoon (1947 - )[1]
• Nicholas Attygalle (1952 - 1955)[2]
• Cyril de Zoysa (1955 - 1961)
• Sarath Wijesinghe (1962 - 1965)
• Thomas Amarasuriya (1963–65)[3]
• Abeyratne Ratnayaka (1965 - 1971)

Deputy presidents of the Senate

• Peri Sundaram (1947 - )[1]
• Frank Gunasekera (1948 - 1951)
• Cyril de Zoysa (1951 - 1955)[4]
• Adeline Molamure (1955 - )[5]
• B. H. Dunuwille[6]

Senators

• Kurbanhussein Adamaly (1949–61), appointed.[7][8]
• Thomas Amarasuriya (1953–65), UNP/SLFP
• Nicholas Attygalle (1952-), appointed
• A. M. A. Azeez (1952–63), appointed, UNP/independent[8][9][10][11]
• Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1960–65), SLFP
• I. A. Cader (1969-1970), appointed[8]
• M. Shums Cassim (1953–54), elected[8]
• C. Coomaraswamy (1947-), appointed[1][12]
• Cissy Cooray (1947-1952), appointed[5] - first woman appointed to the Senate[13]
• Ananda Dassanayake (1961-), elected[6]
• R. S. F. de Mel (1947-), elected
• Evadne de Silva
• Evelyn de Soysa (1958-1963),[14][15]
• M. W. H. de Silva
• Cyril de Zoysa (1947-), elected
• M. P. de Zoysa (-1960)
• Doric de Souza, LSSP
• B. H. Dunuwille
• Razik Fareed (1947-), elected
• Sam Peter Christopher Fernando[16]
• Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner (1947-), appointed
• Oliver Goonetilleke (1947-), appointed
• Frank Gunasekera (1947-), appointed
• A. R. M. Hameem (1963-1969), appointed[8]
• L. L. Hunter (1950-1953), appointed
• Sir Herbert Eric Jansz (1947-1950), appointed
• J. P. Jayasena
• Ukwatte Jayasundera
• A. P. Jayasuriya
• Clodagh Jayasuriya, UNP,[5] elected (October 1953 – 1956)
• N. U. Jayawardena, appointed (1957-)
• Valentine S. Jayawickrema
• Stanley Kalpage[17]
• S. R. Kanaganayagam (1949–57), appointed, UNP/ACTC[18][19]
• E. W. Kannangara
• M. D. Kitchilan (1965-1971), appointed[8][20]
• John Kotelawala, UNP
• Justin Kotalawela (1947-1954), elected, UNP
• Dr R. B. Lenora
• M. Manickam, ITAK[21][22]
• Mohamed Macan Markar (1947-1952), appointed
• S. M. H. Mashoor (1965-1971), elected[8]
• Adeline Molamure (1947-), elected
• S. Z. Mashoor Moulana (1967), elected[8]
• S. Nadarajah (1965–71), ACTC[23][24]
• S. Nadesan (1947–71)[25][26]
• S. Natesan (Subaiya Nadesapillai)[27]
• Ponnambalam Nagalingam (1951–57), LSSP[28]
• E. M. V. Naganathan (1947-), elected, ACTC/ITAK[29]
• James Peter Obeyesekere III
• Bertram Ivor Palipane[30]
• Sangarapillai Pararajasingham, UNP (1954-)[31]
• M. V. P Peiris
• D. W. J. Perera (1947-), elected[32]
• E. W. Perera
• Reginald Perera (1959–71), MEP[33]
• D. M. Rajapaksa
• Lalitha Rajapakse (1947-), appointed
• A. B. Rajendra (1947-), appointed[34]
• Arthur Ranasinghe
• Abeyratne Ratnayaka
• Barnes Ratwatte Dissawe (1947-), elected
• Harris Leuke Ratwatte Dissawe (1955-), elected
• Abdul Raheman Abdul Razik (1947-1952), elected[8]
• Philip Rodrigo
• Dr. V. R. Schockman (1947-), appointed
• Seetha Seneviratne (1967-)
• Robert Singleton-Salmon (1950-1951), appointed
• Bennet Soysa (1947-), elected
• Peri Sundaram (1947-), elected, CIC[35]
• John Tarbat (1947-), appointed
• M. Tiruchelvam (1965–71), ITAK[36]
• Heen Banda Udurawana[37]
• Kanthiah Vaithianathan[38]
• Donatius Victoria (1947-), appointed
• A. F. Wijemanne
• Sarath Wijesinghe, elected (1947-), elected President of the Senate (1963-)
• Gerard Wijeyekoon (1947-), appointed
• Edwin Wijeyeratne (1947-), appointed
• E. B. Wikramanayake
• T. Y. Wright (1947-), appointed

Notes

1. "First election on party basis". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 4 March 2007.
2. In Memoriam: Sir Nicholas Attygalle
3. "Remembering Thomas Amarasuriya on his 100th birth anniversary". The Island (Sri Lanka). 17 June 2007.
4. "Patriot and devout Buddhist". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 28 February 2010.
5. Ratnapala, Neetha S. (8 March 2003). "Women - the race is yet to be won". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
6. "The mighty midget of SLFP politics". The Island (Sri Lanka). 29 August 2004.
7. Gazette Notification No. 1041 of 1953; G.G.O No. C 163/49
8. Jameel, S. H. M.; Azeez, M. Ali (2008). "A. M. A. Azeez - Senate Speeches" (PDF). Dr. A. M. A. Azeez Foundation. p. xx.
9. Marsoof, Saleem (30 December 2002). "Dr. A. M. A. Azeez's contribution to Muslim education". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
10. Ratnapuli, Rajindra C. (21 November 2010). "Dr. A.M.A. Azeez – He Placed Service Before Self". The Sunday Leader.
11. Ishaq, Achi M. (20 November 2005). "A visionary of his time, he promoted ethnic harmony through education". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
12. Arumugam 1997, p. 42.
13. Gunawardena, Charles A. (Ed) (2005). Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 89. ISBN 9781932705485.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
14. 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF S.T.L.DE SOYSA, A man of vision and principle, The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), Retrieved 30 May 2015
15. The Holy Emmanuel Church (history) Retrieved 30 January 2015
16. A salute to Sam P.C. !
17. Kalpage, Quintus (1 January 2006). "Fond memories of two brothers: Stanley and Kingsley Kalpage". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
18. Arumugam 1997, pp. 67-68.
19. Tharmarajah, K. M. (14 May 2004). "Advocate S.R. Kanaganayagam: A legal luminary well-known for sound interpretation, wit and humour". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
20. "Sri Lankan Malays Fight For Parliament Representation". Colombo Telegraph. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
21. Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (15 July 2007). "Will "Tamil Kudumbimalai"be turned into "Sinhala Thoppigala?"". The Sunday Leader.
22. Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
23. "Ex-Senator Killed" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (4): 4. March 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
24. Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (7 March 2011). "Satyagraha receives "Baptism of fire" on first day". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 13 July 2013.
25. Arumugam 1997, p. 111.
26. Fonseka, Manel (January 1987). "S. Nadesan QC - A Tribute" (PDF). Tamil Times. VI (3): 9–10. ISSN 0266-4488.
27. Arumugam 1997, p. 118.
28. Arumugam 1997, p. 112.
29. Arumugam 1997, p. 113.
30. "Obituaries". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 4 August 2003. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
31. Arumugam 1997, pp. 129-130.
32. Fernando, Neville (17 October 2009). "Remembering Senator D. W. J. Perera". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
33. "Remembering the ebullient Reggie Perera". The Island (Sri Lanka). 16 November 2002.
34. Arumugam 1997, pp. 155-156.
35. Thambyrajah, S. "Patriot, freedom fighter and workers' champion". Malayaha Makkal Ondriyam. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
36. Jayatilaka, Tissa (14 February 2010). "An early voice for integration". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
37. Heen Banda Udurawana Diyawadana Nilame Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Daily News, Retrieved on 16 December 2002.
38. Arumugam 1997, pp. 238-239.

References

• "CEYLON (CONSTITUTION) ORDER IN COUNCIL". LawNet, Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010.
• "CEYLON (CONSTITUTION AND INDEPENDENCE) AMENDMENT". LawNet, Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
• "The Senate Days of Ceylon" (PDF). The Island (Sri Lanka). 22 April 2010.
• Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon.