R. A. de Mel
Reginald Abraham de Mel | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament | |
| In office 14 October 1947 – 23 August 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | D. S. Senanayake |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | H. W. Amarasuriya |
| Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Colombo South | |
| In office 20 September 1947 – August 1948 | |
| Preceded by | seat created |
| Succeeded by | T. F. Jayewardene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1894 |
| Died | 1961 |
| Nationality | Ceylonese |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse | Evelyn née Fernando |
| Children | Laleeni, Irangani |
| Alma mater | Richmond College, Galle |
| Profession | politician |
Reginald Abraham de Mel (8 November 1894 – 1961) was a Ceylonese politician.[1][2]
De Mel received his education at Richmond College in Galle, where he represented the college cricket team.[3] He served as the Mayor of Colombo from 1944 to 1946.[4]
De Mel was elected to parliament at the 1st parliamentary election, representing the United National Party (UNP), in the Colombo South electorate.[5] He secured 6,452 votes (35.4% of the total vote), 640 votes ahead of Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, an independent candidate, who received 32% of the total vote.[6] He was subsequently appointed the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees in the first parliament of Ceylon.[7] De Mel subsequently lost his seat in August 1948 after being found guilty of corrupt practices by aiding, abetting, counselling and procuring the offences of impersonation.[8]
He was a cousin of R. S. F. de Mel, former Mayor of Colombo.
References
- ^ "Hon. de Mel, Reginald Abraham, 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. 31.
- ^ History of Richmond Cricket Club Archived 4 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Past Mayors of Colombo Archived 20 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "University of Ceylon Review". 6. University of Ceylon. 1948: 169.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016.
- ^ Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees
- ^ "He gave of his best, but died a disillusioned man". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 28 May 2000. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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