M. G. Mendis
MP | |
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Rathgama | |
In office 1970–1977 | |
Preceded by | Edwin Thilakaratne |
Succeeded by | Edwin Thilakaratne |
Personal details | |
Born | Merengna Gaulius Mendis 3 October 1911[1] Galle |
Died | 3 August 2000 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Communist Party[1] |
Other political affiliations | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
Alma mater | Mahinda College, Galle, University of London |
Ethnicity | Sinhalese |
Merengna Gaulius Mendis (3 October 1911 – 3 August 2000) was a Sri Lankan trade unionist and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Biography
Mendis received his education at Piyaratha Vidyalaya, Dodanduwa,
Mendis was influenced by
In December 1940, the Ceylon Trade Union Federation (CTUF) was formed and Mendis was one of the organisations leaders. The CTUF was instrumental in the Colombo harbour strike of 1941. In September 1945, the CTUF led by Mendis organised a march of 10,000 workers to the State Council to present their grievances, which was followed by a six-day strike by tram workers during which Mendis and other trade union officials were arrested.
In 1947 he ran in the first parliamentary elections for the Communist Party in the Colombo South Electoral District but was unsuccessful, only gaining just over 10% of the vote.[3]
In 1965 he contested the 6th parliamentary election in the Rathgama Electoral District where he finished second by 1,210 votes.[4] Mendis successfully ran again in 1970 at the 7th parliamentary election for Lanka Sama Samaja Party, with approximately 65% of the total vote.[5] He was however defeated when he sought re-election for the seat in the 1977 parliamentary elections.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Hon. Mendis, Merengna Gaulius, M.P." Directory of Past members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. 23 May 2017.
- ^ Abeynaike, H. B. W.; Ameratunga, H. P. (1970). Parliament of Ceylon, 1970. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 86.
- ^ "University of Ceylon Review". VI. University of Ceylon. 1948: 167.
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(help) - ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]