Stephen Walter Samarakkody (17 July 1919 - 1969) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the member of
Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் ''Ila ...
from
Polgahawela
Polgahawela is a town located in north western Sri Lanka. It is most notable for being a major railway junction.
Polgahawela is situated in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka, and is located approximately north-east from the capital city ...
representing the
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, translit=Śrī Laṁkā Nidahas Pakṣaya; ta, இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி, translit=Ilaṅkai Cutantirak Ka ...
.
He was elected to parliament from Polgahawela in the
March 1960 general election and was re-elected in the
July 1960 general election defeating
D. B. Welagedara.
He lost the
1965 general election to
M. D. Banda.
Edmund Samarakkody
Edmund Peter Samarakkody (19 April 1912 – 4 January 1992) was a Ceylonese lawyer, trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament.
Early life and family
Samarakkody was born on 19 April 1912, the fifth of seven children to Charles Peter ...
and
Siripala Samarakkody
Siripala Samarakkody (1907 – 22 August 1944) was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician.
Early life and education
Samarakkody was born in 1907, the eldest of seven children to Charles Peter Augustus de Fonseka Tillekeratne Samarakkody and Anne Catha ...
were his brothers, while
Panini Ilangakoon
Christophel Panini Illangakoon ( si, ක්රිස්ටෝෆෙල් පනිනි ඉල්ලන්ගකූන්) (10 November 1919 – 10 February 1989) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a member of parliament from Weligama in ...
and
Robert Edward Jayatilaka
Robert Edward Jayatilaka (16 August 1911 - ??) was a Ceylonese politician.
Education and teaching career
Robert Edward, also known as "Eric", Jayatilaka, attended Richmond College, Galle and once qualified as a teacher, he taught for a numbe ...
were his brother-in-laws. He was married to Neeta Senanayake.
References
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1919 births
1969 deaths
Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon
Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon
Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians