E. B. Dimbulane Explained

Edmund Bernard Dimbulane was a Ceylonese politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2]}

In March 1955, the sitting member for Alutnuwara electoral district, J. A. Rambukpota, died. At the subsequent by-election, held on 28 May 1955, Dimbulane ran as the United National Party candidate. He polled 5,921 votes (58% of the total vote) and 3,114 votes clear of his nearest rival from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party.^{[3] [4]}

He contested the 3rd parliamentary election, held from 5 to 10 April 1956, but was unable to retain his seat, losing to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate K. D. Goonaratne, by 2,448 votes.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hon. Dimbulane, Edmund Bernard, M.P. . Parliament of Sri Lanka. 20 June 2018.
2. Book: Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Library of Parliament. 52. 1983.
3. Web site: Result of the Parliamentary By-Elections held between 1947 - 1988. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 9 July 2018.
4. News: The political sea-change of 1956 – SLFP's greatest contribution. The Daily News. 31 July 2015. Sahabandu, S. S.. 9 July 2018.
5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.