Paulis Peiris Jayawardena (16 September 1898 – ?) was a Ceylonese politician.[1][2]
Jaywardena served as the chairman of the Gampaha Urban Council, following its formation in January 1945.[3][4]
Jayawardena was elected to parliament, representing the United National Party (UNP), following a parliamentary by-election in July 1949, in the Gampaha electorate.[5] He secured 18,653 votes (60% of the total vote), 12,026 votes ahead of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party candidate, C. A. Mathew, who received 6,627 votes (21% of the total vote).[6][7]
^Jātika Rājya Sabhāva. Pustakālaya (1972). Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972. National State Assembly Library. p. 75.
^Ceylon Sessional Papers, Issue 13. Government Press. 1952. p. 25.
^Wickramasinghe, Somasiri; Wickramasinghe, Nimal (2005). S.D. and the Family Roots in Sri Lankan Politics. Somasiri Wickramasinghe. p. xiv. ISBN9789559916611.