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Central Province
K. M. K. Banda (16 September 1920 - ?) was a Ceylonese politician.

North Western Province
D. M. Tilakaratne Bandara Wariyapola Electoral District - Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1962-1965)

Southern Province
K. H. G. Albert was a Ceylonese politician.

Albert was elected at the July 1960 parliamentary elections representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the seat of Bentara-Elpitiya Electoral District.

Appointed members
Dr. Amaradasa Ratnapala (8 January 1903 - 13 October 2001) was a Ceylonese medical doctor, a former member of Parliament and renowned scholar of Buddhist Philosophy, whose book on Abhidharmartha Pradeepeka is a highly regarded commentary on the doctrine.

Ratnapala received his education at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, where he excelled in schoolboy cricket.

In May 1937 he was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council representing Slave Island and was subsequently elected to the position of deputy mayor in January 1944, where he held the position for eleven months. He left the Council on 8 August 1945.

At the 1st parliamentary election, held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, Ratnapala contested the seat of Wellawatte-Galkissa, representing the United National Party,where he came fourth, polling 1,327 votes (6.1% of the total vote).

Ratnapala was married to Ancy Samarasinha and they had four children, Chandrika, Mahi, Anura Surindra an Australian Law Academic, and Dhammi.

In 1960 he was appointed as a member of the House of Representatives.