| 词条 | R. A. de Mel |
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| honorific-prefix = Hon. | name = Reginald Abraham de Mel | honorific = | image = | caption = | order = Deputy Speaker of the Parliament | term_start = 14 October 1947 | term_end = 23 August 1948 | predecessor = position created | successor = H. W. Amarasuriya | primeminister = D. S. Senanayake | constituency_MP2 = Colombo South | parliament2 = Ceylon | term_start2 = 20 September 1947 | term_end2 = August 1948 | predecessor2 = seat created | successor2 = T.F. Jayawardena | birth_date = {{birth date|1894|11|08|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = 1961 | death_place = | nationality = Ceylonese | ethnicity = | religion = | party = United National Party | spouse = Evelyn née Fernando | partner = | relations = | children = Laleeni, Irangani | residence = | alma_mater = Richmond College, Galle | profession = politician | signature = | website = | footnotes = |}}Reginald Abraham de Mel (8 November 1894 – 1961) was a Ceylonese politician.[1][2] De Mel received his education at Richmond College in Galle, where he represented the college cricket team.[3] He served as the Mayor of Colombo from 1944 to 1946.[4] De Mel was elected to parliament at the 1st parliamentary election, representing the United National Party (UNP), in the Colombo South electorate.[5] He secured 6,452 votes (35.4% of the total vote), 640 votes ahead of Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, an independent candidate, who received 32% of the total vote.[6] He was subsequently appointed the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees in the first parliament of Ceylon.[7] De Mel subsequently lost his seat in August 1948 after being found guilty of corrupt practices by aiding, abetting, counselling and procuring the offences of impersonation.[8] He was a cousin of R. S. F. de Mel, former Mayor of Colombo. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.lk/component/members/viewMember/2151?Itemid=206 |title=Hon. de Mel, Reginald Abraham, M.P.|publisher=Parliament of Sri Lanka|accessdate=26 October 2017}} 2. ^{{cite book|title=Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972|author=Jātika Rājya Sabhāva. Pustakālaya|publisher=National State Assembly Library|date=1972|page=31}} 3. ^History of Richmond Cricket Club {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504103232/http://www.richmondcricket.lk/history.html |date=4 May 2014 }} 4. ^Past Mayors of Colombo {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820090238/http://www.cmc.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85&Itemid=71 |date=20 August 2014 }} 5. ^{{cite journal|title=University of Ceylon Review|date=1948|volume=6|publisher=University of Ceylon|page=169}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204000000/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF |archivedate=2016-02-04 |df= }} 7. ^Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees 8. ^{{cite news|title=He gave of his best, but died a disillusioned man|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/000528/plus10.html|work=The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=28 May 2000|accessdate=26 October 2017}} External links
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