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Women - the race is yet to be won by Neetha S. Ratnapala The historical representation of women in the first Parliament after
Independence was limited to three. Florence Senanayake represented
Kiriella, Kusumasiri Gunawardene representing Avissawella - uncontested at
a by-election in 1948 and Tamara Illangaratne representing Kandy at a
by-election in 1949. Strangely these represented the socialist parties
with little representation from the major party at the time, the UNP. This
was the trend up to almost 1965. There was only one woman representative
in the senate - namely Cissy Cooray, who was appointed in 1947. Other Stories
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