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{{Short description|Ceylonese politician}}
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| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable|Hon.]]
| name = Don Roy Rajapakse
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| constituency_MP = [[Hakmana Electoral District|Hakmana]]
| parliament = Ceylon
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| predecessor = [[C. A. Dharmapala]]
| successor = [[Sirisena Hettige]]
| term_start = 30 March 1960
| term_end = 1965
| predecessor1 = [[Sirisena Hettige]]
| successor1 = [[Harshanath Wanigasekera]]
| term_start1 = 1970
| term_end1 = 1977
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| party = [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| otherparty = [[Mahajana Eksath Peramuna]]
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| alma_mater = [[St. Aloysius' College, Galle]]; [[Saint Joseph's College, Colombo]]
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'''Don Roy Zephrin Rajapakse''' (born 26 August 1905) was a Ceylonese politician.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.lk/members-of-parliament/directory-of-members/viewMember/2578|title=Hon. Rajapakse, Don Roy Zephrin, M.P.|work=Directory of Past members|publisher=[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service|publisher=[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]|editor=Goonetilleke, T. V.|date=1983|page=151}}</ref>

Don Roy Zephrin Rajapakse was born 26 August 1905 and received his education at [[St. Aloysius' College, Galle]] and [[Saint Joseph's College, Colombo]]. After leaving school he became a Sanitary Inspector and worked in that capacity for eight years. In 1941 he was elected to the Beralapanatara Village Committee and in 1957 became Chairman of the Committee, retaining that position until he was defeated at the village committee elections in 1961.<ref>{{cite book|title=Parliaments of Ceylon|publisher=Associated Newspapers of Ceylon|date= 1960|page=94}}</ref>

At the [[1947 Ceylonese parliamentary election|1st parliamentary election]]s, held in 1947, he ran as an [[Independent politician|independent]] for the seat of [[Deniyaya Electoral District|Deniyaya]]. He was unsuccessful coming third out of five candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-1947.pdf|title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

He contested the [[March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election|4th parliamentary election]], held on 19 March 1960, in [[Hakmana Electoral District|Hakmana electorate]], as the [[Mahajana Eksath Peramuna]] nominee. He won the seat defeating the [[United National Party]] candidate, Victor Ratnayake, by 2,199 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-1960-03-19.pdf|title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka|access-date=2 April 2021 }}</ref> Before the [[July 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election|July parliamentary elections]] he resigned from the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna and joined the [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]. He ran as that party's nominee and successfully retained his seat, defeating [[Sirisena Hettige]] from the United National Party by 2,609 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-1960-07-20.pdf|title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref> At the [[1965 Ceylonese parliamentary election|6th parliamentary election]], held on 22 March 1965, he lost the seat to Hettige by 2,023 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-1965.pdf|title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka|access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

He ran again at the [[1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election|7th parliamentary election]], held on 27 May 1970, regaining the seat defeating the United National Party candidate, [[Harshanath Wanigasekera]], by 9,473 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-1970.pdf|title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970|publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka|access-date=2 April 2021 }}</ref>

At the [[1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|1977 parliamentary election]]s Rajapaske was one of 21 sitting members of parliament who decided not to contest the elections.

== References ==

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{{Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon}}
{{Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon}}
{{Members of the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka}}

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Don Roy Rajapakse - Revision history

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