George R. de Silva

George Reginald de Silva (8 August 1898 – 28 July 1968) was a Ceylonese politician.

[1][2] De Silva was elected as the member for Ratnapura on State Council of Ceylon,[2] upon the death of his uncle, A. H. E.

At the 1st parliamentary election, held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947, de Silva successfully ran as the United National Party (UNP) candidate in the Colombo North electorate, securing 50.25% of the total vote.

[7] In 1951 de Silva crossed the floor, with five other UNP members, when the government refused to accept a resolution passed by the Sinhala Maha Sabha to adopt Buddhism and Sinhalese as the country's official religion and language.

[8] At the 2nd parliamentary election, held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952, de Silva re-contested the Colombo North electorate however this time as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate.