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| name                     = C. P. J. Seneviratne
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| constituency_MP1         = [[Mahiyangana Electoral District|Mahiyangana]]
| parliament1              = Sri Lankan
| term_start1              = 30 March 1960
| term_end1                = April 1970
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| successor1               = [[D. D. E. Wickremaratne]]
| term_start2              = August 1977
| term_end2                = 26 December 1984
| predecessor2             = [[D. D. E. Wickremaratne]]
| successor2               = [[Lakshman Senewiratne]]
| birth_name                 = Cyril Pinto Jayatilake Seneviratne
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[[Captain]] '''Cyril Pinto Jayatilake Seneviratne''' (23 April 1918 - 26 December 1984) was a [[Sri Lanka]]n military officer and politician.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/directory-of-past-members/viewMember/2678|title=Hon. Seneviratne, Cyril Pinto Jayatilake (Captain), M.P.|publisher=[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref> He was the [[Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Mahiyangana Electoral District|Mahiyangana]] from 1960-1970 and 1977-1984 and served as the [[Minister of Labour (Sri Lanka)|Minister of Labour]] in the [[Jayewardene cabinet]] (1977-1984).<ref name="DN2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2016/04/07/political/78544|title=New State Minister, two Deputy Ministers sworn-in|newspaper=[[The Daily News (Sri Lanka)|The Daily News]]|date=7 April 2016|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
Seneviratne attended school at [[Gampaha]] and 1942 he obtained a certificate as an instructor from the Physical Training Institute in [[Ambala]], India.

==Military service==
Following his return he gained a commission as an officer of [[Sri Lanka Engineers#Formation and World Wars|Ceylon Engineers Corps]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/138th-Anniversary-of-the-Sri-Lanka-Army-Volunteer-Force---SLAVF:-Strength-to-Army--nation/131-164809|title=138th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force - SLAVF: Strength to Army, nation|newspaper=[[Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|Daily Mirror]]|date=1 April 2019|access-date=7 August 2019}}</ref> In 1947 Seneviratne was appointed a Captain of the [[Ceylon Pioneers]] and served with the Corps when they were sent to Malaysia to oversee the construction of the railway line from [[Taiping, Perak|Taiping]] to [[Kuala Sepetang|Port Weld (now known as Kuala Sepetang)]]. While in Malayasia he played a leading part in the construction of Lankaramaya, the Buddhist [[Vihara]] in Singapore. Seneviratne claims that in 1949 he obtained a sapling of the [[Bodhi Tree#To Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka|Sri Maha Bodhi]] tree in [[Anuradhapura]], which he planted at Lankaramaya. He left the army in 1950.

==Political career==
Senerviratne contested the [[March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election|4th parliamentary elections]], held on 19 March 1960, in the newly created seat of [[Mahiyangana Electoral District|Mahiyangana]], representing the [[United National Party]]. He was successful, polling 3,164 votes (36% of the total vote) defeating the [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]] candidate by 359 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://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=7 August 2019}}</ref> At the subsequent [[July 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election|parliamentary elections]] in July 1960 he retained the seat receiving 4,811 votes (50% of the total vote).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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=7 August 2019}}</ref>

He won the seat again at the [[1965 Ceylonese parliamentary election|6th parliamentary elections]], held on 22 March 1965, increasing his vote to 51% of the total vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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=7 August 2019}}</ref> At the subsequent [[1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election|parliamentary election]], held on 27 May 1970, he was defeated by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate, [[D. D. E. Wickremaratne]], by 2,556 votes, only obtaining 43% of the total vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://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=7 August 2019 }}</ref>

Senerviratne however was successful in regaining the seat of Mahiyangana at the [[1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|8th parliamentary election]], held on 21 July 1977, where he defeated the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate, Navaratna Banda Galketiya, by 8,801 votes (obtaining 70% of the total vote).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-1977.pdf|title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=7 August 2019 }}</ref>

==Death==
Senerviratne died at the Colombo Hospital on 26 December 1984,<ref>{{cite book|title=Members of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-83: Record of Service|publisher=[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]|page=188}}</ref> whilst still serving as the Minister for Labour. Senerviratne's son, [[Lakshman Senewiratne|Lakshman]],<ref name="DN2016"/> was subsequently elected to parliament representing his father's seat of [[Mahiyangana Electoral District|Mahiyangana]] at a by-election on 18 April 1985. His son is a current Minister and Member of Parliament for [[Badulla Electoral District|Badulla]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20050515/news.htm|title=New post for Seneviratne |newspaper=The Sunday Leader|date=15 May 2005|access-date=20 December 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of political families in Sri Lanka]]

==References==
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{{Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon}}
{{Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon}}
{{Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon}}
{{Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka}}

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