Simon Abeywickrema (1903 - 2 May 1948) was a Sri Lankan politician. Simon Abeywickrema was born in 1903 in

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and received his education at Richmond College and St. Aloysious' College in

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. Abeywickrema unsuccessfully contested for the State Council, in the Udugama electorate, at the

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and 1936 elections but was subsequently elected in a 1938 by-election. When the

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was formed in 1946, he was selected as the party's vice president. Abeywickrema was elected, representing

, at the 1st parliamentary election in 1947. He served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the

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in the D. S. Senanayake cabinet. Abeywickrema died in office on 2 May 1948. In the subsequent July by-election his younger brother,

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, unsuccessfully contested the seat of Baddegama, losing to H. W. Amarasuriya. Abeywickrema was recognised with the naming of Simon Abeywickrema Avenue, a road in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abeywickrema, Simon 1903 births 1948 deaths Parliamentary secretaries of Ceylon Members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon United National Party politicians