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Gamage Haththotuwa Weerasumana Weerasinghe (born 17 November 1975) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial minister and Member of Parliament.[1]

Weerasinghe was born on 17 November 1975.[1] He was educated at St. Thomas' College, Matara.[2] He is a member of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka.[3][4]

Weerasinghe was a member of Kotagala Divisional Council and the Southern Provincial Council where he held a provincial ministerial portfolio.[2] He was dismissed from his ministerial position in September 2017 for voting against the proposed 20th amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.[5][6] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Monaragala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[7][8][9]

Electoral history of Weerasumana Weerasinghe
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2004 provincial[10] Matara District Communist Party of Sri Lanka United People's Freedom Alliance 22,095 Elected
2009 provincial[11] Matara District Communist Party of Sri Lanka United People's Freedom Alliance 31,495 Elected
2014 provincial[12] Matara District Communist Party of Sri Lanka United People's Freedom Alliance 29,326 Elected
2020 parliamentary[8] Matara District Communist Party of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 77,968 Elected

References

  1. ^ a b "Directory of Members: Gamage Haththotuwa Weerasumana Weerasinghe". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Weerasumana Weerasinghe appointed Southern Province Minister". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "All four CP candidates successful". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009.
  5. ^ Sanjeewa, Darshana (13 September 2017). "Southern Provincial Minister Weerasinghe removed from post". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. ^ Liyanage, Mahinda P. (14 September 2017). "SP minister Weerasumana thrown out". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. p. 4A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Nipuna Ranawaka tops in Matara". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
  11. ^ "Preferences Matara" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
  12. ^ "Full list of preferential votes". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014.


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