Weerasumana Weerasinghe

Hon.
Weerasumana Weerasinghe
MP
Hon. Weerasumana Weerasinghe MP
වීරසුමන වීරසිංහ ; வீரசுமன வீரசிங்க
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2020
Constituency	Matara District
Member of the Southern Provincial Council
	In office; 2004–2019
Constituency	Matara District
Personal details
Born	17 November 1975 (age 48)
Political party	Communist Party of Sri Lanka
Other political; affiliations	Freedom People's Alliance (2023-present) ; Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (before 2023)

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			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

^ ^a ^b "Directory of Members: Gamage Haththotuwa Weerasumana Weerasinghe". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ "Weerasumana Weerasinghe appointed Southern Province Minister". Ada Derana. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ "All four CP candidates successful". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009.
^ Sanjeewa, Darshana (13 September 2017). "Southern Provincial Minister Weerasinghe removed from post". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ Liyanage, Mahinda P. (14 September 2017). "SP minister Weerasumana thrown out". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Nipuna Ranawaka tops in Matara". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ "Results of Provincial Council Elections 2004" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2009.
^ "Preferences Matara" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
^ "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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[PoS-1] "Directory of Members: Gamage Haththotuwa Weerasumana Weerasinghe". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

[ST090820-2] "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.

[DM070820-8] "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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