Weerasinghe de Silva
Hon. Weerasinghe de Silva | |
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Member of Parliament | |
Member of Parliament for Balapitiya | |
In office 1970–1977 | |
Preceded by | L. C. de Silva |
Succeeded by | Norman Waidyaratna |
Personal details | |
Born | Pettagan Dedreck Weerasingha de Silva 21 January 1935[1] Balapitiya, Sri Lanka |
Died | November 2006 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Political party | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
Alma mater | Siddharta Maha Vidyalaya, Balapitiya Nalanda College Colombo |
Occupation | Politics |
Profession | Lawyer |
Pettagan Dedreck Weerasingha de Silva (21 January 1935 – November 2006) was a Sri Lankan politician and a former MP who represented the seat of Balapitiya.
De Silva was the nephew of Dr. Colvin R. de Silva, his younger brother was Asoka Weerasinghe de Silva and his brother-in-law was Sarath Muthetuwegama.[2]
He was educated at Siddharta Maha Vidyalaya Balapitiya[2] for primary education and then received secondary education from Nalanda College Colombo before entering the Law College, where he passed out as a Senior Counselor.[3]
At the 1970 general parliamentary elections he successfully contested the seat of Balapitiya, as part of the United Front, winning by over 8,000 votes.[4] At the next parliamentary elections in 1977 he was defeated by almost 9,000 votes by the United National Party's candidate, Norman Waidyaratna.[5]
References
- ^ "Hon. de Silva, Pettagan Dedreck Weerasingha, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Death of Weerasinghe de Silva". Daily News. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Water Supply and Drainage Minister and Chief Government Whip Dinesh Gunawardena
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "PARLIAMENT". Daily News. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
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- E. L. Senanayake
- Hemachandra Sirisena
- Piyasena Tennakoon
- T. B. Tennekoon
- Richard Udugama
- P. B. Unantenne
- J. D. Weerasekera
- Noel Wimalasena
- S. B. Yalegama
- T. B. Herath
- A. M. Jinadasa
- R. B. Ratnamalala
- K. B. Ratnayake
- Maithripala Senanayake
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- P. M. K. Tennakoon
- Leelaratne Wijesinghe
- S. M. Asenkudhoos
- M. H. Naina Marikkar
- Tissa Balalla
- Augustheenu Fonseka
- Maithripala Herath
- S. B. Herat
- S. D. R. Jayaratne
- L. B. Jayasena
- G. W. Samarasinghe
- Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
- Mudiyanse Tennakoon
- Protus Tissera
- P. B. Wettewa
- D. P. Wickramasinghe
- M. A. J. Wijesinghe
- P. Wijesinghe
- S. Wijewardena
- B. A. P. B. Balasuriya
- Nanda Ellawala
- Piyadasa Harischandra
- P. B. G. Kalugalla
- V. T. G. Karunaratne
- Sarath Muttetuwegama
- Vasudeva Nanayakkara
- N. M. Perera
- P. R. Ratnayake
- Mallikka Ellawala Ratwatte
- Seetha Seneviratne
- Dudley Senanayake
- Athauda Seneviratne
- W. A. A. Sirisena
- Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi
- Dhanapala Weerasekera
- P. O. Wimalanaga
- Sumanapala Dahanayake
- Wijeyananda Dahanayake
- Neal de Alwis
- Ronnie de Mel
- L. C. de Silva
- Weerasinghe de Silva
- Henry William Dissanayake
- Prins Gunasekera
- Panini Ilangakoon
- Albert Kariyawasam
- M. G. Mendis
- Aelian Mahanaga Nanayakkara
- George Rajapaksa
- Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Don Roy Rajapakse
- Senapala Samarasekera
- Edirisuriya Tennyson
- B. Y. Tudawe
- S. A. Wickramasinghe
- R. M. Appuhamy
- W. P. G. Ariyadasa
- K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda
- B. H. Bandara
- R. M. Bandara
- W. M. R. S. B. Delungahawatta
- A. M. Jayawardena
- S. A. S. Somapala
- Raja Welegama
- D. D. E. Wickremaratne
- Kusala Abhayawardana
- Felix Dias Bandaranaike
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- A. T. Basnayake
- I. A. Cader
- Falil Caffoor
- Somaweera Chandrasiri
- Wimalasiri de Mel
- Colvin R. de Silva
- K. C. de Silva
- Denzil Fernando
- Cholomondeley Goonewardene
- Leslie Goonewardene
- Vivienne Goonewardene
- Chandra Gunasekera
- T. B. Ilangaratne
- Lakshman Jayakody
- Bonnie Jayasuriya
- J. R. Jayewardene
- Pieter Keuneman
- A. D. J. L. Leo
- Mangala Moonesinghe
- S. Obeyesekera
- Dayasena Pasqual
- Paris Perera
- R. S. Perera
- Ranasinghe Premadasa
- Wilfred Senanayake
- M. P. de Z. Siriwardena
- Bernard Soysa
- V. A. Sugathadasa
- S. K. K. Suriarachchi
- Stanley Tillekeratne
- Herbert Wickramasinghe
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
- Abdul Aziz
- M. D. S. Jayawardene
- S. S. Kulatileke
- Badi-ud-din Mahmud
- J. E. J. Rodrigo
- M. C. Subramaniam
- Chelliah Kumarasuriyar
*Appointed MPs were abolished in 1972 by the First Republican Constitution