H. M. Samanpriya Herath (born 3 November 1976) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament.[1]
Samanpriya Herath | |
|---|---|
| සමන්ප්රිය හේරත් சமன்பிரியா ஹேரத் | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Constituency | Kurunegala District |
| Member of the North Western Provincial Council | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Constituency | Kurunegala District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | H. M. Samanpriya Herath 3 November 1976 |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Herath was born on 3 November 1976.[1] He was a member of Kuliyapitiya Divisional Council and the North Western Provincial Council.[2] He contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate in Kurunegala District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 provincial[6] | Kurunegala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 19,232 | Not elected | |||
| 2013 provincial[7] | Kurunegala District | United People's Freedom Alliance | 30,812 | Elected | |||
| 2020 parliamentary[4] | Kurunegala District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 66,814 | Elected | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Directory of Members: Samanpriya Herath". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 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. 7A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "MR obtains 527,364 preferential votes". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Preferences Kurunegala" (PDF). Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka: Department of Elections. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2009.
- ^ "PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2013 – Results and preferential votes: North Western Province". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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