EC names SLPP’s Weerasena Gamage to fill vacant MP seat

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s Weerasena Gamage has been named by the Election Commission to fill the parliamentary seat that fell vacant following the demise of SLPP MP H. Nandasena.

Anuradhapura District MP Nandasena passed away at the age of 69 on Thursday (05) due to a sudden illness. 

Accordingly, Weerasena was next in line on the SLPP list for the Anuradhapura District after securing a total of 38,242 votes upon contesting the 2020 Parliamentary Elections. He managed to place 9th in the preferential votes list.

Following MP Nandasena’s demise, the Acting Secretary General of Parliament informed the Election Commission, in writing, that a seat in the Ninth Parliament had become vacant. This notification was made in terms of Section 64(1) of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981.