William Harold Weragama (1907 – 1988) was a Ceylonese politician.[1]
W. H. Weragama | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Nivitgala | |
| In office 1952–1956 | |
| Preceded by | Don Frank Hettiarachchi |
| Succeeded by | Don Frank Hettiarachchi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Harold Weragama 1907 |
| Died | 1988 |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse | Amitha née Katugaha |
Weragama was elected to parliament, as the member for the Nivitigala electorate, at the 2nd parliamentary election, held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952, defeating the sitting member, D. F. Hettiarachchi, polling 12,785 votes (57.4% of the total vote) as opposed to Hettiarachchi's 9,257 votes (41.6% of the total vote).[2]
Weragama re-contested the seat at the 3rd parliamentary election, held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956, losing to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate, Hettiarachchi, who received 16,205 votes (66% of the total votes), 7,985 votes ahead of Weragama.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Hon. Weragama, William Harold, M. P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 December 2022.