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Silva entered politics by joining the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in Hambantota District but later joined the United National PartyAt the 1994 parliamentary election Silva was elected to represent Hambantota District for the UNP He later rejoined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.At the 2004 parliamentary election Silva was a United People's Freedom Alliance candidate in Colombo District but failed to get elected after receiving only 2,236 preference votes and coming in last place amongst the 23 UPFA candidates in the district However, in May 2004 he was appointed as National List MP for the UPFA, replacing his wife who had resigned to allow Silva enter Parliament In January 2007 Silva was appointed Non-Cabinet Minister of Labour
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