Sri Lanka, May 23 -- AUSTRALIA: Holt Labor Candidate Cassandra Fernando won a seat at the 2022 Australian federal election which held on Saturday to elect members of the 47th Parliament of Australia.

Cassandra Fernando in Holt will be the first SriLankan born woman in Parliament as at the time of writing she leads by 10,408 votes.She beat another candidate of Sri Lankan origin, Ranj Perera in the Holt electorate.

Cassandra Fernando was born in Sri Lanka and came to Australia with her parents in 1999 at the age of 11. She grew up in Dandenong North, Victoria, and holds a diploma in hospitality and a certificate in education support. Fernando worked at Woolworths in Dandenong Plaza for almost 15 years, including as a pastry chef. She beca...