Maharagama Electoral District
Maharagama Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Maharagama in Colombo District, Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts.[1] Maharagama electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Maharagama continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Premaratne Gunasekera | United National Party | 1977-1983 | |
| By-Election 1983 | Dinesh Gunawardena | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 1983-1989 | |
Elections
[edit]1977 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premarathne Gunasekera | United National Party | Elephant | 24,950 | 51.69% |
| Stanley Tillekeratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 18,233 | 37.78% |
| D.L.Pathirage | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 4,536 | 9.40% |
| Victor Bandara Senaratne | Independent | Eye | 479 | 0.99% |
| Don Edussoriyage Wiplulasena | Independent | Lamp | 66 | 0.14% |
| Valid Votes | 48,264 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 124 | |||
| Total Polled | 48,388 | |||
| Registered Electors | 57,858 | |||
| Turnout | 83.63% | |||
1983 Parliamentary By Election
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinesh Gunawardena | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cart Wheel | 27,054 | 55.46% |
| Gamini Wijesekera | United National Party | Elephant | 21,263 | 43.59% |
| W. Y. Jayawardene | Independent | Chair | 461 | 0.95% |
| Valid Votes | 48,778 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 152 | |||
| Total Polled | 48,930 | |||
| Registered Electors | 71,597 | |||
| Turnout | 68.34% | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.