Dehiwala-Mount_Lavinia_Electoral_District

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Electoral District

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Electoral District

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Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia electoral district, later renamed Dehiwala was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia 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] Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

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  Independent   SLFP   UNP

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Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[2]

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1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:[3]

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1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:[4]

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1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:[5]

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1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[6]

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1977 Parliamentary By Election

Results of the Ceylonese parliamentary by-election, held on 11 November 1977:[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. [2]
    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
  4. [4]
    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
  5. [5]
    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
  6. [6]
    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
  7. [7]
    "Results of the Parliamentary By Elections held between 1947 – 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
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