Hiriyala_Electoral_District

Hiriyala Electoral District

Hiriyala Electoral District

Electoral district of Sri Lanka (1960-1969)

Hiriyala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Hiriyala in Kurunegala District, North 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] Hiriyala electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala 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

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1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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1965 Parliamentary General Election

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1970 Parliamentary General Election

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1977 Parliamentary General Election

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References

  1. [1]
    "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. [2]
    "RESULTS OF PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - May 27, 1970" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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