Kottawa_Electoral_District

Kottawa Electoral District

Kottawa Electoral District

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Kottawa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and July 1977. The district was named after the town of Kottawa 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] Kottawa electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

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  Independent   MEP   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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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.
  3. [3]
    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  4. [4]
    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  5. [5]
    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
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