Tangalle_Electoral_District

Tangalle Electoral District

Tangalle Electoral District

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Tangalle electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Tangalle in Hambantota District, Southern 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] Tangalle electoral district was replaced by the Hambantota multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

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  Independent   SLFP   UNP

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Elections

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. [2]
    "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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