Homagama Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

Key

 Independent    Sri Lanka Freedom Party    United National Party    Lanka Sama Samaja Party  

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1960 (March) Gamini Jayasuriya UNP 1960-1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 1965-1970
1970 Wilfred Senanayake LSSP 1970-1977
1977 Gamini Jayasuriya UNP 1977-1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Elephant 10,873 40.45
D. F. Welikala Cartwheel 10,219 38.02
Wilfred Senanayake Key 5,221 19.42
H. P. Liyanage Umbrella 280 1.56
Vincent Perera Flower 128 0.48
Valid Votes26,72199.41
Rejected Votes159 0.59
Total Polled26,880100.00
Registered Electors32,482
Turnout82.75

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Elephant 12,504 47.11
D. F. Welikala Cartwheel 9,434 35.54
D. W. Mayadunna Hand 4,201 15.83
Valid Votes26,43999.61
Rejected Votes104 0.39
Total Polled26,543 100.00
Registered Electors32,482
Turnout81.72

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Elephant 17,149 50.35
Wilfred Senanayake Key 15,354 45.08
Tilake Kulasekera Cartwheel 1,418 4.16
Valid Votes33,92199.59
Rejected Votes140 0.41
Total Polled34,061 100.00
Registered Electors40,751
Turnout83.58

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Wilfred Senanayake Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 24,730 58.00
Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Elephant 17,471 40.98
Somapala Mayadunnage Bell 320 0.75
Valid Votes42,52199.73
Rejected Votes114 0.27
Total Polled42,635 100.00
Registered Electors47,270
Turnout90.19

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Elephant 29,540 57.80
A. A. Yasaratgne Amaratunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,152 29.65
Wilfred Senanayake Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 6,012 11.76
Soma Senanayake Cartwheel 253 0.49
Valid Votes50,95799.71
Rejected Votes150 0.29
Total Polled51,107 100.00
Registered Electors58,568
Turnout87.26

References

  1. "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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