Galigamuwa Electoral District

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Galigamuwa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Galigamuwa in Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa 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] Galigamuwa electoral district was replaced by the Kegalle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

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1960 (July)
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1977

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Valid Votes100.00%
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1965 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes100.00%
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1970 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes100.00%
Rejected Votes
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1977 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes100.00%
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References

  1. "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.