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Biyagama Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1977 Ranil Wickremasinghe United National Party 1977-1989

Elections

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1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Ranil Wickremasinghe United National Party Elephant 22,045 57.51
David Hapangama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,276 39.85
Quintus Wickremanayake Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 917 2.39
Siripala Hettiarachchi Cartwheel 61 0.16
Vaithy Perumal Ball 36 0.09
Valid Votes 38,260 99.80
Rejected Votes 76 0.20
Total Polled 38,336 100.00
Registered Electors 44,326
Turnout 86.49

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 June 2017.[permanent dead link]