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Revision as of 05:12, 24 December 2014

Kegalle electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Kegalle 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] Kegalle electoral district was replaced by the Kegalle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Kegalle continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1947
1952
1956
1960 (March)
1960 (July)
1965
1970
1977

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

1952 Parliamentary General Election

1956 Parliamentary General Election

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

1965 Parliamentary General Election

1970 Parliamentary General Election

1977 Parliamentary General Election

References

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