Aranayaka Electoral District
Aranayaka electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Aranayaka 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] Aranayaka electoral district was replaced by the Kegalle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Wasantha Udayaratne | United National Party | 1977-1989 | |
Elections
[edit]1977 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasantha Udayaratne | United National Party | Elephant | 15,758 | 61.03 |
| A. Muthunayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 9,578 | 37.10 |
| T. Piyadasa | Key | 300 | 0.49 | |
| H. G. Gunaratna | Lamp | 127 | 3.02 | |
| Valid Votes | 25,763 | 99.78 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 57 | 0.22 | ||
| Total Polled | 25,820 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 29,269 | |||
| Turnout | 88.22 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 July 2018.[permanent dead link]