Anuradhapura West Electoral District
Anuradhapura West electoral district was an
multi-member electoral districts.[1] Anuradhapura West electoral district was replaced by the Anuradhapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections
, the first under the proportional representation system, though Anuradhapura continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | K. D. M. C. Bandara | United National Party | 1970-89 | |
Elections
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. D. M. C. Bandara | United National Party | Elephant | 13,942 | 53.00 |
| Herath Banda Semasinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 11,087 | 42.18 |
| K. H. Chandrapala | Bell | 797 | 3.03 | |
| Kalu Bandage Mudiyanse | Star | 354 | 1.35 | |
| Valid Votes | 26,180 | 99.53 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 125 | 0.48 | ||
| Total Polled | 26,305 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 30,233 | |||
| Turnout | 87.01 | |||
References
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 December 2018.