Biyagama Electoral District
Biyagama electoral district was an
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
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ranil Wickremasinghe
|
United National Party | 1977-1989 | |
Elections
1977 Parliamentary General Election
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
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 June 2017.[permanent dead link]