Harispattuwa Electoral District
Harispattuwa electoral district was an
multi-member electoral districts.[1] Harispattuwa electoral district was replaced by the 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 | Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed | United National Party | 1977 | |
Elections
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed | United National Party | Elephant | 49,173 | 39.72 |
| R. Premachandra Wijesiri | Umbrella | 23,943 | 19.34 | |
| Heenbanda Ratnayake | Scales | 23,671 | 19.12 | |
| G. Sirisena Dayananda | Umbrella | 12,539 | 10.13 | |
| H. M. Mauroof | Lamp | 10,854 | 8.77 | |
| Valid Votes | 122,193 | 98.71 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 1,597 | 1.29 | ||
| Total Polled | 123,790 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 169,295 | |||
| Turnout | 73.12 | |||
References
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 July 2018.