Bingiriya Electoral District

Bingiriya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Bingiriya in Kurunegala District, North Western 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. Bingiriya electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947 T. B. Subasinghe LSSP 1952 1956 1960 (March) 1960 (July) 1965 1970 1977

Elections 1947 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% T. B. Subasinghe Lanka Sama Samaja Party Chair 10,410 G. E. Arthanayake Umbrella 814 L. W. Weerasinghe Lamp 684 S. M. Gunarath Banda Key 617 A. R. Wijekoon Hand 105 Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes 316 Total Polled 12,946 Registered Electors 36,156 Turnout

1952 Parliamentary General Election