Homagama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Homagama in Colombo District, 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. Homagama electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)Gamini JayasuriyaUNP 1960-1960 1960 (July) 1960-1965 1965 1965-1970 1970 Wilfred Senanayake LSSP 1970-1977 1977 Gamini Jayasuriya UNP 1977-1989
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Elephant 10,873 40.45 D. F. Welikala Cartwheel 10,219 38.02 Wilfred Senanayake Key 5,221 19.42 H. P. Liyanage Umbrella 280 1.56 Vincent Perera Flower 128 0.48Valid Votes26,72199.41Rejected Votes159 0.59Total Polled26,880100.00Registered Electors32,482 Turnout82.75
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Elephant 12,504 47.11 D. F. Welikala Cartwheel 9,434 35.54 D. W. Mayadunna Hand 4,201 15.83Valid Votes26,43999.61Rejected Votes104 0.39Total Polled26,543 100.00Registered Electors32,482 Turnout81.72
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Elephant 17,149 50.35 Wilfred Senanayake Key 15,354 45.08 Tilake Kulasekera Cartwheel 1,418 4.16Valid Votes33,92199.59Rejected Votes140 0.41Total Polled34,061 100.00Registered Electors40,751 Turnout83.58
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Wilfred Senanayake Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 24,730 58.00 Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Elephant 17,471 40.98 Somapala Mayadunnage Bell 320 0.75Valid Votes42,52199.73Rejected Votes114 0.27Total Polled42,635 100.00Registered Electors47,270 Turnout90.19
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Gamini Jayasuriya United National Party Elephant 29,540 57.80 A. A. Yasaratgne Amaratunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,152 29.65 Wilfred Senanayake Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 6,012 11.76 Soma Senanayake Cartwheel 253 0.49Valid Votes50,95799.71Rejected Votes150 0.29Total Polled51,107 100.00Registered Electors58,568 Turnout87.26
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