Minuwangoda electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Minuwangoda in Gampaha 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. Minuwangoda electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)M. P. de Zoysa SiriwardenaSLFP 1960-1960 1960 (July) 1960-1965 1965 1965-1970 1970 1970-1977 1977 Bennet Gunasekera UNP 1977-1989
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
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1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
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1965 Parliamentary General Election
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1970 Parliamentary General Election
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1977 Parliamentary General Election
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