Kaduwela electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kaduwela in Colombo District, Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced proportional representation for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. Kaduwela electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under proportional representation.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1977 M. D. H. JayawardenaUNP 1977-83 1983 (Nom) E. P. Paul Perera 1983-89
Elections 1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%M. D. H. JayawardenaUnited National Party Elephant28,17855.59Kingsly Tissa Wickremeratna Hand16,383323.32Vajira Pelpita Key4,0948.08Indika Gunawardhena Chair1,8743.70Valid Votes50,52999.69Rejected Votes1550.31Total Polled50,684100.00Registered Electors59,407Turnout85.32
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