Colombo Central electoral district was an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
between
August 1947 and
February 1989. The district was named after the city of
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
in
Colombo District
Colombo District ( si, කොළඹ දිස්ත්රික්කය ''kol̠am̆ba distrikkaya''; ta, கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் ''Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam'') is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second leve ...
,
Western Province
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. The district was one of three multi-member constituencies, with three members, the others were
Balangoda
Balangoda is a large town in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an urban council located away from Colombo and from Ratnapura on Colombo - Batticaloa Highway(A4). It is one of the largest towns of the Sabaragamuw ...
and
Kadugannawa
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. was a three-member
constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
. The
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the
proportional representation
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electoral system for
electing members
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of
Parliament
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. The existing 160 mainly
single-member
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electoral districts were replaced with 22
multi-member
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electoral district
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s. Colombo Central electoral district was replaced by the
Colombo multi-member electoral district at the
1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Colombo Central continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
Key
Ceylon Labour Party
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:
1950 Parliamentary by-election
Following the resignation of
Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah
Tuan Burhanuddin Jayah (1 January 1890 – 31 May 1960), was a Sri Lankan educationalist, politician, diplomat and Muslim community leader and considered one of Sri Lanka's national heroes. He started his career as a school teacher and retired af ...
a parliamentary by-election for his seat was held on 6 May 1950:
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:
References
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Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka
Politics of Colombo District