Colombo South electoral district was an
electoral district
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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
July 1977. 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,
Western Province
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. The district was a two-member
constituency
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between
March 1960 and July 1977. The district was split into
Colombo East and
Colombo West electoral districts in July 1977.
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:
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:
References
{{Coord missing, Sri Lanka
Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka
Politics of Colombo District