Galaha electoral district was an
electoral district of
Sri Lanka between
August 1947 and
March 1960. The district was named after the town of
Galaha in
Kandy District
Kandy District ( si, මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය, ta, கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km².
Administrative divisions
Ethnic ...
,
Central Province. 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 districts. Galaha electoral district was replaced by the
Kandy multi-member electoral district at the
1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
References
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Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka
Politics of Kandy District