Kaduwela electoral district was an

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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 July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kaduwela 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 level ...

, Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

for electing members of

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. The existing 160 mainly

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electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member

s. 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

Elections

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:

References

{{coord missing, Sri Lanka Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka Politics of Colombo District