Mahara 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 polity ...
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
March 1960
The following events occurred in March 1960:
March 1, 1960 (Tuesday)
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and
February 1989. The district was named after the town of
Mahara in
Gampaha District,
Western Province. The
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the
proportional representation electoral system for
electing members of
Parliament. The existing 160 mainly
single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22
multi-member 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 polity ...
s. Mahara electoral district was replaced by the
Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the
1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:
1983 Parliamentary By-Election
In early 1983 Gunasekara resigned as the member for Mahara, with nominations being called to fill the vacancy, closing 22 April. The results of the 1983 parliamentary by-election held on 18 May for the electorate:
References
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Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka
Politics of Gampaha District