Colombo West Electoral District

Colombo West electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Colombo in Colombo District, Western Province. The district was created by the division of the Colombo South Electoral District into Colombo East and Colombo West electoral districts in July 1977. 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 districts.^[1] Colombo West electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Colombo West continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent UNP

Election		Member	Party	Term
	1977	J. R. Jayewardene	UNP	1977-1978
	1978 (by-election)	Anura Bastian	UNP	1978-1989

Elections

1977 parliamentary general election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:^[2]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Junius Richard Jayewardene	United National Party	Elephant	21,707	78.91
M. Chandralal Salgado	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	3,769	13.65
S.D. Wijesinghe		Key	1,803	6.55
H. Navaratne Banda		Chair	70	0.26
K.A. Thabrew		Butterfly	53	0.19
Valid Votes			27,402	99.61
Rejected Votes			107	0.39
Total Polled			27,509	100.00
Registered Electors			37,983
Turnout				72.42

1978 parliamentary by election

Results of the parliamentary by-election held on 21 March 1978 for the district:^[3]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Anura Bastian	United National Party	Elephant	13,156	59.31
D. W. Abeyakoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	3,024	13.63
Bernard Soysa	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	3,019	13.61
Navindra Gooneratna		Chair	2,497	11.26
R. Wijaya Indra		Eye	334	1.51
S. A. Karunanayaka		Bell	71	0.32
N. P. Perera		Lamp	30	0.14
G. K. S. Wijeyawardene		Umbrella	26	0.12
Valid Votes			22,110	99.68
Rejected Votes			71	0.32
Total Polled			22,181	100.00
Registered Electors			37,983
Turnout				58.40

References

^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Results of the Parliamentary By-Elections between 1947-1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[1] "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.

[2] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "Results of the Parliamentary By-Elections between 1947-1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 20 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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v t e Electoral districts of Sri Lanka (1947–1989)
Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara
Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee
Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya
North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa
North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa
Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya
Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota
Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama
Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa
Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka