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Bingiriya Electoral District

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Bingiriya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Bingiriya in Kurunegala District, North 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 districts.[1] Bingiriya electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1947 T. B. Subasinghe LSSP
1952
1956
1960 (March)
1960 (July)
1965
1970
1977

Elections

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1947 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
T. B. Subasinghe Lanka Sama Samaja Party Chair 10,410
G. E. Arthanayake Umbrella 814
L. W. Weerasinghe Lamp 684
S. M. Gunarath Banda Key 617
A. R. Wijekoon Hand 105
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes 316
Total Polled 12,946
Registered Electors 36,156
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1952 Parliamentary General Election

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1956 Parliamentary General Election

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1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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1965 Parliamentary General Election

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1970 Parliamentary General Election

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1977 Parliamentary General Election

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References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.