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Anamaduwa Electoral District

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Anamaduwa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Anamaduwa in Puttalam 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] Anamaduwa electoral district was replaced by the Puttalam 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
1977 Saddhatissa Wadigamangawa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1977–1989

Elections

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1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Saddhatissa Wadigamangawa Hand 16,497 49.99
M. M. Chandrasena Elephant 15,414 46.71
H. M. Abhayaratne Key 512 1.55
N. K. Senanayake Chair 181 0.55
R. A. H. M. Raja Kirimetiyawa Flower 175 0.53
D.B. E. Illangakoon Lamp 144 0.44
Valid Votes 32,923 99.76
Rejected Votes 79 0.24
Total Polled 33,002 100.00
Registered Electors 38,835
Turnout 82.41

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]