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Colombo West Electoral District

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Colombo West electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. [1]

20 relations: Colombo, Colombo District, Colombo East Electoral District, Colombo Electoral District, Colombo South Electoral District, Constitution of Sri Lanka, Elections in Sri Lanka, Electoral district, Electoral system, J. R. Jayewardene, Member of parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka, Plurality voting, Proportional representation, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1977, Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1989, United National Party, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

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Colombo District

Colombo District (කොළඹ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය kol̠am̆ba distrikkaya; கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Colombo East Electoral District

Colombo East electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989.

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Colombo Electoral District

Colombo Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka.

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Colombo South Electoral District

Colombo South electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977.

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Constitution of Sri Lanka

The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Śrī Laṃkā āndukrama vyavasthāva, Ilaṅkai araciyalamaippiṉ) has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978.

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Elections in Sri Lanka

Elections in Sri Lanka gives information on election and election results in Sri Lanka.

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Electoral district

An electoral district, (election) precinct, election district, or legislative district, called a voting district by the US Census (also known as a constituency, riding, ward, division, electoral area, or electorate) is a territorial subdivision for electing members to a legislative body.

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Electoral system

An electoral system is a set of rules that determines how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined.

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J. R. Jayewardene

Junius Richard Jayewardene (ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන,ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as J. R., was the leader of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1989, serving as Prime Minister from 1977 to 1978 and as the second President of Sri Lanka from 1978 till 1989.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம்) is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka.

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Plurality voting

Plurality voting is an electoral system in which each voter is allowed to vote for only one candidate, and the candidate who polls the most among their counterparts (a plurality) is elected.

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Proportional representation

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions into an electorate are reflected proportionately into the elected body.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Sri Lanka Freedom Party

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (translit; translit) is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1977

The 1977 Sri Lankan election heralded the beginning of a new period of Sri Lanka's history - a period of unprecedented violence.

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Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1989

Sri Lanka had not had a parliamentary election since 1977.

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United National Party

The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP (translit, translit), is a political party in Sri Lanka.

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Western Province, Sri Lanka

The Western Province (බස්නාහිර පළාත Basnahira Palata; மேல் மாகாணம் Mael Maakaanam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo_West_Electoral_District

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