Buttala electoral district was an
electoral district
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of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
between
August 1947 and
March 1960. The district was named after the town of
Buttala * Buttala (බුත්තල) is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Monaragala District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka.
History
The history of Buttala goes back to the time of King Dutugamunu in the 2nd century BC, when it was known as Guthala. Th ...
in
Moneragala District
Monaragala (, ) is a district in Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest of the 25 districts in Sri Lanka, with an area of .
Main Towns
* Monaragala
* Bibile
* Buttala
* Wellawaya
* Kataragama
* Siyambalanduva
* medagama
* Th ...
,
Uva Province
The Uva Province (, , ) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 8,500 km2 and a population of 1,266,463, making it the 2nd least populated province. The provincial capital is Badulla.
Uva is bordered by the East ...
. The
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the
proportional representation
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electoral system for
electing members
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** Field (computer science), entries in ...
of
Parliament
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. The existing 160 mainly
single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22
multi-member
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electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
s. Buttala electoral district is now represented by the
Monaragala multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
1955 Parliamentary By Election
Results of the 1955 parliamentary by-election held on 5 March 1955, following the death of the sitting member, Sir
Leo Fernando
Sir Leo Fernando, (18 November 1895 – 30 November 1954) was a Ceylonese businessman and politician. He was a member of parliament for the Buttala Electoral District.
Business career
Warusahennedige Leo Fernando was born on 18 November 1895 ...
:
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
References
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Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka
Politics of Monaragala District