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On 12 October 2024, former MP Ajith Mannapperuma withdrew from the parliamentary elections and resigned from Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), a day after submitting his nomination for the Gampaha electoral district. He cited his removal as SJB chief organiser for the Gampaha electorate. He also expressed disappointment with party leader Sajith ...
The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Gampaha in the Western province. The district currently elects 19 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 1,785,964 registered electors in 2020. [2] The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 02. [3]
The Gampaha Polling Division has a Buddhist majority (87.6%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (10.7%) . In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Gampaha Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [1]
In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Minuwangoda Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [1] Religion in Minuwangoda [ 1 ]
In comparison, the Gampaha Electoral District (which contains the Attanagalla Polling Division) has a Buddhist majority (71.3%) and a significant Roman Catholic population (19.5%) [1] Religion in Attanagalla [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Polling Divisions of the Gampaha Electoral District" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first official results were released on 6 August 2020 in the afternoon starting with the postal votes in the Galle District. [ 103 ] The SLPFA became the largest group in Parliament after securing 59.09% of votes and 145 seats, winning in 18 electoral districts, whilst the main opposition SJB won 23.90% of votes and 54 seats.
Gampaha electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Gampaha in present-day Gampaha District, Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament.