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Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. "1947 General Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. "Table 31 Parliament Election (1947)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Rajasingham, K. T. (20 October 2001). "Chapter 11: On the threshold of freedom".
A referendum on extending the term of parliament by six years was held in Sri Lanka on 22 December 1982. It was the first and so far only national referendum to be held in the country. [3] The referendum was called for by President J. R. Jayawardene, who had been elected to a fresh six-year term as President in October 1982.
With the promulgation of the 1978 Constitution on 7 September 1978, the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka (1st Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) superseded the 2nd National State Assembly. The 1982 referendum on extending the parliamentary term by six years was held in Sri Lanka on 22 December 1982. Through the Fourth ...
22 December – 1982 Sri Lankan national referendum: A national referendum was held, giving the people of Sri Lanka the option to extend the life of the current parliament by another 6 years, effectively cancelling the general elections which were due to be held before 1983. 54% of votes were cast in favour of the extension.
They were a watershed in the country's political history, and were the first elections fought to realistically challenge the ruling United National Party. Former Leader of the House S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike crossed over to the opposition to form the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to launch his bid for Prime Minister. The party won the election with 51 ...
Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. "1960 July General Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. "Table 35 Parliament Election (1960 July)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Rajasingham, K. T. (1 December 2001). "Chapter 17: Assassination of ...
Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13. "1965 General Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. "Table 36 Parliament Election (1965)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011
Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015. "1960 March General Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. "Table 34 Parliament Election (1960 March)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. Rajasingham, K. T. (1 December 2001).