Parliamentary Election - 1977 Electorate No. and Name Name of the Elected Symbol Votes Total Polled Rejected Total No of Candidates obtained by Votes valid Registered candidates Votes Electors 81% 80% 1 Colombo North 40,162 136 40,026 49,803 M. Vincent Perera Elephant 26,759 66.85% A.H.M.Fowzie Hand 11,617 29.02% K.L.Robert Nandasiri Perera Key 1,321 3.30% V.Dioynisius Wijesinghe Bell 193 0.48% Don Sirisena Mallawarachi Eye 49 0.12% E.D.Pemaratne Lamp 45 0.11% G.T.Ariyadasa Flower 42 0.10% 250% 244% 2 Colombo Central 265,796 6,660 259,136 106,403 R.Premadasa Elephant 94,128 36.32% M.Jabir A. Cader Eye 58,972 22.76% M.Haleem Ishak Hand 53,777 20.75% M.S.Sellasamay Cockerel 26,964 10.41% Pieter Keuneman Star 24,568 9.48% W.A.Sunil Perera Chair 422 0.16% R.Rathnasamy Flower 202 0.08% M.T.M.Saleem Table 103 0.04% 77% 77% 3 Borella 32,167 139 32,028 41,634 M.H.Mohomed Elephant 19,824 61.90% B.T. Douglas Perera Hand 9,812 30.64% Dharmasena de Silva Kurukulasuriya Key 2,304 7.19% A.G.Guruge Flower 88 77% 77% 4 Colombo East 33,702 136 33,566 43,574 A.Edmund Samarawickrema Elephant 19,721 58.75% Vivian S. Kodikara Hand 7,678 22.87% Bernard Soysa Key 5,951 17.73% Gunasena Subasinghe Umbrella 103 0.31% M.H.Jayaratne Peiris Clock 57 0.17% M.P.Ariyadasa Flower 56 0.17% CPQ01/EX/PR/Parliamentary Gen Elections Result_1977-2001 Electorate No. and Name Name of the Elected Symbol Votes Total Polled Rejected Total No of Candidates obtained by Votes valid Registered candidates Votes Electors 72% 72% 5 Colombo West 27,509 107 27,402 37,983 J.R.Jayewardene Elephant 21,707 79.22% M.Chandralal Salgado Hand 3,769 13.75% S.D.Wijesinghe Key 1,803 6.58% H.Navaratne Banda Chair 70 0.26% K.A.Thabrew Butterfly 53 0.19% 80% 80% 6 Dehiwala 36,400 60 36,340 45,693 S. de S. Jayasinghe Elephant 22,364 61.54% V. Don Alfred Perera Hand 9,996 27.51% Ananda Premasinghe Key 3,578 9.85% T. Upali Cooray Bell 402 1.11% 82% 81% 7 Ratmalana 35,386 110 35,276 43,379 Lalith Athulathmudali Elephant 19,972 56.62% C.V.Gooneratne Hand 12,141 34.42% Vivienne Gunawardena (Mrs.) Key 3,055 8.66% U.G. Gunadasa Perera Chair 108 0.31% 86% 86% 8 Wattala 41,989 92 41,897 48,749 D. Shelton Jayasinghe Elephant 26,355 62.90% A.D.J.L.Leo Hand 14,677 35.03% D.J.R.J.Jayakody Key 625 1.49% Nelson Fernando Flower 208 0.50% B.J.M.Rodrigo Ship 32 0.08% 84% 84% 9 Negambo 43,391 161 43,230 51,463 N. Denzil Fernando Elepant 28,470 65.86% Ananda Munasinghe Hand 13,718 31.73% W. Nelson Peiris Key 1,018 2.35% Gamini Fonseka Ship 124 0.29% CPQ01/EX/PR/Parliamentary Gen Elections Result_1977-2001 Electorate No. and Name Name of the Elected Symbol Votes Total Polled Rejected Total No of Candidates obtained by Votes valid Registered candidates Votes Electors 87% 86% 10 Katana 45,043 115 44,928 51,977 Wijayapala Mendis Elephant 23,950 53.31% Wijaya Kumaratunga Hand 19,738 43.93% Nanda De Silva (Mrs.) Star 1,045 2.33% Nelson de Silva Lamp 195 0.43% 90% 90% 11 Divulapitiya 46,848 116 46,732 52,152 Ariyaratne Jayatillake Elephant 24,554 52.54% Lakshman Jayakody Hand 21,680 46.39% Edmund Perera Key 498 1.07% 88% 88% 12 Mirigama 53,502 187 53,315 60,810 Mahendra Wijeratne Elephant 30,877 57.91% J.P. Obeysekera Hand 21,080 39.54% Narada Jayakody Key 1,178 2.21% J. Jayasinghe Lamp 180 0.34% 90% 90% 13 Minuwangoda 53,478 139 53,339 59,315 Bennet Gunasekera Elephant 29,315 54.96% J.R.P. Suriyapperuma Hand 23,212 43.52% Ananda Dinesh Karunaratne Star 603 1.13% P.W. Jinadasa Lamp 209 0.39% 88% 88% 14 Attanagalla 51,343 152 51,191 58,236 Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Hand 30,226 59.05% Bandaranaike (Mrs.) 0.00% A.W.G. Seneviratne Elephant 19,563 38.22% Chandra Gunasekera Key 1,067 2.08% T.A.D.K. Thambugala Star 335 0.65% CPQ01/EX/PR/Parliamentary Gen Elections Result_1977-2001 Electorate No. and Name Name of the Elected Symbol Votes Total Polled Rejected Total No of Candidates obtained by Votes valid Registered candidates Votes Electors 88% 88% 15 Gampaha 53,583 164 53,419 60,822 S.D.Bandaranayake Hand 26,338 49.30% Chandra Jayakodi Elephant 25,816 48.33% M.A.Piyasena Key 1,141 2.14% M.R. Wansus Laus Perera Butterfly 124 0.23% 84% 84% 16 Ja-ela 47,723 130 47,593 56,839 Joseph Michael Perera Elephant 31,054 65.25% Peter Mendis Hand 14,802 31.10% L.D. Silva Key 1,737 3.65% 90% 89% 17 Mahara 48,655 121 48,534 54,264 Tudor Gunasekera Elephant 25,016 51.54% S.K.K.Suriarachchi Hand 22,384 46.12% J.A.K. Perera Star 935 1.93% K.P.D. Karunawansa Chair 101 0.21% Ananda Maddumage Lamp 98 0.20% 89% 89% 18 Dompe 50,832 143 50,689 57,213 Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Elephant 26,050 51.39% Felix R.D. Bandaranaike Hand 23,653 46.66% Kulasiri Kumarage Key 921 1.82% Aloysius Fernando Lamp 65 0.13% 87% 86% 19 Biyagama 38,412 76 38,336 44,326 Ranil Wickremasinghe Elephant 22,045 57.50% David Hapangama Hand 15,276 39.85% Quintus Wickremanayake Key 917 2.39% Siripala Hettiarachchi Cart Wheel 61 0.16% Vaithy Perumal Bell 36 0.09% CPQ01/EX/PR/Parliamentary Gen Elections Result_1977-2001 Electorate No. and Name Name of the Elected Symbol Votes Total Polled Rejected Total No of Candidates obtained by Votes valid Registered candidates Votes Electors 85% 85% 20 Kelaniya 41,962 71 41,891 49,470 Kaluwadewage Cyril Mathew Elephant 23,477 56.04% Erin Senanayake (Mrs.) Hand 16,958 40.48% L. Wewala Panditha Star 1,076 2.57% H.A. Seneviratna Bell 162 0.39% R.H. Jayasekera Cart Wheel 85 0.20% M.D.H. de Silva Chair 45 0.11% V. Stephen Perera Omni Bus 29 0.07% Tissa Gerard Luwis Lamp 29 80% 80% 21 Kolonnawa 44,813 128 44,685 56,097 Weerasinghe Mallimaratchchi Elephant 23,756 53.16% T.B. Illangaratne Hand 18,538 41.49% Batty Weerakoon Key 2,254 5.04% A. Abayaratne Lamp 137 0.31% 81% 81% 22 Kotte 42,817 129 42,688 52,707 Ananda Tissa de Alwis Elephant 23,249 54.46% P.A.J.Niyathapala Chair 15,375 36.02% K. Siriwardhana Star 3,772 8.84% Kalinga Piyadasa de Silva Flower 131 0.31% Ananda Alwis Rabbit 124 0.29% Victor Amarasinghe Spoon 37 0.09% 85% 85% 23 Kaduwela 50,684 155 50,529 59,407 M.D.H. Jayawardana Elephant 28,178 55.77% Kingsly Tissa Wickremeratna Hand 16,383 32.42% Vajira Pelpita Key 4,094 8.10% Indika Gunawardhena Chair 1,874 3.71% CPQ01/EX/PR/Parliamentary Gen Elections Result_1977-2001 Electorate No. and Name Name of the Elected Symbol Votes Total Polled Rejected Total No of Candidates obtained by Votes valid Registered candidates Votes Electors 88% 88% 24 Awissawella 48,078 138 47,940 54,375 M.D. Premaratne Elephant 23,812 49.67% Dinesh Rupasinghe Gunawardhana Cart Wheel 17,897 37.33% W.P.Senanayake Hand 4,762 9.93% Chandrapala Kumarage Key 1,187 2.48% Don Pemaratne Thillakaratne Pair of Scales 282 0.59% 87% 87% 25 Homagama 51,107 150 50,957 58,568 Gamani Jayasuriya Elephant 29,540 57.97% A.A.Yasaratgne Amaratunga Hand 15,152 29.73% Wilfred Senanayake Key 6,012 11.80% Soma Senanayake (Mrs.) Cart Wheel 253 0.50% 84% 83% 26 Maharagama 48,388 124 48,264 57,858 Premaratne Gunasekera Elephant 24,950 51.69% Stanely Tillekeratne Hand 18,233 37.78% D.L.Pathirage Key 4,536 9.40% Senaratne Victor Bandara Eye 479 0.99% Don Edussoriyage Wiplulasena Lamp 66 0.14% 84% 84% 27 Kesbewa 48,352 140 48,212 57,237 Dharmasena Attigalle Elephant 24,850 51.54% Dickson J. Perera Hand 19,250 39.93% Malini Chandrasiri (Miss) Key 3,814 7.91% T.N.Perera Bell 298 0.62% 82% 81% 28 Moratuwa 52,552 250 52,302 64,190 Tyronne Fernando Elephant 28,488 54.47% Douglas Fernano Hand 13,614 26.03% CPQ01/EX/PR/Parliamentary Gen Elections Result_1977-2001 Wimalasiri de Mel Key 7,000 13.38% Electorate No. and Name Name of the Elected Symbol Votes Total Polled Rejected Total No of Candidates obtained by Votes valid Registered candidates Votes Electors Merryl Fernando Lamp 2,891 5.53% P. F. Calistus Perera Chair 112 0.21% A. Francis Fernando Umbrella 111 0.21% Nina Wijesuriya (Mrs.) Bell 86 0.16% 86% 86% 29 Panadura 51,075 176 50,899 59,163 Neville Fernando Elephant 28,677 56.34% Leslie Goonawardena Key 17,546 34.47% Don Piyasena Wttasinghe Hand 3,477 6.83% Jitendra Weeraman Lamp 751 1.48% A.D. Sugathadasa Spoon 328 0.64% S.Jinendradasa Cart Wheel 120 0.24% 89% 89% 30 Bandaragama 51,049 123 50,926 57,420 Senaraja Samaranayake Elephant 28,097 55.17% Herbert Wickremasihnghe Hand 19,795 38.87% Vithanage Premachandra Perera Key 3,034 5.96% 91% 90% 31 Horana 48,153 120 48,033 53,138 Indradasa Hettiarachchi Elephant 27,188 56.60% Ratnasiri Wicremanayake Hand 19,453 40.50% Premalal Gunasekera Star 1,090 2.27% Jayasena Jayasinghe Lamp 302 0.63% 90% 90% 32 Bulathsinhala 40,595 83 40,512 45,170 O.S.