Mahara electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989.
The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament.
[1] Mahara electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Key Independent SLFP UNP Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[2] Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[3] Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[4] Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[5] Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[6] In early 1983 Gunasekara resigned as the member for Mahara,[7] with nominations being called to fill the vacancy, closing 22 April.
The results of the 1983 parliamentary by-election held on 18 May for the electorate:[8]