1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election information
1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
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21 July 1977
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All 168 seats in the National State Assembly 85 seats were needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Junius Richard Jayewardene
A. Amirthalingam
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Party
UNP
TULF
SLFP
Leader since
1973
1977
1960
Leader's seat
Colombo West
Kankesanthurai
Attanagalla
Last election
37.91%, 17 seats
–
36.86%, 91 seats
Seats won
140
18
8
Seat change
123
New
83
Popular vote
3,179,221
421,488
1,855,331
Percentage
50.92%
6.75%
29.72%
Winners of polling divisions. UNP in green, TULF in yellow and SLFP in blue.
Prime Minister before election
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
SLFP
Prime Minister-designate
Junius Richard Jayewardene
UNP
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 21 July 1977. The result was a landslide victory for the United National Party, which won 140 of the 168 seats in the National State Assembly.
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