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The 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka (1st Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 1977 parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977. The parliament met for the first time on 22 July 1977 and was dissolved on 8 March 1989.
The United National Party won a 5⁄6 majority to form a government under J. R. Jayewardene. Later Jayawardane introduced a new constitution to Sri Lanka and was elected as the 1st Executive President of Sri Lanka.
On 22 December 1982, the 1982 Sri Lankan national referendum was held, giving the people of Sri Lanka the option to extend the life of parliament by 6 years without an election. It was the first and so far only national referendum to be held in Sri Lanka. The referendum was called for by President Jayawardene, who had been elected to a fresh six-year term as president in October 1982. The government extended their term to stay in power in 1983 without an election and stayed in power until 1989.
Results
The UNP won the largest landslide in Sri Lankan history (due to the first-past-the-post system). For the first time, a Tamil party won the second-highest number of seats in Parliament and became the Official Opposition.
Abeyratne Pilapitiya of the UNP was elected MP for Kalawana, but was subsequently unseated in an election petition. Sarath Muttetuwegama of the Communist Party was returned to Parliament in the ensuing by-election.
The 1977 election was the only one ever held under the 1972 constitution.
Electorate Results
= Western Province
=Colombo District
Gampaha District
Kalutara District
= Central Province
=Matale District
Kandy District
Nuwaraeliya District
= Southern Province
=Galle District
Matara District
Hambantota District
= Northern Province
=Jaffna District
Vanni District
= Eastern Province
=Trincomalee District
Batticalao District
Ampara District
= North Western Province
=Puttalam District
Kurunegala District
= North Central Province
=Anuradapura District
Polonnaruwa District
= Uva Province
=Badulla District
Monaragala District
= Sabaragamuwa Province
=Kegalla District
Ratnapura District
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