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.
Junius Richard Jayawardana
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranayaka
United National Party
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The United National Party is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka. Founded by D. S. Senanayake in 1946, the party was one of Sri Lanka's two major political parties for several decades and has
1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
…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. Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike had become extraordinarily unpopular. Her economic…
D. S. Senanayake, the founder of the party
Ranil Wickremesinghe, the current and longest-serving leader of the UNP, in office since 1994
Anti government protest in Sri Lanka 2022