Negombo Municipal Council
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| house_type = Local authority
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| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1 = Dayan Lanza
| party1 = (SLPP)
| election1 = 23 February 2018
| leader2_type = Deputy Mayor
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| members = 26
| voting_system1 = Open list proportional representation
| last_election1 = 10 February 2018
| next_election1 = 9 March 2023
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The Negombo Municipal Council is the local council for Negombo, the largest city in Gampaha district. The council was established under the Municipalities Ordinance of 1878 as a Local Board of Negombo and Gate Mudaliyar A. E. Rajapakse was the first Chairmen of the Urban District Council in 1922. In 1950 the council become Municipal Council and it held first meeting on 1 January 1950.{{cite web | url=http://www.negombo.mc.gov.lk/Muncipal.html | title=Negombo Municipal Council | access-date=24 September 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144044/http://www.negombo.mc.gov.lk/Muncipal.html | archive-date=25 September 2015 }}
Representation
The Negombo Municipal Council is divided into 29 wards and is represented by 26 councillors, elected using an open list proportional representation system.{{cite web|url=http://www.pclg.gov.lk/en/sub_pgs/about_us_4.html|title=Compilation of Local Authority - Municipal Councils|publisher=Ministry of Local Governments and Provincial Councils|access-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220192201/http://www.pclg.gov.lk/en/sub_pgs/about_us_4.html|archive-date=20 December 2014}}
= 2011 Local government election =
Results of the local government election held on 8 October 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/3local_authorities2011_3/Negombo_MC.html | title=Department of Election – Negombo Local Authorities Elections - 08.10.2011 | access-date=24 September 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331172451/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/3local_authorities2011_3/Negombo_MC.html | archive-date=31 March 2013 }}
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! valign=bottom align=left colspan=2|Alliances and parties !! valign=bottom align=center width="60"|Votes !! valign=bottom align=center width="50"|% !! valign=bottom align=center|Seats | |||
| bgcolor={{party color|United People's Freedom Alliance}}| | align=left|United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.)
| 37,232 | 58.17% | 16 |
| bgcolor={{party color|United National Party}}| | align=left|United National Party
| 24,712 | 38.61% | 9 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}| | align=left|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
| 1,588 | 2.48% | 1 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna}}| | align=left|Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
| 396 | 0.62% | 0 |
| align=left|United Democratic Front
| 20 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| align=left| Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha
| 11 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| align=left| Ruhunu Janatha Party
| 10 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| align=left| Independent Group 2
| 10 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| align=left| Independent Group 1
| 8 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| align=left| Independent Group 4
| 8 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| align=left| Jana Setha Peramuna
| 7 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| align=left| Patriotic National Front
| 1 | % | 0 | |
| align=left| Independent Group 3
| 1 | % | 0 | |
| colspan=2 align=left|Valid Votes
| 64,004 | 96.86% | 26 | |
| colspan=2 align=left| Rejected Votes
| 2,077 | colspan=2| | ||
| colspan=2 align=left| Total Polled
| 66,081 | colspan=2| | ||
| colspan=2 align=left| Registered Electors
| 100,283 | colspan=2| | ||
| colspan=2 align=left| Turnout
| 67.48% | colspan=2| |
The Negombo Municipal Council has five standing committees each headed by committee chairman. The standing committees are Finance, Industry and Works, Health and Development, Education and Welfare, Sports and Youth Affairs.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150925130940/http://www.negombo.mc.gov.lk/ Negombo Municipal Council]
References
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{{Municipal councils of Sri Lanka}}
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