Habaraduwa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Habaraduwa in Galle District, Southern Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts. [1] Habaraduwa electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 (March) | Prins Gunasekera | MEP | 1960 | |
| 1960 (July) | D. S. Goonesekera | SLFP | 1960-65 | |
| 1965 | Prins Gunasekera | Ind | 1965-70 | |
| 1970 | SLFP | 1970-77 | ||
| 1977 | P. Sumathiratne | UNP | 1977-89 | |
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district: [2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prins Gunasekera | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 7,217 | 29.55 |
| D. A. B. Gunasekera | United National Party | Elephant | 7,100 | 29.07 |
| D. S. Goonesekera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 4,801 | 19.66 |
| Eddy Gunasekera | Umbrella | 2,141 | 8.77 | |
| M. K. Piyasena | Key | 1,165 | 4.77 | |
| Kithsiri Kumarasinghe | Sun | 1,036 | 4.24 | |
| P. Malalgoda | Eye | 591 | 2.42 | |
| Leo B. Senaratne | Sewing Machine | 193 | 0.79 | |
| Valid Votes | 24,244 | 99.27 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 179 | 0.73 | ||
| Total Polled | 24,423 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 32,732 | |||
| Turnout | 74.62 | |||
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district: [3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. S. Goonesekera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 13,194 | 54.42 |
| B. D. A. Goonasekera | United National Party | Elephant | 8,546 | 35.25 |
| Prins Gunasekera | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 2,404 | 9.92 |
| Valid Votes | 24,140 | 99.57 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 104 | 0.43 | ||
| Total Polled | 24,244 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 32,732 | |||
| Turnout | 74.07 | |||
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district: [4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prins Gunasekera | Independent | Lamp | 13,838 | 43.29 |
| G. V. S. de Silva | United National Party | Elephant | 13,745 | 42.99 |
| D. S. Goonesekera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 4,178 | 13.07 |
| Valid Votes | 31,761 | 99.35 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 208 | 0.65 | ||
| Total Polled | 31,969 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 39,833 | |||
| Turnout | 80.26 | |||
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district: [5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prins Gunasekera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party [nb 1] | Hand | 22,932 | 62.92 |
| G. V. S. de Silva | United National Party | Elephant | 13,260 | 36.38 |
| V. Palliyaguru | Bell | 176 | 0.48 | |
| Valid Votes | 36,368 | 99.78 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 79 | 0.22 | ||
| Total Polled | 36,447 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 42,986 | |||
| Turnout | 84.79 | |||
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district: [6]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Sumathiratne | United National Party | Elephant | 20,354 | 56.71 |
| Sarath Wickrama Dias | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 15,032 | 41.88 |
| George Ratnayaka | Star | 390 | 1.09 | |
| Valid Votes | 35,787 | 99.71 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 103 | 0.29 | ||
| Total Polled | 35,890 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 40,357 | |||
| Turnout | 88.93 | |||
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