Kurunegala Electoral District (1947–1989)

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Kurunegala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kurunegala in Kurunegala District, North Western 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] Kurunegala electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Kurunegala continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, (election) precinct, electoral area, or electorate, is a territorial subdivision for electing members to a legislative body. Generally, only voters (constituents) who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. From a single district, a single member or multiple members might be chosen. Members might be chosen by a first-past-the-post system or a proportional representative system, or another voting method entirely. Members might be chosen through a direct election under universal suffrage, an indirect election, or another form of suffrage.

Sri Lanka Island country in South Asia

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The island is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. The legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the commercial capital and largest city, Colombo.

1947 Ceylonese parliamentary election

General elections were held in Ceylon from 23 August to 20 September 1947. It was the first election overseen and administered by the newly-formed Department of Parliamentary Elections.

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Members of Parliament

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Sri Lanka Freedom Party Political party in Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major and most well known political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in government on a number of occasions. The party is generally considered as having a democratic socialist or progressive economic agenda and is often associated with nationalist Sinhalese parties. The party follows a Non-Aligned foreign policy but always had close ties to socialist nations. The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is a main constituent party in the United People's Freedom Alliance.

United National Party Political party in Sri Lanka

The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP, is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main ruling party in the government of Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe. The UNP is considered to have right-leaning, pro-capitalist, and liberal conservative policies.

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 Herbert Sri Nissanka Ind. 1947-1952
1952 Dingiri Bandara Welagedara UNP 1952-1956
1956 D. B. Monnekulama SLFP 1956-1960
1960 (March) 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 Dingiri Bandara Welagedara UNP 1965-1970
1970 Piyadasa Wijesinghe SLFP 1970-1977
1977 Dingiri Bandara Welagedara UNP 1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Herbert Sri Nissanka Independent Umbrella10,18848.23
I. PalipaneStar6,64231.44
J. H. WeerasinghaKey3,98318.85
Valid Votes20,8398.52
Rejected Votes3121.48
Total Polled21,125100.00
Registered Electors38,497
Turnout54.87

1952 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Dingiri Bandara Welagedara United National Party Elephant18,04956.85
Herbert Sri Nissanka Independent Umbrella13,51842.58
Valid Votes31,56799.42
Rejected Votes1840.58
Total Polled31,751100.00
Registered Electors41,367
Turnout76.75

1956 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
D. B. Monnekulama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand18,59854.23
Dingiri Bandara Welagedara United National Party Elephant10,23929.86
S. G. WanigasekeraStar5,28415.41
Valid Votes34,12199.50
Rejected Votes1720.50
Total Polled34,293100.00
Registered Electors48,822
Turnout70.24

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
D. B. Monnekulama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand8,17644.52
D. A. B. Ratnayake United National Party Elephant6,68436.39
H. L. PremadaasaStar1,2796.96
P. R. WickremasuriyaCartwheel6813.71
A. L. M. C.M. SheriffSun6303.43
W. W. PremaratneUmbrella5953.24
S. B. G. Abeyaratne BandaraEye1841.00
Valid Votes18,22999.26
Rejected Votes1360.74
Total Polled18,365100.00
Registered Electors24,864
Turnout73.86

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
D. B. Monnekulama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand10,19353.85
N. M. Appuhamy United National Party Elephant8,53345.08
P. R. WickremasuriyaCartwheel1230.65
Valid Votes18,84999.58
Rejected Votes800.42
Total Polled18,929100.00
Registered Electors24,864
Turnout76.13

1965 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Dingiri Bandara Welagedara United National Party Elephant13,87553.82
Ananda Jayasinghe Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand11,49044.57
D. B. Monnekulama Umbrella1520.59
P. R. WickramasuriyaCartwheel1200.47
Valid Votes25,63799.45
Rejected Votes1420.55
Total Polled25,779100.00
Registered Electors31,344
Turnout82.25

1970 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Piyadasa Wijesinghe Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand16,67253.96
Dingiri Bandara Welagedara United National Party Elephant14,00845.33
Lionel KehelwatugodaBell940.30
Valid Votes30,77499.60
Rejected Votes1250.40
Total Polled30,899100.00
Registered Electors36,663
Turnout84.28

1977 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Dingiri Bandara Welagedara United National Party Elephant21,00559.45
D. B. Monnekulama Chair13,55038.35
Charles VitharanaKey4361.23
Siripala WedisingheRabbit1520.43
W. M. DharmaratneUmbrella790.22
Valid Votes35,22299.68
Rejected Votes1120.32
Total Polled35,334100.00
Registered Electors41,104
Turnout85.96

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References

  1. ↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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