Pelmadulla electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Pelmadulla in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa 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] Pelmadulla electoral district was replaced by the Ratnapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 (March) | W. A. Karunasena | SLFP | 1960 | |
| 1960 (July) | 1960-1965 | |||
| 1965 | 1965-1967 | |||
| 1970 | Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi | 1970-1977 | ||
| 1977 | Chandrasekera Gankanda | UNP | 1977-1989 | |
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. A. Karunasena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 4,535 | 30.42 |
| E. C. J. Atukorale | United National Party | Elephant | 4,231 | 28.38 |
| M. P. Jothipala | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Key | 3,685 | 24.72 |
| G. H. N. Kulasooriya | Cartwheel | 2,228 | 14.95 | |
| D. Sunil Yasapala | Umbrella | 142 | 0.95 | |
| Valid Votes | 14,821 | 99.42 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 87 | 0.58 | ||
| Total Polled | 14,908 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 19,384 | |||
| Turnout | 76.91 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. A. Karunasena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 8,390 | 55.57 |
| E. C. J. Atukorale | United National Party | Elephant | 5,369 | 35.56 |
| M. P. Jothipala | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 1,254 | 8.31 |
| Valid Votes | 15,013 | 99.44 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 85 | 0.56 | ||
| Total Polled | 15,098 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 19,384 | |||
| Turnout | 77.89 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. A. Karunasena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 11,917 | 56.24 |
| Seetha Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 8,577 | 40.48 |
| M. P. Jothipala | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 522 | 2.46 |
| P. H. K. A. Ranansinghe | Sun | 97 | 0.46 | |
| Valid Votes | 21,113 | 99.65 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 75 | 0.35 | ||
| Total Polled | 21,188 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 24,729 | |||
| Turnout | 85.68 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 15,544 | 61.65 |
| P. Pelendagama | United National Party | Elephant | 9,571 | 37.96 |
| Valid Votes | 25,115 | 99.60 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 100 | 0.40 | ||
| Total Polled | 25,215 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 28,970 | |||
| Turnout | 87.04 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrasekera Gankanda | United National Party | Elephant | 15,233 | 53.16 |
| Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 12,676 | 44.24 |
| H. K. Chandradasa | Key | 552 | 1.93 | |
| W. M. Lesley Perera | Bell | 63 | 0.22 | |
| Valid Votes | 28,524 | 99.55 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 129 | 0.45 | ||
| Total Polled | 28,653 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 32,200 | |||
| Turnout | 88.98 | |||
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