Polgahawela electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Polgahawela 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] Polgahawela electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Key
Election | Member | Party | Term | |
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1960 (March) | Stephen Samarakkody | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1960 | |
1960 (July) | 1960-1965 | |||
1965 | M. D. Banda | United National Party | 1956-1970 | |
1970 | Maithripala Herath | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 | |
1977 | J. A. D. S. R. Jayakody | United National Party | 1977-1989 |
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [2]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
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Stephen Samarakkody | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 6,038 | 33.45 |
D. B. Welagedara | United National Party | Elephant | 5,901 | 32.69 |
Susil Moonesinghe | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 2,079 | 11.52 |
P. S. Alfred | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 1,841 | 10.20 |
Dhanapala Kaluhendiwela | Independent | Book | 754 | 4.18 |
Kalyanaratne Hemachandra | Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya | Umbrella | 410 | 2.27 |
Albert Galapatti | Scales | 407 | 2.25 | |
T. B. Potuhera | Independent | Spectacles | 208 | 1.15 |
P. B. Balasooriya | United Front | Clock | 168 | 0.93 |
P. B. Amarasinghe | Independent | Eye | 111 | 0.62 |
Valid Votes | 17,917 | 99.25 | ||
Rejected Votes | 136 | 0.75 | ||
Total Polled | 18,053 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 22,288 | |||
Turnout | 80.10 |
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: [3]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Samarakkody | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 9,760 | 54.03 |
D. B. Welagedara | United National Party | Elephant | 7,938 | 43.95 |
Ariyadasa Sikurajapati | Cartwheel | 301 | 1.67 | |
Valid Votes | 17,999 | 99.65 | ||
Rejected Votes | 64 | 0.35 | ||
Total Polled | 18,063 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 22,288 | |||
Turnout | 81.04 |
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: [4]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
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M. D. Banda | United National Party | Elephant | 10,928 | 45.74 |
Stephen Samarakkody | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 10,183 | 42.62 |
H. Herath Banda | Umbrella | 2,695 | 11.28 | |
Valid Votes | 23,806 | 99.64 | ||
Rejected Votes | 85 | 0.36 | ||
Total Polled | 23,891 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 27,684 | |||
Turnout | 86.30 |
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: [5]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maithripala Herath | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 16,243 | 58.65 |
M. D. Banda | United National Party | Elephant | 11,358 | 41.01 |
Valid Votes | 27,601 | 99.66 | ||
Rejected Votes | 95 | 0.34 | ||
Total Polled | 27,696 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 31,044 | |||
Turnout | 89.22 |
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977: [6]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
J. A. D. S. R. Jayakody | United National Party | Elephant | 20,128 | 55.17 |
Maithripala Herath | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 15,607 | 42.78 |
Kithsiri Senaratne | Key | 378 | 1.04 | |
A. A. Siri Amarasinghe | Lamp | 156 | 0.43 | |
D. M. Rajapakse | Chair | 117 | 0.32 | |
Valid Votes | 36,386 | 99.74 | ||
Rejected Votes | 95 | 0.26 | ||
Total Polled | 36,481 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 40,614 | |||
Turnout | 89.82 |
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