Baddegama Electoral District

Baddegama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Baddegama 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] Baddegama electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent     Sri Lanka Freedom Party     United National Party     Lanka Sama Samaja Party  

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 Simon Abeywickrema UNP 1947-1948
1948 by-election H. W. Amarasuriya 1947-1952
1952 Henry Abeywickrema SLFP 1952-1956
1956 1956-1960
1960 (March) Neal de Alwis LSSP 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 1965-1970
1970 1970-1977
1977 E. D. Wickrematilaka UNP 1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Simon AbeywickremaStar11,89955.46
F. GunatilakaKey5,05623.57
M. C. B. de SilvaHand3,43115.99
V. AbeywickramaElephant7843.65
Valid Votes21,17098.68
Rejected Votes2841.32
Total Polled21,454100.00
Registered Electors38,457
Turnout55.79

1948 Parliamentary By-Election

Results of the 1948 parliamentary by-election, held on 1948:[3]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
H. W. AmarasuriyaUnited National PartyElephant11,41452.14
Henry AbeywickremaUmbrella4,76921.79
Frederick GunatillekeKey4,57420.89
Vincent AbeywickramaStar7983.65
Valid Votes21,55598.47
Rejected Votes3361.53
Total Polled21,891100.00
Registered Electors38,457
Turnout56.92

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[4]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Henry AbeywickremaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand15,30449.33
H. W. AmarasuriyaKey11,37236.65
P. A. PremadasaStar3,23010.41
Welaratne DharmasekeraUmbrella5561.79
C. J. SeneviratneElephant3221.04
Valid Votes30,78499.22
Rejected Votes2420.78
Total Polled31,026100.00
Registered Electors39,495
Turnout78.56

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[5]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Henry AbeywickremaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand18,83456.16
H. W. AmarasuriyaUnited National PartyElephant11,08233.05
M. C. B. de SilvaUmbrella3,39710.13
Valid Votes33,31399.34
Rejected Votes2220.66
Total Polled33,535100.00
Registered Electors45,051
Turnout74.44

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[6]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Neal de AlwisLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey4,87119.54
Arthur SuriarachchiUnited National PartyElephant4,70018.86
E. D. WickrematilakaRooster4,52818.17
D. A. S. P. DahanayakeUmbrella2,90411.65
Vincent AbeywickremaHand2,77611.14
Francis TudaweCartwheel2,76411.09
Don Upasena JayasekeraStar1,0604.25
K. M. G. Stephen HapugodaPair of Scales7693.09
M. K. Abraham de SilvaSun3381.36
Valid Votes24,71099.14
Rejected Votes2150.86
Total Polled24,925100.00
Registered Electors32,178
Turnout77.46

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[7]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Neal de AlwisLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey11,69248.87
Arthur SuriarachchiUnited National PartyElephant7,28230.44
E. D. WickrematillekeCartwheel4,33218.11
D. A. S. P. DahanayakeRabbit2991.25
Valid Votes23,80899.51
Rejected Votes1170.49
Total Polled23,925100.00
Registered Electors32,178
Turnout74.35

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[8]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Neal de AlwisLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey15,54646.83
E. D. WickrematilakaUnited National PartyElephant14,81344.62
Arthur SuriarachchiLamp1,3133.96
Cyril EkanayakeCartwheel1,2893.88
Valid Votes32,96199.30
Rejected Votes2340.70
Total Polled33,195100.00
Registered Electors40,228
Turnout82.52

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[9]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Neal de AlwisLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey22,12657.53
E. D. WickrematillekeUnited National PartyElephant16,24042.23
Valid Votes38,36699.75
Rejected Votes950.25
Total Polled38,461100.00
Registered Electors44,391
Turnout86.64

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[10]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
E. D. WickrematilakaUnited National PartyElephant23,27551.72
Neal de AlwisSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand17,77839.50
Piyadasa A. RatnapalaKey3,1236.94
Edwin JayawickremaChair4981.09
E. M. DayawansaUmbrella1010.22
Mendis TennakoonCartwheel710.16
Valid Votes44,84699.64
Rejected Votes1600.36
Total Polled45,006100.00
Registered Electors50,963
Turnout88.31

References
  1. "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. "Results of By-Elections subsequent to Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  6. "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  7. "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  8. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  9. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  10. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

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