Kurunegala Electoral District (1947–1989)

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.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent     Sri Lanka Freedom Party     United National Party  

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 NissankaIndependentUmbrella10,18848.23
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 WelagedaraUnited National PartyElephant18,04956.85
Herbert Sri NissankaIndependentUmbrella13,51842.58
Valid Votes31,56799.42
Rejected Votes1840.58
Total Polled31,751100.00
Registered Electors41,367
Turnout76.75

1956 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
D. B. MonnekulamaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand18,59854.23
Dingiri Bandara WelagedaraUnited National PartyElephant10,23929.86
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. MonnekulamaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand8,17644.52
D. A. B. RatnayakeUnited National PartyElephant6,68436.39
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. MonnekulamaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand10,19353.85
N. M. AppuhamyUnited National PartyElephant8,53345.08
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 WelagedaraUnited National PartyElephant13,87553.82
Ananda JayasingheSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand11,49044.57
D. B. MonnekulamaUmbrella1520.59
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 WijesingheSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand16,67253.96
Dingiri Bandara WelagedaraUnited National PartyElephant14,00845.33
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 WelagedaraUnited National PartyElephant21,00559.45
D. B. MonnekulamaChair13,55038.35
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

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

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