Dambulla Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1947 H. B. Tenne Independent 1947-1956
1952
1956 Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956-1977
1960 (March)
1960 (July)
1965
1970
1977 K. W. R. M. Ekanayake United National Party 1977-1989

Elections

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1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
H. B. Tenne Independent Elephant 6,846 57.46
Edward de Silva Communist Party of Sri Lanka Star 3,909 32.81
A. G. G. Perera Lanka Equal Society Party Key 861 7.23
Valid Votes 11,616 97.50
Rejected Votes 298 2.50
Total Polled 11,914 100.00
Registered Electors 26,388
Turnout 45.15

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
H. B. Tenne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Eye 8,294 54.02
D. B. Ellepola Hand 3,442 22.42
P. B. Ranaraja Elephant 2,897 18.87
T. B. Wegodapola Communist Party of Sri Lanka Star 409 2.66
Valid Votes 15,042 97.97
Rejected Votes 312 2.03
Total Polled 15,354 100.00
Registered Electors 30,193
Turnout 50.85

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[4]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,688 71.36
H. B. Tenne United National Party Elephant 5,533 26.88
Valid Votes 20,221 98.24
Rejected Votes 363 1.76
Total Polled 20,584 100.00
Registered Electors 37,345
Turnout 55.12

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[5]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,792 62.28
D. B. Ellepola United National Party Elephant 3,952 22.81
P. V. P. Kulatilleke Lanka Equal Society Party Key 722 4.17
L. D. Banda Lamp 527 3.04
Leslie Kulatunga Cockerel 302 1.74
T. M. Varusavithana Umbrella 296 1.71
H. Ariyasena Eye 231 1.33
G. D. Ranaweera Sun 228 1.32
Upali Kulatunga Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 105 0.61
Valid Votes 17,155 99.00
Rejected Votes 173 1.00
Total Polled 17,328 100.00
Registered Electors 21,416
Turnout 80.91

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[6]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,600 68.14
T. B. Lenadora United National Party Elephant 5,284 31.04
Valid Votes 16,884 99.18
Rejected Votes 140 0.82
Total Polled 17,024 100.00
Registered Electors 21,416
Turnout 79.49

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[7]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,482 51.37
K. W. R. M. Ekanayake United National Party Elephant 11,308 46.54
R. K. Nimal Karunaratne Sun 266 1.09
Valid Votes 24,056 99.00
Rejected Votes 242 1.00
Total Polled 24,298 100.00
Registered Electors 28,267
Turnout 85.96

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[8]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 17,010 56.22
K. W. R. M. Ekanayake United National Party Elephant 13,123 43.37
Valid Votes 30,133 99.58
Rejected Votes 126 0.42
Total Polled 30,259 100.00
Registered Electors 33,503
Turnout 90.32

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[9]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
K. W. R. M. Ekanayake Elephant 24,793 59.28
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Hand 15,964 38.17
D. S. Wijewardena Key 745 1.78
T. B. Tennekoon Lamp 183 0.44
Valid Votes 41,685 99.66
Rejected Votes 142 0.34
Total Polled 41,827 100.00
Registered Electors 46,052
Turnout 90.83

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 September 2017.[permanent dead link]