Dambadeniya Electoral District

Electoral district of Sri Lanka

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

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent SLFP UNP

	Member	Party	Term
1947	R. G. Senanayake	United National Party	1947-1952
1952			1952-1956
1956			1956-1960
1960 (March)			1960
1960 (July)			1960-1965
1965			1956-1970
1970	P. B. Wettewe	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970-1977
1977	Ukkubanda Wijekoon	United National Party	1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary general election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake	United National Party	Umbrella	11,705	76.31
R. M. P. Y. Sirivimalaratne		Elephant	3,436	22.40
Valid votes			15,141	98.72
Rejected votes			197	1.28
Total polled			15,338	100.00
Registered electors			33,314
Turnout				46.04

1952 Parliamentary general election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%






Valid votes				100.00%
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Total polled
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1956 Parliamentary general election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%






Valid votes				100.00%
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1960 (March) Parliamentary general election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%






Valid votes				100.00%
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Total polled
Registered electors
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary general election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
R. G. Senanayake	Hand	15,331	65.67
P. B. Wettewa	Elephant	7,866	33.70
Valid votes		23,197	99.36
Rejected votes		150	0.64
Total polled		23,347	100.00
Registered electors		30,135
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary general election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
R. G. Senanayake		Chair	16,670	52.43
P. B. Wettewe	United National Party	Elephant	14,187	44.62
G. S. Jayathubandara		Umbrella	550	1.73
R. M. P. Y. Siriwimalaratna		Clock	206	0.65
Valid votes			31,613	99.43
Rejected votes			180	0.47
Total polled			31,793	100.00
Registered electors			37,122
Turnout				85.64

1970 Parliamentary general election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
P. B. Wettewe	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	18,705	50.7
U. B. Wijekoon	United National Party	Elephant	12,191	33.0
R. G. Senanayake	Sinhala Mahajana Peramuna	Bell	6,017	16.3
Valid Votes			36,913	99.64
Rejected Votes			135	0.36
Total Polled			37,048	100
Registered electors			37,122
Turnout				88.3

1977 Parliamentary general election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Ukkubanda Wijekoon	United National Party	Elephant	26,089	57.34
P. .B. Wettewa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	18,232	40.07
S. B. Vaidyaratne		Star	1,071	2.35
Valid votes			45,392	99.77
Rejected votes			104	0.23
Total polled			45,496	100.00
Registered electors			50,693
Turnout				89.75

References

"The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
"Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

v t e Electoral districts of Sri Lanka (1947–1989)
Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara
Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee
Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya
North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa
North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa
Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya
Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota
Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama
Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa
Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

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