Balangoda Electoral District

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Balangoda electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Balangoda in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa 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] Balangoda electoral district was replaced by the Ratnapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system. The Balangoda electoral district was one of five multi-member constituencies, with two members, the others were Ambalangoda-Balapitiya, Badulla, Colombo Central and Kadugannawa.[2]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member 1 Party Term Member 2 Party Term
1947 Alexander Francis Molamure UNP 1947 - 1951 E. W. Mathew UNP 1947 - 1952
1951 by-election Jayaweera Kuruppu 1951 - 1952
1952 Alexander Francis Molamure Jr 1952 - 1956 1952 - 1956
1956 V. T. G. Karunaratne SLFP 1956 - 1960 M. P. Jothipala LSSP 1956 - 1960
1960 (March) Clifford Ratwatte 1960 - 1966 M. L. M. Aboosally UNP 1960 - 1970
1960 (July)
1965
1966 by-election Mallika Ratwatte 1966 - 1977
1970 M. Sita Seneviratne 1970 - 1977
1977 M. L. M. Aboosally UNP 1977 - 1989 Mallika Ratwatte SLFP 1977 - 1989

Elections[edit]

1947 Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Alexander Francis Molamure United National Party House 23,076 37.36
E. W. Mathew United National Party Elephant 13,767 22.29
W. A. P. Jayatilake Lanka Sama Samaja Party Hand 9,833 15.92
M. Rajendram Independent Pair of Scales 7,329 11.86
W. S. Thurai Raja Independent Chair 3,870 6.27
Valid Votes 57,875 93.69
Rejected Votes 3,899 6.31
Total Polled 61,774 100.00
Registered Electors 63,438
Turnout 097.38

1951 Parliamentary By Election[edit]

Results of the parliamentary by-election held 28 April 1951:[4]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Jayaweera Kuruppu United National Party House 22,162 59.67
M. P. Jothipala Lanka Sama Samaja Party Lamp 13,440 36.19
S. Sri Kandam Hand 936 2.52
Valid Votes 36,541 98.39
Rejected Votes 598 1.61
Total Polled 37,139 100.00
Registered Electors 63,438
Turnout 58.54

1952 Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[5]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Alexander Francis Molamure Jr United National Party Lamp 32,233 42.09
E. W. Mathew United National Party House 20,710 27.05
M. P. Jothipala Lanka Sama Samaja Party Elephant 16,640 21.73
C. V. Ranawaka Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 3,337 4.36
Valid Votes 72,920 95.23
Rejected Votes 3,653 4.77
Total Polled 76,573 100.00
Registered Electors 56,096
Turnout 1.37

1956 Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[6]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
V. T. G. Karunaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 36,591 28.22
M. P. Jothipala Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 20,032 15.45
E. W. Mathew United National Party Aeroplane 15,759 12.16
A. F. Molamure United National Party Elephant 13,873 10.70
S. Sirikandan Independent Lamp 532 0.41
Valid Votes 126,961 97.92
Rejected Votes 2,691 2.08
Total Polled 129,652 100.00
Registered Electors 100,326
Turnout 1.29

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[7]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Clifford Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,494 51.07
M. L. M. Aboosally Mortar 5,051 27.17
W. J .A. Wimaladharma United National Party Elephant 1,843 9.91
S. Godakumbura Cartwheel 894 4.81
D. B. J. Godage Key 768 4.13
R. F. Dela Bell 228 1.23
L. M. Gunasekera Banda Umbrella 202 1.09
Valid Votes 18,480 99.40
Rejected Votes 112 0.60
Total Polled 18,592 100.00
Registered Electors 22,687
Turnout 81.95

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[8]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Clifford Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,201 60.94
M. L. M. Aboosally United National Party Elephant 7,077 38.50
Valid Votes 18,278 99.45
Rejected Votes 102 0.56
Total Polled 18,380 100.00
Registered Electors 22,687
Turnout 81.02

1965 Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[9]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Clifford Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,498 55.54
M. L. M. Aboosally United National Party Elephant 11,274 43.19
H. M. Bandaranayake Cartwheel 114 0.44
T. H. Gunadasa Sun 113 0.43
Valid Votes 25,999 99.59
Rejected Votes 107 0.41
Total Polled 26,106 100.00
Registered Electors 30,050
Turnout 86.88

1966 Parliamentary By Election[edit]

Results of the parliamentary by-election held 24 October 1966:[4]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Mallika Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,471 52.28
M. L. M. Aboosally United National Party Elephant 12,731 45.99
N. Piyadasa Mortar 338 1.22
Valid Votes 27,540 99.49
Rejected Votes 141 0.51
Total Polled 27,681 100.00
Registered Electors 30,050
Turnout 92.12

1970 Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[10]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Mallika Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 18,808 60.86
Seetha Seneviratne United National Party Elephant 11,619 37.60
S. Srikandam Eye 222 0.72
B. Delgoda Chair 176 0.57
Valid Votes 30,825 99.74
Rejected Votes 80 0.26
Total Polled 30,905 100.00
Registered Electors 34,715
Turnout 89.03

1977 Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[11]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
M. L. M. Aboosally United National Party Elephant 19,502 52.18
Mallika Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,829 42.35
A. William Key 1,676 4.48
W. S. Arachchi Bell 258 0.69
Valid Votes 37,265 99.70
Rejected Votes 111 0.30
Total Polled 37,376 100.00
Registered Electors 41,554
Turnout 89.95

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ Gaveshaka (19 August 2007). "First parliamentary elections". Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Parliamentary By Elections held between 1947 - 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 October 2017.[permanent dead link]

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