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.

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1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
H. B. Tenne Elephant 6,846 58.94%
Edward de Silva Star 3,909 33.65%
A. G. G. Perera Key 861 7.41%
Valid Votes 11,616 100.00%
Rejected Votes 298
Total Polled 11,914
Registered Electors 26,388
Turnout 45.15%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
H. B. Tenne Eye 55.14%
D. B. Ellepola Hand 3,442 22.88%
P. B. Ranaraja Elephant 2,897 19.26%
T. B. Wegodapola Star 409 2.72%
Valid Votes 15,042 100.00%
Rejected Votes 312
Total Polled 15,354
Registered Electors 30,193
Turnout 50.85%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Hand 14,688 72.64%
H. B. Tenne Elephant 5,533 27.36%
Valid Votes 20,221 100.00%
Rejected Votes 363
Total Polled 20,584
Registered Electors 37,345
Turnout 55.12%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,792 62.91%
D. B. Ellepola United National Party Elephant 3,952 23.04%
P. V. P. Kulatilleke Key 722 4.21%
L. D. Banda Lamp 527 3.07%
Leslie Kulatunga Cockerel 302 1.76%
T. M. Varusavithana Umbrella 296 1.73%
H. Ariyasena Eye 231 1.35%
G. D. Ranaweera Sun 228 1.33%
Upali Kulatunga Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 105 0.61%
Valid Votes 17,155 100.00%
Rejected Votes 173
Total Polled 17,328
Registered Electors 21,416
Turnout 80.91%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,600 68.70%
T. B. Lenadora United National Party Elephant 5,284 31.30%
Valid Votes 16,884 100.00%
Rejected Votes 140
Total Polled 17,024
Registered Electors 21,416
Turnout 79.49%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,482 51.89%
K. W. R. M. Ekanayake United National Party Elephant 11,308 47.01%
R. K. Nimal Karunaratne Sun 266 1.11%
Valid Votes 24,056 100.00%
Rejected Votes 242
Total Polled 24,298
Registered Electors 28,267
Turnout 85.96%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 17,010 56.45%
K. W. R. M. Ekanayake United National Party Elephant 13,123 43.55%
Valid Votes 30,133 100.00%
Rejected Votes 126
Total Polled 30,259
Registered Electors 33,503
Turnout 90.32%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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 59.48%
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Hand 15,964 38.30%
D. S. Wijewardena Key 745 1.79%
T. B. Tennekoon Lamp 183 0.44%
Valid Votes 41,685 100.00%
Rejected Votes 142
Total Polled 41,827
Registered Electors 46,052
Turnout 90.83%

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. http://www.parliament.lk/about_us/electoral_system.jsp. 
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1952%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1956%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1965%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1970%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/General%20Election%201977.PDF. 
Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka
Central Province
Dambulla · Matale
Eastern Province
Northern Province
Southern Province
Western Province