Panadura Electoral District

This article is about the former electoral district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Panadura.

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

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Lanka Sama Samaja Party United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
1947	Henry Peiris	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	1947-1952
1952	D. C. W. Kannangara	United National Party	1952-1956
1956	Leslie Goonewardena	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	1956-1960
1960			1960-1960
1960			1960-1965
1965			1965-1970
1970			1970-1977
1977	Neville Fernando	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 for the district:^[2]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Henry Peiris	Lamp	16,435	43.87%
Susantha de Fonseka	Umbrella	13,889	37.08%
D. C. W. Kannangara	Hand	6,729	17.96%
R. E. Weeraman	Butterfly	406	1.08%
Valid Votes		37,459	100.00%
Rejected Votes		433
Total Polled		37,892
Registered Electors		53,479
Turnout		70.85%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
D. C. W. Kannangara	Star	19,760	52.06%
Henry Peiris	Hand	15,904	41.90%
Shelton Peiris	Lamp	1,200	3.16%
K. A. R. Solomon Fernando	Elephant	1,089	2.87%
Valid Votes		37,953	100.00%
Rejected Votes		392
Total Polled		38,345
Registered Electors		56,528
Turnout		67.83%

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	%
Leslie Goonewardena	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	29,362	72.69%
D. C. W. Kannangara		Elephant	11,032	27.31%
Valid Votes			40,394	100.00%
Rejected Votes			206
Total Polled			40,600
Registered Electors			61,288
Turnout			66.24%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Leslie Goonewardena		Key	9,266	35.15%
Cyril Salgado	United National Party	Elephant	6,919	26.25%
Upali Dias		Sun	6,519	24.73%
L. W. Kuruppu		Cockerel	2,887	10.95%
Asoka Ranjit Jayatilake		Bell	1.78%
Sirisoma Jayasinghe		Lamp	1.15%
Valid Votes			26,362	100.00%
Rejected Votes			137
Total Polled			26,499
Registered Electors			34,958
Turnout			75.80%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Leslie Goonewardena	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	15,387	59.88%
Cyril Salgado	United National Party	Elephant	10,309	40.12%
Valid Votes			25,696	100.00%
Rejected Votes			117
Total Polled			25,813
Registered Electors			34,958
Turnout			73.84%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Leslie Goonewardena		Key	20,033	55.59%
Jane M. de Fonseka	United National Party	Elephant	16,005	44.41%
Valid Votes			36,038	100.00%
Rejected Votes			243
Total Polled			36,281
Registered Electors			43,789
Turnout			82.85%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Leslie Goonewardena	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	25,218	59.52%
Cyril Salgado	United National Party	Elephant	16,622	39.23%
Jayasiri Hirimuthugoda		Bell	529	1.25%
Valid Votes			42,369	100.00%
Rejected Votes			80
Total Polled			42,449
Registered Electors			50,489
Turnout			84.08%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Neville Fernando	Elephant	28,677	56.34%
Leslie Goonewardena	Key	17,546	34.47%
Don Piyasena Wttasinghe	Hand	3,477	6.83%
Jitendra Weeraman	Lamp	751	1.48%
A. D. Sugathadasa	Spoon	328	0.64%
S. Jinendradasa	Cart Wheel	120	0.24%
Valid Votes		50,899	100.00%
Rejected Votes		176
Total Polled		51,075
Registered Electors		59,163
Turnout		86.33%

References

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka

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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