Balangoda Electoral District

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.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Member	Party
1947	Alexander Francis Molamure
1952	Alexander Francis Molamure
1956	V. T. G. Karunaratne
1960 (March)	Clifford Ratwatte	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1960 (July)
1965
1970	Mallika Ratwatte
1977	M. L. M. Aboosally	United National Party

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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Valid Votes		100.00%
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1952 Parliamentary General Election

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Valid Votes		100.00%
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1956 Parliamentary General Election

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Valid Votes		100.00%
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Turnout

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Clifford Ratwatte	Hand	9,494
M. L. M. Aboosally	Mortar	5,051
W. J .A. Wimaladharma	Elephant	1,843
S. Godakumbura	Cartwheel	894
D. B. J. Godage	Key	768
R. F. Dela	Bell	228
L. M. Gunasekera Banda	Umbrella	202
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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Clifford Ratwatte	SLFP	Hand	11,201	60.94
M. L. M. Aboosally	UNP	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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Clifford Ratwatte	SLFP	Hand	14,498	55.54
M. L. M. Aboosally	UNP	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

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Mallika Ratwatte	SLFP	Hand	18,808	60.86
M. Sita Seneviratne	UNP	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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
M. L. M. Aboosally	UNP	Elephant
Mallika Ratwatte	SLFP	Hand
A. William		Key
W. S. Arachchi		Bell
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

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of 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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