Bandaragama Electoral District

Bandaragama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Bandaragama 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] Bandaragama electoral district was replaced by the Kalutara multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
1960 (March)	D. C. W. Kannangara	United National Party	1960-1960
1960 (July)	K.D. David Perera	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1960-1965
1965			1965-1967
1967 (by-election)			1967-1969
1969 (by-election)	George L. Kotelawala	United National Party	1969-1970
1970	Herbert Wickramasinghe	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970 - 1977
1977	Senaraja Samaranayake	United National Party	1977 - 1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
D.C.W. Kannangara	United National Party	Elephant	10,154
K.D. David Perera	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	7,031
R.A.K. Perera		Cart Wheel	6,027
D.W.Wijesooriya		Key	5,113
Pushpakumara Premaratne		Star	783
Austin D. Perera		Umbrella	634
Valid Votes			29,742	100.00%
Rejected Votes			181
Total Polled			29,923
Registered Electors			37,279
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
K.D. David Perera	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand
D.C.W. Kannangara	United National Party	Elephant
R.A. Karunapala Perera		Cart Wheel
Valid Votes			29,803	100.00%
Rejected Votes			98
Total Polled			29,901
Registered Electors			37,279
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
K.D. David Perera	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	20,897
D.C.W. Kannangara	United National Party	Elephant	17,476
R.A. Karunapala Perera		Cart Wheel	504
Valid Votes			38,877	100.00%
Rejected Votes			428
Total Polled			39,305
Registered Electors			45,512
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Herbert Wickramasinghe	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	27,562
D.C.W. Kannangara	United National Party	Elephant	15,593
P.R. Ranaraja		Bell	521
Valid Votes			43,676	100.00%
Rejected Votes			138
Total Polled			43,814
Registered Electors			51,062
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Senaraja Samaranayake	United National Party	Elephant	28,097	55.17%
Herbert Wickremasihnghe	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	19,795	38.87%
Vithanage Premachandra Perera		Key	3,034	5.96%
Valid Votes			50,926	100.00%
Rejected Votes			123
Total Polled			51,049
Registered Electors			57,420
Turnout			89%

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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