Habaraduwa Electoral District

Habaraduwa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Habaraduwa in Galle District, Southern 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] Habaraduwa electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Member	Party
1960 (March)	Prins Gunasekera	MEP
1960 (July)	D. S. Goonesekera	SLFP
1965	Prins Gunasekera
1970	Prins Gunasekera
1977	P. Sumathiratne	UNP

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:^[2]

Candidate	Symbol	%
Prins Gunasekera	Cartwheel
D. A. B. Gunasekera	Elephant
D. S. Goonesekera	Hand
Eddy Gunasekera	Umbrella
M. K. Piyasena	Key
Kithsiri Kumarasinghe	Sun
P. Malalgoda	Eye
Leo B. Senaratne	Sewing Machine
Valid Votes		100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:^[3]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
D. S. Goonesekera	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	13,194	54.42
B. D. A. Goonasekera	United National Party	Elephant	8,546	35.25
Prins Gunasekera	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Cartwheel	2,404	9.92
Valid Votes			24,140	99.57
Rejected Votes			104	0.43
Total Polled			24,244	100.00
Registered Electors			32,732
Turnout				74.07

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:^[4]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Prins Gunasekera		Lamp	13,838	43.29
G. V. S. de Silva	United National Party	Elephant	13,745	42.99
D. S. Goonesekera	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	4,178	13.07
Valid Votes			31,761	99.35
Rejected Votes			208	0.65
Total Polled			31,969
Registered Electors			39,833
Turnout				80.26

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:^[5]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Prins Gunasekera		Hand	22,932	62.92
G. V. S. de Silva	United National Party	Elephant	13,260	36.38
V. Palliyaguru		Bell	176	0.48
Valid Votes			36,368	99.78
Rejected Votes			79	0.22
Total Polled			36,447	100.00
Registered Electors			42,986
Turnout				84.79

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:^[6]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
P. Sumathiratne	United National Party	Elephant	20,354
Sarath Wickrama Dias	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	15,032
George Ratnayaka	[[ ]]	Star	390
Valid Votes			35,787
Rejected Votes			103
Total Polled			35,890	100.00
Registered Electors			40,357
Turnout

References

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

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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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