Badulla Electoral District (1947–1989) Explained

Badulla electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Badulla in Badulla District, Uva Province. The Badulla electoral district was one of five multi-member constituencies, with two members, the others were Ambalangoda-Balapitiya, Balangoda, Colombo Central and Kadugannawa.[1]

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.[2] Badulla electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, though Badulla continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMember 1PartyTermMember 2PartyTerm
1947S. M. SubbaiahCIC1947 - 1952J. C. T. KotelawalaLSSP1947 - 1952
1952J. C. T. KotelawalaLSSP1952 - 1960S. A. Peeris1952 - 1960
1956UNP
1960 (March)B. H. BandaraSLFP1960 - 1977
1960 (July)
1965
1970
1977D. Vincent PereraUNP1977 - 1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[3]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Cartwheel 27,121 50.22
Hand 16,654 30.84
G. B. Katugaha Elephant 6,585 12.19
V. Gnanapandithan Scales 1,319 2.44
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes51,67995.69
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes2,326 4.31
align=left colspan=3Total Polled54,005 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors43,396
align=left colspan=4Turnout124.45

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[4]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 12,450 31.32
Wheel 12,047 30.31
Pineapple 6,559 16.50
M. L. Packir Saibo Key 3,405 8.56
T. D. Alexander Star 2,640 6.64
K. B. H. Adhikaritilaka Lamp 781 1.96
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes37,88295.29
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1,871 4.71
align=left colspan=3Total Polled39,753 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors28,151
align=left colspan=4Turnout1.41

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Key 20,908 46.35
Elephant 14,724 32.64
Umbrella 6,736 14.93
Cartwheel 1,301 2.88
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes43,66996.82
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1,435 3.18
align=left colspan=3Total Polled45,104 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors35,607
align=left colspan=4Turnout1.27

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[6]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 4,775 37.02
Key 4,499 34.88
Liliyan Peiris Elephant 3,549 27.51
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes12,82399.40
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes77 0.60
align=left colspan=3Total Polled12,900 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors16,564
align=left colspan=4Turnout77.88

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[7]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 6,545 53.23
Stanley H. Abeysekera Elephant 5,674 46.15
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes12,21999.38
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes76 0.62
align=left colspan=3Total Polled12,295 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors16,564
align=left colspan=4Turnout74.23

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[8]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 9,358 52.31
H. M. Jinadasa Elephant 8,107 45.32
Percy Wijekoon Aeroplane 356 1.99
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes17,82199.63
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes67 0.37
align=left colspan=3Total Polled17,888
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors21,630
align=left colspan=4Turnout82.70

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[9]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 12,288 58.27
J. Hennayake Elephant 8,700 41.25
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes20,98899.52
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes101 0.48
align=left colspan=3Total Polled21,089 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors25,411
align=left colspan=4Turnout82.99

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[10]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Elephant 10,490 55.90
Hand 6,784 36.15
Charles Senanayake Key 1,320 7.03
T. S. Miskin Lamp 103 0.55
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes18,69799.63
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes70 0.37
align=left colspan=3Total Polled18,767 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors22,315
align=left colspan=4Turnout84.10

Notes and References

  1. News: First parliamentary elections. Gaveshaka. Sunday Times. 19 August 2007. 14 October 2017.
  2. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 17 October 2017 .
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 17 October 2017 .
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 17 October 2017 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 17 October 2017 .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 17 October 2017 .
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 17 October 2017 .
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 17 October 2017 .
  10. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 17 October 2017 .

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