Dambadeniya Electoral District Explained
Dambadeniya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Dambadeniya in Kurunegala District, North 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] Dambadeniya electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
1947 Parliamentary general election
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| | Umbrella | 11,705 | |
| R. M. P. Y. Sirivimalaratne | | Elephant | 3,436 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Valid votes | | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected votes | 197 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total polled | 15,338 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Registered electors | 33,314 | |
| align=left colspan=4 | Turnout | | |
1952 Parliamentary general election
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| align=left colspan=3 | Valid votes | | 100.00% |
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1956 Parliamentary general election
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| align=left colspan=3 | Valid votes | | 100.00% |
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1960 (March) Parliamentary general election
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| align=left colspan=3 | Valid votes | | 100.00% |
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1960 (July) Parliamentary general election
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| align=left colspan=3 | Valid votes | | 100.00% |
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1965 Parliamentary general election
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| align=left colspan=3 | Valid votes | | 100.00% |
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1970 Parliamentary general election
| align=left width="180" | Candidate! | align=left width="180" | Party! | align=left width="120" | Symbol! | align=left width="60" | Votes! | align=left width="60" | % |
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| P. B. Wettewa | | Hand | 18,705 | 50.7% |
| U. B. Wijekoon | | Elephant | 12,191 | 33.0% |
| Sinhala Mahajana Peramuna | Bell | 6,017 | 16.3% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 36,913 | 100.00% |
| align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes | 135 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 37,048 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Turnout | 88.3% | |
1977 Parliamentary general election
| align=left width="180" | Candidate! | align=left width="180" | Party! | align=left width="120" | Symbol! | align=left width="60" | Votes! | align=left width="60" | % |
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| align=left colspan=3 | Valid votes | | 100.00% |
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Notes and References
- Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
