Dedigama Electoral District Explained

Dedigama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Dedigama in Kegalle 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] Dedigama electoral district was replaced by the Kegalle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947Dudley SenanayakeUnited National Party1947-1952
19521952-1956
1956Maithripala HerathMahajana Eksath Peramuna1956-1960
1960 (March)Dudley SenanayakeUnited National Party1960
1960 (July)1960-1965
19651965-1970
19701970-1973
1973 (by-election)Rukman Senanayake1973-1977
1977Nissanka Wijeyeratne1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]

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 20,170 85.14
B. J. Fernando Elephant 3,308 13.96
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes23,47899.10
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes213 0.90
align=left colspan=3Total Polled23,691 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors29,556
align=left colspan=4Turnout80.16

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[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"%
Elephant 21,206 75.13
Hector Wijetunga Star 5,647 20.01
Darrell Peiris Hand 1,136 4.02
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes27,98999.16
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes237 0.84
align=left colspan=3Total Polled28,226 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors34,764
align=left colspan=4Turnout81.19

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[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 22,816 77.26
Elephant 6,360 21.54
W. A. Munasinghe Umbrella 191 0.65
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes29,36799.44
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes164 0.56
align=left colspan=3Total Polled29,531 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors39,972
align=left colspan=4Turnout73.88

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[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"%
Elephant 12,208 49.52
W. A. Munasinghe Hand 5,629 22.83
Key 4,383 17.78
Cartwheel 2,289 9.28
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes24,50999.41
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes146 0.59
align=left colspan=3Total Polled24,655 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors29,061
align=left colspan=4Turnout84.84

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 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"%
Elephant 13,340 53.12
Hand 11,683 46.52
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes25,02399.63
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes92 0.37
align=left colspan=3Total Polled25,115 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors29,061
align=left colspan=4Turnout86.42

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[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"%
Elephant 17,987 55.02
Hand 14,558 44.53
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes32,54599.54
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes149 0.46
align=left colspan=3Total Polled32,694 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors36,072
align=left colspan=4Turnout90.64

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[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"%
Elephant 19,513 51.29
Hand 18,446 48.48
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes37,95999.77
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes89 0.23
align=left colspan=3Total Polled38,048100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors41,595
align=left colspan=4Turnout91.47

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[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"%
Elephant 24,436 54.07
Hand 17,704 39.18
A. R. Victor Rajapakse Chair 2,071 4.58
M. J. F. Ratnayake Key 829 1.83
A. R. Wijeratne Ladder 152 0.34
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes45,05099.69
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes124 0.31
align=left colspan=3Total Polled45,192 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors50,729
align=left colspan=4Turnout89.09

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020.

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