Galagedara Electoral District Explained

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

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1960 (March)C. A. S. MarikkarSri Lanka Freedom Party1960
1960 (July)K. Abdul Jabbar1960-1965
1965W. M. G. T. BandaUnited National Party1965-1970
1970Tamara Kumari IlangaratneSri Lanka Freedom Party1970-1977
1977W. M. G. T. BandaUnited National Party1977-1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[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 4,493 30.47
A. B. Walgampaya Elephant 3,833 25.99
Ladder 2,297 15.58
H. M. D. Perera Umbrella 1,373 9.31
D. N. Nadunge Star 1,312 8.90
Gamini Abeykoon Cartwheel 1,265 8.58
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes14,57398.82
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes174 1.18
align=left colspan=3Total Polled14,747 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors18,060
align=left colspan=4Turnout81.66

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[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"%
Hand 8,071 54.99
Elephant 6,012 40.96
P. B. Herath Cartwheel 288 1.96
P. M. Abeyratne Clock 235 1.60
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes14,60699.51
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes72 0.49
align=left colspan=3Total Polled14,678 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors18,060
align=left colspan=4Turnout81.27

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[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"%
Elephant 10,133 50.51
Hand 9,559 47.65
Mohammed Busary Ship 191 0.95
P. B. Herath Cartwheel 83 0.41
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes19,96699.52
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes97 0.48
align=left colspan=3Total Polled20,063 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors23,033
align=left colspan=4Turnout87.11

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[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"%
Hand 13,211 55.21
Elephant 10,651 44.51
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes23,86299.72
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes67 0.28
align=left colspan=3Total Polled23,929 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors26,702
align=left colspan=4Turnout89.62

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[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 17,092 60.06
Hand 11,219 39.42
Nimalasiri Alahakoon Key 148 0.52
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes28,39099.76
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes69 0.24
align=left colspan=3Total Polled28,459 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors31,555
align=left colspan=4Turnout

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 11 October 2021 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 11 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 11 October 2021 .
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 11 October 2021 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 11 October 2021 .