Ambalangoda Electoral District
Ambalangoda electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Ambalangoda 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] Ambalangoda electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 (March) | William de Silva | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 1960 | |
| 1960 (July) | P. de S. Kularatne | United National Party | 1960-1965 | |
| 1965 | M. H. Saddhasena | 1965-1970 | ||
| 1970 | L. C. de Silva | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 1970-1977 | |
| 1977 | Raitor Thilakasekara | United National Party | 1977-1988 | |
Elections
[edit]1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William de Silva | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 8,716 | 38.33 |
| P. de S. Kularatne | United National Party | Elephant | 6,713 | 29.52 |
| Wilson Wijetunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 3,521 | 15.48 |
| Eddie Fernando | Pair of Scales | 3,348 | 14.72 | |
| Piyasena Mahamadachchi | Umbrella | 216 | 0.95 | |
| M. H. E. Ariyapala | Eye | 154 | 0.68 | |
| Valid Votes | 22,668 | 99.69 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 71 | 0.31 | ||
| Total Polled | 22,739 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 28,618 | |||
| Turnout | 82.95 | |||
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. de S. Kularatne | United National Party | Elephant | 10,034 | 46.98 |
| William de Silva | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 8,045 | 37.67 |
| P. W. Wilfred de Silva | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 3,215 | 15.05 |
| Valid Votes | 21,294 | 99.71 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 62 | 0.29 | ||
| Total Polled | 21,356 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 28,618 | |||
| Turnout | 74.62 | |||
1965 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. H. Saddhasena | United National Party | Elephant | 15,433 | 52.50 |
| P. de S. Kularatne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 13,808 | 46.98 |
| Valid Votes | 29,241 | 99.48 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 152 | 0.52 | ||
| Total Polled | 29,393 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 35,335 | |||
| Turnout | 83.18 | |||
1970 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. C. de Silva | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 22,356 | 64.40 |
| M. H. Saddhasena | United National Party | Elephant | 11,728 | 33.79 |
| U. D. Kulasinghe | Bell | 544 | 1.57 | |
| Valid Votes | 34,628 | 99.76 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 82 | 0.23 | ||
| Total Polled | 34,710 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 40,103 | |||
| Turnout | 86.55 | |||
1977 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[6]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raitor Thilakasekara | United National Party | Elephant | 17,829 | 51.83 |
| L. C. de Silva | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 9,654 | 28.06 |
| A. M. Karunaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 6,748 | 19.62 |
| S. M. Weihena | Cartwheel | 111 | 0.32 | |
| A. D. Peiris | Chair | 58 | 0.17 | |
| Valid Votes | 34,319 | 99.76 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 81 | 0.24 | ||
| Total Polled | 34,400 | |||
| Registered Electors | 39,254 | |||
| Turnout | 87.63 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.