Kandy Electoral District (1947–1989)

Kandy (Mahanuwara) electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kandy 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] Kandy electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Kandy continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent SLFP UNP

	Member	Party	Term
1947	George E. de Silva	United National Party	1947 -1948
1948 by-election	Tikiri Bandara Ilangaratne	Independent	1948 - 1949
1949 by-election	Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne		1949 -1952
1952	E. L. Senanayake	United National Party	1952 -1954
1954 by-election	Fredrick de Silva		1954 -1956
1956	Piyasena Tennakoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1956 - 1960
1960 (March)	E. L. Senanayake	United National Party	1960 - 1989
1960 (July)
1965
1970
1977

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
George E. de Silva	Elephant	7,942	42.85
T. B. Ilangaratne	Hand	7,737	41.75
A. Godamune	Flower	2,350	12.68
T. B. Wadugodapitiya	Cartwheel	172	0.93
Valid Votes		18,201	98.20
Rejected Votes		332	1.79
Total Polled		18,533	100.00
Registered Electors		32,119
Turnout			57.70

1948 By-election

Results of the 1948 parliamentary by-election held on 18 May 1948:^[3]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
T. B. Ilangaratne	Umbrella	10,365	60.88
F. E. de Silva	Pair of Scales	6,508	39.38
D. B. Wadugodapitiya	Cup	165	0.97
Valid Votes		17,026	100.00
Rejected Votes		-	0.0
Total Polled		17,026	100.00
Registered Electors		32,119
Turnout			53.01

1949 By-election

Results of the 1948 parliamentary by-election held on 18 June 1949:^[3]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Tamara Kumari Illangaratne	Star	10,062	50.75
A. C. L. Ratwatte	Hand	8,012	40.41
R. E. Jayatilleke	Elephant	1,137	5.73
D. B. Wagugodapitiya	Cartwheel	270	1.36
Valid Votes		19,481	98.26
Rejected Votes		346	1.75
Total Polled		19,827	100.00
Registered Electors		33,160
Turnout			59.79

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
E. L. Senanayake	Wheel	11,349	58.45
Tamara Kumari Illangaratne	Umbrella	7,644	39.37
Thilakaratnam Somasundaram	Star	277	1.43
Valid Votes		19,270	99.24
Rejected Votes		148	0.76
Total Polled		19,418	100.00
Registered Electors		27,707
Turnout			70.01

1954 By-election

Results of the 1954 parliamentary by-election held on 23 October 1954:^[3]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Fredrick de Silva	Star	9,892	50.79
Piyasena Tennakoon	Elephant	9,493	48.74
Valid Votes		19,385	99.54
Rejected Votes		90	0.46
Total Polled		19,475	100.00
Registered Electors		30,821
Turnout			63.19

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Piyasena Tennakoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	11,005	52.78
E. L. Senanayake	United National Party	Elephant	9,766	46.84
Valid Votes			20,771	99.63
Rejected Votes			78	0.37
Total Polled			20,849	100.00
Registered Electors			33,184
Turnout				62.83

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
E. L. Senanayake	United National Party	Elephant	6,924	51.54
W. S. Karunaratne		Cartwheel	5,300	39.45
H. A. C. Wickremaratne		Sun	950	7.07
M. L. Cooray		Umbrella	173	1.29
Valid Votes			13,347	99.34
Rejected Votes			88	0.66
Total Polled			13,435	100.00
Registered Electors			18,252
Turnout				73.61

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
E. L. Senanayake	United National Party	Elephant	7,496	54.99
S. L. Ratwatte	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	6,087	44.65
Valid Votes			13,583	99.64
Rejected Votes			49	0.36
Total Polled			13,632	100.00
Registered Electors			18,252
Turnout				74.69

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
E. L. Senanayake	United National Party	Elephant	10,264	59.52
G. B. de Silva	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	6,827	39.59
Valid Votes			17,091	99.11
Rejected Votes			153	0.89
Total Polled			17,244	100.00
Registered Electors			20,910
Turnout				82.47

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
E. L. Senanayake	United National Party	Elephant	11,150	52.19
G. B. de Silva	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	10,121	47.38
Valid Votes			21,271	99.57
Rejected Votes			92	0.43
Total Polled			21,363	100.00
Registered Electors			25,809
Turnout				82.77

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
E. L. Senanayake	United National Party	Elephant	14,154	64.40
H. M. Navaratne	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	7,043	32.04
G. B. de Silva		Pair of Scales	673	3.06
M. B. C. Ehaleypola		Cartwheel	36	0.16
Valid Votes			21,906	99.67
Rejected Votes			73	0.33
Total Polled			21,979	100.00
Registered Electors			26,921
Turnout				81.64

References

^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Results of By –Elections held subsequent to Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[1] "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.

[2] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[By-Elections-3] "Results of By –Elections held subsequent to Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

[4] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[5] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[6] "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[7] "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[8] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[9] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[10] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

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v t e Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Kandy
Kandy Electoral District (1947–1989) Current District: Kandy Electoral District
One–member (1947 – 1989)	George E. de Silva Tikiri Bandara Ilangaratne Tamara Ilangaratne Edward Senanayake E. Hendrick de Silva Piyasena Tennakoon Edward Senanayake
Multi–member (1989 – Present)	(1989 – 1994): Dingiri Banda Wijetunga D. M. Jayaratne Anura Daniel Mahavithanaarachchige (Until 1989) Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed A. R. M. Abdul Cader Chandraman de Silva Harindra Dunuwille Tissa Attanayake Premachandra Wijesiri Mahinda Abeykoon Yasaratne Tennakoon Lakshman Kiriella (1994 – 2000): Gamini Dissanayake (Until 1994) D. M. Jayaratne Anuruddha Ratwatte Lucky Jayawardena A. R. M. Abdul Cader Wilson Kuruppuarachchi Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed Tissa Attanayake Lakshman Kiriella Sarath Amunugama Ediriweera Weerawardhana Irajarathnan Sivasamy (2000 – 2001): Keheliya Rambukwella Anuruddha Ratwatte D. M. Jayaratne Tissa Attanayake Mahindananda Aluthgamage Sarath Amunugama A. R. M. Abdul Cader Lakshman Kiriella M. H. A. Haleem Lucky Jayawardena Ediriweera Weerawrdena Rauff Hakeem (2001 – 2004): Keheliya Rambukwella Anuruddha Ratwatte Tissa Attanayake Sarath Amunugama M. H. A. Haleem Rauff Hakeem Lakshman Kiriella Srimathi Manthilake Thilina Bandara Tennakoon Mahindananda Aluthgamage Lucky Jayawardena Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon (2004 – 2010): Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon Keheliya Rambukwella Tissa Attanayake A. R. M. Abdul Cader Mahindananda Aluthgamage Lakshman Kiriella Y. M. Nawaratna Banda Sarath Amunugama M. H. A. Haleem D. M. Jayaratne Faiszer Musthapha Udawatte Nanda Thero (2010 – 2015): Mahindananda Aluthgamage Keheliya Rambukwella S. B. Dissanayake Lohan Ratwatte A. R. M. Abdul Cader Eric Prasanna Weerawardena Rauff Hakeem Lakshman Kiriella M. H. A. Haleem Dilum Amunugama Faiszer Musthapha Sarath Amunugama (2015 – Present): Lakshman Kiriella Lohan Ratwatte Mahindananda Aluthgamage Mayantha Dissanayake Dilum Amunugama Rauff Hakeem M. H. A. Haleem Anuradha Jayaratne Lucky Jayawardena Keheliya Rambukwella M. Velu Kumar Ananda Aluthgamage

v t e Electoral districts of Sri Lanka (1947–1989)
Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara
Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee
Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya
North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa
North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa
Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya
Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota
Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama
Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa
Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka