Karandeniya Electoral District
Karandeniya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Karandeniya 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] Karandeniya electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Bandulahewa Senadheera | United National Party | 1977 - 1982 | |
| Daya Sepali Senadheera | 1982 - 1988 | |||
Elections
[edit]1977 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandulahewa Senadheera | United National Party | Elephant | 17,790 | 58.69 |
| Wilson Wijetunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 10,887 | 35.91 |
| Henry Wilson Karunaratne | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | Star | 950 | 3.13 |
| Francis Tudawe | Lamp | 274 | 0.90 | |
| Pinikahane Saddhatissa Thero | Chair | 198 | 0.65 | |
| Ananda Wijeratne | Umbrella | 138 | 0.46 | |
| Valid Votes | 30,237 | 99.75 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 77 | 0.25 | ||
| Total Polled | 30,314 | 100.0 | ||
| Registered Electors | 34,918 | |||
| Turnout | 86.81 | |||
In January 1982 Senadheera died, his parliamentary position was filled by his wife, Daya Sepali.[3] She was assassinated in 1988 by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Tribune". 26 (29–40). Ceylon News Service. 1982: 8.
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