Dambadeniya Electoral District

Dambadeniya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Dambadeniya in Kurunegala District, North Western 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] Dambadeniya electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

 Independent    Sri Lanka Freedom Party    United National Party  

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 R. G. Senanayake United National Party 1947-1952
1952 1952-1956
1956 1956-1960
1960 (March) 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 1956-1970
1970 P. B. Weththewa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977
1977 Ukkubanda Wijekoon United National Party 1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary general election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Richard Gotabhaya SenanayakeUnited National PartyUmbrella11,705
R. M. P. Y. SirivimalaratneElephant3,436
Valid votes 100.00%
Rejected votes197
Total polled15,338
Registered electors33,314
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1952 Parliamentary general election

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1956 Parliamentary general election

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1960 (March) Parliamentary general election

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1960 (July) Parliamentary general election

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1965 Parliamentary general election

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1970 Parliamentary general election

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1977 Parliamentary general election

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References

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