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Electoral district of Sri Lanka
Kurunegala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kurunegala 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] Kurunegala electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Kurunegala continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
Key
Independent SLFP UNP
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Candidate |
Party |
Symbol |
Votes |
%
|
Herbert Sri Nissanka |
Independent |
Umbrella |
10,188 |
48.23
|
I. Palipane |
|
Star |
6,642 |
31.44
|
J. H. Weerasingha |
|
Key |
3,983 |
18.85
|
Valid Votes |
20,83 |
98.52
|
Rejected Votes |
312 |
1.48
|
Total Polled |
21,125 |
100.00
|
Registered Electors |
38,497 |
|
Turnout |
54.87
|
1952 Parliamentary General Election
1956 Parliamentary General Election
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Candidate |
Party |
Symbol |
Votes |
%
|
D. B. Monnekulama |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Hand |
8,176 |
44.52
|
D. A. B. Ratnayake |
United National Party |
Elephant |
6,684 |
36.39
|
H. L. Premadaasa |
|
Star |
1,279 |
6.96
|
P. R. Wickremasuriya |
|
Cartwheel |
681 |
3.71
|
A. L. M. C.M. Sheriff |
|
Sun |
630 |
3.43
|
W. W. Premaratne |
|
Umbrella |
595 |
3.24
|
S. B. G. Abeyaratne Bandara |
|
Eye |
184 |
1.00
|
Valid Votes |
18,229 |
99.26
|
Rejected Votes |
136 |
0.74
|
Total Polled |
18,365 |
100.00
|
Registered Electors |
24,864 |
|
Turnout |
73.86
|
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
1965 Parliamentary General Election
1970 Parliamentary General Election
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Candidate |
Party |
Symbol |
Votes |
%
|
Dingiri Bandara Welagedara |
United National Party |
Elephant |
21,005 |
59.45
|
D. B. Monnekulama |
|
Chair |
13,550 |
38.35
|
Charles Vitharana |
|
Key |
436 |
1.23
|
Siripala Wedisinghe |
|
Rabbit |
152 |
0.43
|
W. M. Dharmaratne |
|
Umbrella |
79 |
0.22
|
Valid Votes |
35,222 |
99.68
|
Rejected Votes |
112 |
0.32
|
Total Polled |
35,334 |
100.00
|
Registered Electors |
41,104 |
|
Turnout |
85.96
|
References
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