Kadugannawa Electoral District
Appearance
Kadugannawa electoral district was an
multi-member electoral districts.[1] Kadugannawa electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system. The Kadugannawa electoral district was one of three multi-member constituencies, with two members, the others were Colombo Central and Balangoda.[2]
Members of Parliament
Key
Election | Member 1 | Party | Term | Member 2 | Party | Term | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | E. A. Nugawela | UNP | 1947 - 1956 | H. R. U. Premachandra | 1947-1952 | |||
1952 | C. A. S. Marikkar | SLFP | 1952 -1956 | |||||
1956 | C. A. S. Marikkar | SLFP | 1956 - 1960 | L. S. Jinasena | UNP | 1956 -1960 |
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[3]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
E. A. Nugawela | United National Party | Scales | 26,147 | 30.82 |
H. R. U. Premachandra | United National Party | Key | 16,854 | 19.87 |
S. A. Rajapaksa | Spoon | 11,268 | 13.28 | |
V. H. Gunasekera | House | 7,682 | 9.06 | |
J. N. Jinendradasa | Lamp | 7,497 | 8.84 | |
H. B. Nikatenne | Star | 5,170 | 6.10 | |
P. B. Ranaraja | Umbrella | 2,094 | 2.47 | |
M. B. W. Siri Walgampaya | Chair | 1,827 | 2.15 | |
T. B. Tennakoon | Elephant | 1,674 | 1.97 | |
A. P. Mirando | Hand | 748 | 0.88 | |
Valid Votes | 80,961 | 95.44 | ||
Rejected Votes | 3,865 | 4.56 | ||
Total Polled | 84,826 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 63,213 | |||
Turnout | 1.34 |
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[4]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
E. A. Nugawela | United National Party | Umbrella | 30,503 | 33.61 |
C. A. S. Marikkar | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Star | 26,837 | 29.57 |
H. R. U. Premachandra | United National Party | Elephant | 19,785 | 21.80 |
D. N. Nandunge | Scales | 7,981 | 8.80 | |
L. B. Samarakoon | Key | 1,074 | 1.18 | |
R. N. Samara Vijaya | Hand | 758 | 0.84 | |
Valid Votes | 86,938 | 95.80 | ||
Rejected Votes | 3,807 | 4.20 | ||
Total Polled | 90,745 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 68,444 | |||
Turnout | 1.33 |
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[5]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
C. A. S. Marikkar | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 42,982 | 40.78 |
L. S. Jinasena | United National Party | Umbrella | 27,488 | 26.08 |
E. A. Nugawela | United National Party | Elephant | 24,790 | 23.52 |
D. B. Wijetunga |
Scales | 5,903 | 5.60 | |
P. R. M. H. Banda Nikatenne | Cartwheel | 1,237 | 1.17 | |
Valid Votes | 102,400 | 97.16 | ||
Rejected Votes | 2,992 | 2.84 | ||
Total Polled | 105,392 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 77,486 | |||
Turnout | 1.36 |
References
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "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.