Kegalle Electoral District (1947–1989)
Kegalle electoral district was an
Members of Parliament
Key
Election | Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | N. H. Keerthiratne | UNP | ||
1952 | ||||
1956 | P. B. G. Kalugalla | SLFP | ||
1960 (March) | ||||
1960 (July) | ||||
1965 | ||||
1970 | ||||
1977 | N. A. Seneviratne | UNP |
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:[2]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
N. H. Keerthiratne | Elephant | 14,550 | 66.28 | |
R. V. Dedigama | Key | 7,059 | 32.16 | |
Valid Votes | 21,609 | 98.44 | ||
Rejected Votes | 343 | 1.56 | ||
Total Polled | 21,952 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 41,791 | |||
Turnout | 52.053 |
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[3]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
N. H. Keerthiratne | Star | 16,443 | 64.36 | |
Lionel Samarakkody | Hand | 8,358 | 32.71 | |
K. A. Siriratne | Elephant | 403 | 1.58 | |
Valid Votes | 25,208 | 98.67 | ||
Rejected Votes | 341 | 1.33 | ||
Total Polled | 25,549 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 35,428 | |||
Turnout | 72.12 |
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[4]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. B. G. Kalugalla | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 21,754 | 73.66 |
Winston Wickremasinghe | United National Party | Elephant | 8,830 | 29.90 |
Valid Votes | 28,271 | 99.12 | ||
Rejected Votes | 260 | 0.88 | ||
Total Polled | 29,531 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 39,972 | |||
Turnout | 73.88 |
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[5]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. B. G. Kalugalla | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 10,572 | 48.25 |
N. H. Keerthiratne | United National Party | Elephant | 8,964 | 40.91 |
Stephen Perera | Key | 1,064 | 4.86 | |
Tissa Wijeratne | Star | 653 | 2.98 | |
Herbert Vithanage | Lamp | 182 | 0.83 | |
H. Dharmasiri Fonseka | Umbrella | 177 | 0.81 | |
K. A. Vincent Perera | Pair of Scales | 144 | 0.66 | |
Valid Votes | 21,756 | 99.30 | ||
Rejected Votes | 154 | 0.70 | ||
Total Polled | 21,910 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 26,829 | |||
Turnout | 81.67 |
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:[6]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. B. G. Kalugalla | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 11,741 | 54.17 |
N. H. Keerthiratne | United National Party | Elephant | 9,847 | 45.43 |
Valid Votes | 21,588 | 99.60 | ||
Rejected Votes | 87 | 0.40 | ||
Total Polled | 21,675 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 26,829 | |||
Turnout | 80.79 |
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:[7]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. B. G. Kalugalla | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 15,644 | 53.67 |
Nimal Karunatilake | United National Party | Elephant | 13,283 | 45.57 |
Valid Votes | 28,927 | 99.23 | ||
Rejected Votes | 224 | 0.77 | ||
Total Polled | 29,151 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 34,451 | |||
Turnout | 84.62 |
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:[8]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. B. G. Kalugalla | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 21,009 | 63.13 |
N. A. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 11,977 | 35.99 |
M. Athurupana | Bell | 239 | 0.72 | |
Valid Votes | 33,225 | 99.83 | ||
Rejected Votes | 56 | 0.17 | ||
Total Polled | 33,281 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 38,206 | |||
Turnout | 87.11 |
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[9]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
N. A. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 17,403 | 51.43 |
P. B. G. Kalugalla | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 15,339 | 45.33 |
P. M. G. Wijesuriya | Key | 1,021 | 3.02 | |
Valid Votes | 33,763 | 99.78 | ||
Rejected Votes | 75 | 0.22 | ||
Total Polled | 33,838 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 38,396 | |||
Turnout | 88.13 |
References
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 June 2017.