Dandagamuwa Electoral District

Dandagamuwa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Dandagamuwa 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] Dandagamuwa 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   SLFP   UNP

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Ind. 1947-1952
1952 1952-1956
1956 1956-1960

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
I. M. R. A. IriyagolleIndependentUmbrella9,35551.82
J. A. AmaratungaElephant7,83943.51
P. B. BogahalandaLamp6463.59
Valid Votes17,84099.03
Rejected Votes1750.97
Total Polled18,015100.00
Registered Electors33,767
Turnout53.35

1952 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
I. M. R. A. IriyagolleUmbrella16,58166.34
Leelananda, WeerasinghaLamp4,83919.36
T. A. E. TennakoonElephant2,53410.14
Magammana, AriyasinghaStar8963.58
Valid Votes24,85099.42
Rejected Votes1440.58
Total Polled24,994100.00
Registered Electors35,625
Turnout70.16

1956 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
I. M. R. A. IriyagolleHand21,70471.36
S. M. H. M. R. B. RekawaElephant8,53728.07
Valid Votes30,24199.43
Rejected Votes1750.57
Total Polled30,416100.00
Registered Electors40,972
Turnout74.24

References
  1. "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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