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Welimada Electoral District

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Welimada electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Welimada in Badulla District, Uva 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] Welimada electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, though Badulla continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1947 K. D. Sugathadasa 1947-1952
1952 M. B. Bambarapane Independent 1952-1956
1956 K. M. P. Rajaratne Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 1956-1957
1957 by-election Kusuma Rajaratne Independent 1957-1960
1960 (March) K. M. P. Rajaratne National Liberation Front 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1962
1962 by-election 1962-1965
1965 Percy Samaraweera Independent 1965-1966
1966 by-election 1966-1968
1968 by-election 1968-1970
1970 R. M. Bandara Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977
1977 Percy Samaraweera United National Party 1977-1988
1988 by-election Ravindra Samaraweera United National Party 1988-1989 [2]

Elections

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1947 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:[3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
K. D. Sugathadasa Independent Cartwheel 4,242 40.86
A. G. Divitotawela United National Party Hand 4,220 40.64
W. Pinto Umbrella 1,517 14.61
Valid Votes 9,979 96.11
Rejected Votes 404 3.89
Total Polled 10,383 100.00
Registered Electors 19,978
Turnout 51.97

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[4]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
M. B. Bambarapane Independent Key 6,314 40.69
K. D. David Perera United National Party Umbrella 5,118 32.98
K. M. P. Rajaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Elephant 3,327 21.44
G. P. Perera Lanka Sama Samaja Party Hand 423 2.73
Valid Votes 15,182 97.83
Rejected Votes 337 2.17
Total Polled 15,519 100.00
Registered Electors 21,220
Turnout 73.13

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[5]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
K. M. P. Rajaratne Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Hand 12,336 69.98
M. B. Bambarapane United National Party Elephant 4,318 24.50
M. D. Perera Cartwheel 770 4.37
Valid Votes 17,424 98.85
Rejected Votes 203 1.15
Total Polled 17,627 100.00
Registered Electors 27,774
Turnout 63.47

1957 Parliamentary By-election

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Results of the parliamentary by-election held on 7 September 1957 for the district:[6]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Kusuma Rajaratne Independent Cartwheel 14,069 80.55
M. B. A. Jayasundara Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 2,616 14.98
K. L. Dalpathadu United National Party Elephant 642 3.68
Valid Votes 17,327 99.20
Rejected Votes 140
Total Polled 17,467 100.00
Registered Electors 27,774
Turnout 62.89

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[7]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
K. M. P. Rajaratne National Liberation Front Aeroplane 6,539 53.83
A. G. Divitotawela United National Party Elephant 3,838 31.59
M. B. A. Jayasundera Cartwheel 554 4.56
Wilfred de Silva Key 549 4.52
K. M. K. P. S. A. Moulana Ladder 229 1.89
B. Gabriel Perera Scales 159 1.31
D. B. S. Dambadeniya Umbrella 72 0.59
Valid Votes 11,940 98.29
Rejected Votes 208 1.71
Total Polled 12,148 100.00
Registered Electors 14,799
Turnout 82.09

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:[8]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
K. M. P. Rajaratne National Liberation Front Aeroplane 7,557 64.67
K. N. M. Punchi Banda United National Party Elephant 4,023 34.43
Valid Votes 11,580 99.09
Rejected Votes 106 0.91
Total Polled 11,686 100.00
Registered Electors 14,799
Turnout 78.96

1962 Parliamentary By-election

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Results of the parliamentary by-election held on 28 June 1962 for the district:[6]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
K. M. P. Rajaratne National Liberation Front Aeroplane 8,352 51.81
Percy Samaraweera United National Party Elephant 5,178 32.12
P. B. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 2,496 15.48
Valid Votes 16,026 99.42
Rejected Votes 94 0.58
Total Polled 16,120 100.00
Registered Electors
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:[9]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Percy Samaraweera Independent Lamp 8,908 52.454
K. M. P. Rajaratne National Liberation Front Aeroplane 7,919 46.62
Valid Votes 16,827 99.07%
Rejected Votes 158 0.93
Total Polled 16,985 100.00
Registered Electors 20,122
Turnout 84.41

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:[10]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
R. M Bandara uncontested
Valid Votes - -
Rejected Votes - -
Total Polled - -
Registered Electors
Turnout -

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[11]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Percy Samaraweera United National Party Elephant 16,314 63.84
R. M Bandara Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,633 33.78
B. M. M. Banda Star 386 1.51
A. R. Wijesinghe Cartwheel 106 0.41
Valid Votes 25,439 99.55
Rejected Votes 116 0.45
Total Polled 25,555 100.00
Registered Electors 28,652
Turnout 89.19

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Hon. Ravindra Samaraweera, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Results of Parliamentary By-Elections held 1947 - 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.