Laggala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Laggala in Matale District, Central 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. Laggala electoral district was replaced by the Matale multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)K. M. K. BandaSri Lanka Freedom Party 1960 1960 (July) 1960-1965 1965 P. G. Muthubanda United National Party 1965-1970 1970 M. C. Gopallawa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977 1977 J. G. Wijeratne Banda United National Party 1977-1989
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%K. M. K. Banda Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 3,073 39.16P. B. Ekanayake United National Party Elephant 1,542 19.65H. M. K. Gunatilake Tumbler 1,274 16.24D. Piyumasinghe Yapa Cartwheel 871 Alfred Somaratne Eye 399 K. D. J. W. Sumanasekera Key 346 W. Dias Desinghe Umbrella 117 Sydney Tenne Clock 57 Valid Votes7,67997.86Rejected Votes168 2.14Total Polled7,847 100.00Registered Electors11,000 Turnout71.34
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%K. M. K. Banda Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 4,629 56.61P. G. Muthubanda United National Party Elephant 3,438 42.05Valid Votes8,06798.66Rejected Votes110 1.34Total Polled8,177 100.00Registered Electors11,000 Turnout74.34
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%P. G. Muthubanda United National Party Elephant 6,342 K. M. K. Banda Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 4,767 H. M. Muthubanda Sun 325 L. P. Banda Cartwheel 176 Valid Votes Rejected Votes Total Polled 100.00Registered Electors Turnout
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Valid Votes Rejected Votes Total Polled 100.00Registered Electors Turnout
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Valid Votes Rejected Votes Total Polled 100.00Registered Electors Turnout
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