Polgahawela electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Polgahawela 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. Polgahawela electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)Stephen SamarakkodySri Lanka Freedom Party 1960 1960 (July) 1960-1965 1965 M. D. Banda United National Party 1956-1970 1970 Maithripala Herath Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977 1977 J. A. D. S. R. Jayakody United National Party 1977-1989
Elections
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Stephen Samarakkody Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,038 33.45 D. B. Welagedara United National Party Elephant 5,901 32.69 Susil Moonesinghe Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 2,079 11.52 P. S. Alfred Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 1,841 10.20 Dhanapala Kaluhendiwela Independent Book 754 4.18 Kalyanaratne Hemachandra Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya Umbrella 410 2.27 Albert Galapatti Scales 407 2.25 T. B. Potuhera Independent Spectacles 208 1.15 P. B. Balasooriya United Front Clock 168 0.93 P. B. Amarasinghe Independent Eye 111 0.62Valid Votes17,91799.25Rejected Votes 136 0.75Total Polled 18,053 100.00Registered Electors 22,288 Turnout 80.10
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Stephen Samarakkody Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,760 54.03 D. B. Welagedara United National Party Elephant 7,938 43.95 Ariyadasa Sikurajapati Cartwheel 301 1.67Valid Votes17,99999.65Rejected Votes 64 0.35Total Polled 18,063 100.00Registered Electors 22,288 Turnout 81.04
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. D. Banda United National Party Elephant 10,928 45.74 Stephen Samarakkody Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,183 42.62 H. Herath Banda Umbrella 2,695 11.28Valid Votes23,80699.64Rejected Votes 85 0.36Total Polled 23,891 100.00Registered Electors 27,684 Turnout 86.30
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Maithripala Herath Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,243 58.65 M. D. Banda United National Party Elephant 11,358 41.01Valid Votes27,60199.66Rejected Votes 95 0.34Total Polled 27,696 100.00Registered Electors 31,044 Turnout 89.22
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% J. A. D. S. R. Jayakody United National Party Elephant 20,128 55.17 Maithripala Herath Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,607 42.78 Kithsiri Senaratne Key 378 1.04 A. A. Siri Amarasinghe Lamp 156 0.43 D. M. Rajapakse Chair 117 0.32Valid Votes36,38699.74Rejected Votes 95 0.26Total Polled 36,481 100.00Registered Electors 40,614 Turnout 89.82
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