Pelmadulla electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Pelmadulla in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa 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. Pelmadulla electoral district was replaced by the Ratnapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)W. A. KarunasenaSLFP 1960 1960 (July) 1960-1965 1965 1965-1967 1970 Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi 1970-1977 1977 Chandrasekera Gankanda UNP 1977-1989
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% W. A. Karunasena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 4,535 30.42 E. C. J. Atukorale United National Party Elephant 4,231 28.38 M. P. Jothipala Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Key 3,685 24.72 G. H. N. Kulasooriya Cartwheel 2,228 14.95 D. Sunil Yasapala Umbrella 142 0.95Valid Votes14,82199.42Rejected Votes 87 0.58Total Polled 14,908 100.00Registered Electors 19,384 Turnout 76.91
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% W. A. Karunasena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,390 55.57 E. C. J. Atukorale United National Party Elephant 5,369 35.56 M. P. Jothipala Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 1,254 8.31Valid Votes15,01399.44Rejected Votes 85 0.56Total Polled 15,098 100.00Registered Electors 19,384 Turnout 77.89
1965 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% W. A. Karunasena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,917 56.24 Seetha Seneviratne United National Party Elephant 8,577 40.48 M. P. Jothipala Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 522 2.46 P. H. K. A. Ranansinghe Sun 97 0.46Valid Votes21,113 99.65Rejected Votes 75 0.35Total Polled 21,188 100.00Registered Electors 24,729 Turnout 85.68
1970 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,544 61.65 P. Pelendagama United National Party Elephant 9,571 37.96Valid Votes25,11599.60Rejected Votes 100 0.40Total Polled 25,215 100.00Registered Electors 28,970 Turnout 87.04
1977 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Chandrasekera Gankanda United National Party Elephant 15,233 53.16 Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,676 44.24 H. K. Chandradasa Key 552 1.93 W. M. Lesley Perera Bell 63 0.22Valid Votes28,52499.55Rejected Votes 129 0.45Total Polled 28,653 100.00Registered Electors 32,200 Turnout 88.98
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