Gampola Electoral District

Gampola electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Gampola in Kandy 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. Gampola electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947 R. S. S. Gunawardena United National Party 1947 - 1948 1948 by-election R. S. Pelpola 1948 -1952 1952 M. W. R. de Silva 1952 - 1956 1956 R. S. Pelpola Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956 - 1960 1960 (March) R. R. D. Bandaranayake 1960 1960 (July) L. B. Dassanayake United National Party1960 -1970 1965 1970 D. M. Jayaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 - 1977 1977 W. M. P. B. Dissanayake United National Party 1977 -1989

Elections 1947 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% R. S. S. Gunawardena United National Party Hand 10,434 49.67 R. S. Pelpola Umbrella 10,047 47.83Valid Votes20,48197.49Rejected Votes527 2.51Total Polled21,008 100.00Registered Electors32,734 Turnout64.18

1948 By-Election Following the first parliamentary election, R. S. Pelpola lodged an election petition with the courts, citing allegations of general intimidation and undue influence by the United National Party candidate, R. S. S. Gunawardena. In February 1948 the courts upheld the petition and ordered a new election for the seat be held. Results of the 1948 by-election held on 27 April 1948:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% R. S. Pelpola House 7,912 40.49 R. S. S. Gunawardena Elephant 7,137 36.53 A. Jayasinghe Key 2,592 13.27 Ellis Gunasekera Flower 1,089 5.57 E. S. Rathnaweera Eye 396 2.03Valid Votes19,07297.61Rejected Votes467 2.39Total Polled19,539 100.00Registered Electors32,734 Turnout59.69

1952 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. W. R. de Silva United National Party House 7,950 42.74 P. M. Jayasena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Star 5,313 28.57 R. S. Pelpola Independent Key 2,352 12.65 P. B. Goonatilake Lanka Sama Samaja Party Hand 1,926 10.36 C. B. Dharmasena Republican Elephant 687 3.69 D. G. Jayasinghe Umbrella 190 1.02Valid Votes18,41899.03Rejected Votes181 0.97Total Polled18,599 100.00Registered Electors25,598 Turnout72.66

1956 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% R. S. Pelpola Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,143 70.34 M. W. R. de Silva United National Party Elephant 4,302 23.02 R. D. A. de Lanerolle Umbrella 859 4.60 Illangan Pelige Rajapakse Cartwheel 208 1.11 Valid Votes18,51299.07 Rejected Votes173 0.93Total Polled18,685 100.00Registered Electors29,764 Turnout62.78

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% R. R. D. Bandaranayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 5,911 35.25 H. W. Kirinda United National Party Elephant 4,478 26.70 L. B. Dassanayake Cartwheel 3,665 21.86 T. V. M. Noon Rooster 1,328 7.92 R. Weerasinghe Amaradasa Key 805 4.80 J. M. D. G. Jayasinghe Umbrella 171 1.02 Nayagam Sivagnanam Flower 133 0.79 M. T. B. Ratnayake Eye 80 0.48Valid Votes16,57198.82Rejected Votes198 1.18Total Polled16,769 100.00Registered Electors21,977 Turnout76.30

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% L. B. Dassanayake United National Party Elephant 8,784 50.70 R. R. D. Bandaranayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,225 47.48 H. W. Kirinda Eye 172 0.99Valid Votes17,211 99.34Rejected Votes114 0.66Total Polled17,325 100.00Registered Electors21,977 Turnout78.83

1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% L. B. Dassanayake United National Party Elephant 13,202 56.56 R. R. D. Bandaranayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,573 41.02 N. K. Punchirala Scales 283 1.21 Cyril S. Ketakumbura Sun 73 0.31Valid Votes23,13199.11Rejected Votes209 0.89Total Polled23,340 100.00Registered Electors27,320 Turnout85.43

1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. M. Jayaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,463 51.73 W. M. P. B. Dissanayake United National Party Elephant 13,217 47.27 Anuladasa Wanigasekera Flowers 150 0.54 Valid Votes27,83099.54Rejected Votes130 0.46Total Polled27,960 100.00Registered Electors32,504 Turnout86.02

1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% W. M. P. B. Dissanayake United National Party Elephant 21,269 58.05 D. M. Jayaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,048 41.07 Aanula Wanigasekera Umbrella 119 0.33 Seinual Abdeen Eye 45 0.12 Sinnathamby Shanmugam Ladder 39 0.11Valid Votes36,52099.67Rejected Votes122 0.33Total Polled36,642 100.00Registered Electors41,442 Turnout88.42

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