Balangoda electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Balangoda 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. Balangoda electoral district was replaced by the Ratnapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system. The Balangoda electoral district was one of five multi-member constituencies, with two members, the others were Ambalangoda-Balapitiya, Badulla, Colombo Central and Kadugannawa.

Members of Parliament Key

ElectionMember 1PartyTermMember 2PartyTerm 1947 Alexander Francis MolamureUNP 1947 - 1951E. W. MathewUNP1947 - 1952 1951 by-election Jayaweera Kuruppu 1951 - 1952 1952 Alexander Francis Molamure Jr 1952 - 1956 1952 - 1956 1956 V. T. G. KarunaratneSLFP 1956 - 1960 M. P. Jothipala LSSP 1956 - 1960 1960 (March)Clifford Ratwatte1960 - 1966M. L. M. AboosallyUNP1960 - 1970 1960 (July) 1965 1966 by-electionMallika Ratwatte1966 - 1977 1970 M. Sita Seneviratne 1970 - 1977 1977 M. L. M. Aboosally UNP 1977 - 1989 Mallika Ratwatte SLFP 1977 - 1989

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Alexander Francis Molamure United National Party House 23,076 37.36 E. W. Mathew United National Party Elephant 13,767 22.29 W. A. P. Jayatilake Lanka Sama Samaja Party Hand 9,833 15.92 M. Rajendram Independent Pair of Scales 7,329 11.86 W. S. Thurai Raja Independent Chair 3,870 6.27Valid Votes57,87593.69Rejected Votes 3,899 6.31Total Polled 61,774 100.00Registered Electors 63,438 Turnout 097.38

1951 Parliamentary By Election Results of the parliamentary by-election held 28 April 1951:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Jayaweera Kuruppu United National Party House 22,162 59.67 M. P. Jothipala Lanka Sama Samaja Party Lamp 13,440 36.19 S. Sri Kandam Hand 936 2.52Valid Votes36,54198.39Rejected Votes 598 1.61Total Polled 37,139 100.00Registered Electors 63,438 Turnout 58.54

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Alexander Francis Molamure Jr United National Party Lamp 32,233 42.09 E. W. Mathew United National Party House 20,710 27.05 M. P. Jothipala Lanka Sama Samaja Party Elephant 16,640 21.73 C. V. Ranawaka Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 3,337 4.36Valid Votes72,92095.23Rejected Votes 3,653 4.77Total Polled 76,573 100.00Registered Electors 56,096 Turnout 1.37

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% V. T. G. Karunaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 36,591 28.22 M. P. Jothipala Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 20,032 15.45 E. W. Mathew United National Party Aeroplane 15,759 12.16 A. F. Molamure United National Party Elephant 13,873 10.70 S. Sirikandan Independent Lamp 532 0.41Valid Votes126,96197.92Rejected Votes 2,691 2.08Total Polled 129,652 100.00Registered Electors 100,326 Turnout 1.29

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Clifford Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom PartyHand 9,494 51.07 M. L. M. Aboosally Mortar 5,051 27.17 W. J .A. Wimaladharma United National PartyElephant 1,843 9.91 S. Godakumbura Cartwheel 894 4.81 D. B. J. Godage Key 768 4.13 R. F. Dela Bell 228 1.23 L. M. Gunasekera Banda Umbrella 202 1.09Valid Votes18,480 99.40Rejected Votes112 0.60Total Polled18,592100.00Registered Electors22,687 Turnout81.95

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Clifford Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,201 60.94 M. L. M. Aboosally United National Party Elephant 7,077 38.50Valid Votes18,27899.45Rejected Votes102 0.56Total Polled 18,380 100.00Registered Electors22,687 Turnout81.02

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Clifford Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,498 55.54 M. L. M. Aboosally United National Party Elephant 11,274 43.19 H. M. Bandaranayake Cartwheel 114 0.44 T. H. Gunadasa Sun 113 0.43Valid Votes25,99999.59Rejected Votes107 0.41Total Polled26,106 100.00Registered Electors30,050 Turnout86.88

1966 Parliamentary By Election Results of the parliamentary by-election held 24 October 1966:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Mallika Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,471 52.28 M. L. M. Aboosally United National Party Elephant 12,731 45.99 N. Piyadasa Mortar 338 1.22Valid Votes27,54099.49Rejected Votes 141 0.51Total Polled 27,681 100.00Registered Electors 30,050 Turnout 92.12

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Mallika Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 18,808 60.86 Seetha Seneviratne United National Party Elephant 11,619 37.60 S. Srikandam Eye 222 0.72 B. Delgoda Chair 176 0.57Valid Votes30,82599.74Rejected Votes80 0.26Total Polled30,905 100.00Registered Electors34,715 Turnout89.03

1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. L. M. Aboosally United National Party Elephant 19,502 52.18 Mallika Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,829 42.35 A. William Key 1,676 4.48 W. S. Arachchi Bell 258 0.69Valid Votes37,26599.70Rejected Votes111 0.30Total Polled37,376100.00Registered Electors41,554 Turnout89.95

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