Ruwanwella electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Ruwanwella in Kegalle 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. Ruwanwella electoral district was replaced by the Kegalle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947N. M. Perera Lanka Sama Samaja Party 1952 1956 1960 (March) H. G. Somabandu 1960 (July) P. C. Imbulana United National Party 1965 1970 Athauda Seneviratne Lanka Sama Samaja Party 1977 P. C. Imbulana United National Party
Elections 1947 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% N. M. Perera Lanka Sama Samaja PartyHouse 10,065 57.76 P. C. Imbulana United National Party Hand 5,029 28.86 W. R. Dharmasena Elephant 1,583 9.08Valid Votes16,85796.73Rejected Votes569 3.27Total Polled17,426 100.00Registered Electors29,177 Turnout59.73
1952 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% N. M. Perera Lanka Sama Samaja Party House 10,601 51.78 P. C. Imbulana United National Party Elephant 9,558 47.41Valid Votes20,15998.46Rejected Votes 316 1.54Total Polled20,475 100.00Registered Electors25,930 Turnout78.96
1956 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% N. M. Perera Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 14,083 63.68 R. Premadasa Elephant 7,855 35.52Valid Votes21,93899.20Rejected Votes178 0.80Total Polled 22,116 100.00Registered Electors 29,954 Turnout73.83
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% H. G. Somabandu Key 9,883 47.97 P. C. Imbulana United National Party Elephant 9,221 44.76 M. G. Tennakoon Cartwheel 1,370 6.65Valid Votes20,47499.38Rejected Votes127 0.62Total Polled20,601 100.00Registered Electors25,198 Turnout81.76
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% P. C. Imbulana United National Party Elephant 10,827 53.20 H. G. Somabandu Key 9,452 46.45Valid Votes20,27999.65Rejected Votes71 0.35Total Polled20,350 100.00Registered Electors25,198 Turnout80.76
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% P. C. Imbulana United National Party Elephant 14,181 50.59 Athauda Seneviratne Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 13,764 49.10Valid Votes27,94599.70Rejected Votes85 0.30Total Polled28,030 100.00Registered Electors32,580 Turnout86.03
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Athauda Seneviratne Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 17,377 54.48 P. C. Imbulana United National Party Elephant 14,441 45.28Valid Votes31,818 99.76Rejected Votes78 0.24Total Polled31,896 100.00Registered Electors35,268 Turnout90.44
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% P. C. Imbulana United National PartyElephant 19,989 53.86 Athauda Seneviratne Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 15,922 42.90 G. L. Samaratunga Hand 673 1.81 B. Samarasekera Spoon 529 1.43Valid Votes37,02699.77Rejected Votes87 0.23Total Polled37,113 100.00Registered Electors41,578 Turnout89.26
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