Ambalangoda-Balapitiya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the towns of Ambalangoda and Balapitiya in Galle District, Southern Province. The electorate was a two-member seat. 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. Ambalangoda-Balapitiya electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm1947 P. H. William de Silva LSSP Arthur de ZoysaUNP1952 Ian de Zoysa P. H. William de Silva LSSP1956 M. P. de ZoysaMEP P. H. William de Silva
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% P. H. William de Silva Lanka Sama Samaja Party Umbrella 37,650 36.28 Arthur de Zoysa United National Party Eye 26,764 25.79 P. de S. Kularatne House 17,520 16.88 P. A. Premadasa Spoon 9,086 8.76 D. Stanley de Zoysa Pair of Scales 3,927 3.78 S. Abeygunawardena Cartwheel 3,105 2.99 K. T. E. de Silva Flower 2,000 1.93 D. J. Prematilleke Elephant 1,002 0.97Valid Votes101,50497.81Rejected Votes2,724 2.19Total Polled103,778 100.00Registered Electors104,843 Turnout98.98
1950 Parliamentary By Election Results of the 1950 by-election held on 20 May 1950:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Walwin de Silva Key 23,558 49.41 Ian de Zoysa Bird 21,590 45.28 J. Sumanasena Butterfly 1,429 2.99 S. D. S. Goonetilleke Umbrella 600 1.26Valid Votes47,17798.94Rejected Votes505 1.06Total Polled47,682100.00Registered Electors104,843 Turnout45.48
1952 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Ian de Zoysa United National PartyLamp 37,901 29.80 P. H. William de Silva Lanka Sama Samaja Party Eye 33,803 26.58 A. H. E. Fernando Sri Lanka Freedom PartyElephant 18,657 14.67 M. H. Saddhasena Hand 16,945 13.33 M. P. de Zoysa Sri Lanka Freedom PartyStar 12,496 9.83 W. A. de Silva Key 6,017 4.73 S. D. S. Goonetilleka Umbrella 1,335 1.05Valid Votes127,15497.74Rejected Votes2,942 2.26Total Polled130,096 100.00Registered Electors92,398 Turnout
1956 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. P. de Zoysa Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Hand 45,626 35.19 P. H. William de Silva Mahajana Eksath PeramunaCartwheel 43,769 33.76 Ian de Zoysa Sri Lanka Freedom PartyElephant 22,959 17.71 Sommie Ranasinghe Umbrella 12,811 9.88 N. C. D. de Silva Eye 1,796 1.38Valid Votes126,96197.92Rejected Votes2,691 2.08Total Polled129,652 Registered Electors100,326 Turnout
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