Dodangaslanda electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Dodangaslanda in Kurunegala District, North Western 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. Dodangaslanda electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947J. L. KotelawalaUnited National Party 1947-52 1952 1952-56 1956 1956-60 1960 (March)A. U. Romanis 1960 1960 (July) 1960-65 1965 R. R. W. RajapakseSri Lanka Freedom Party 1965-66 1966 by-election Leticia Rajapakse 1966-70 1970 S. Wijewardena 1970-77 1977 S. W. Alawatuwala United National Party 1977-89
Elections 1947 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% John Lionel Kotelawala United National Party Elephant 17,548 C. B. Molagoda Key 2,263 Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes 197 Total Polled 20,008 Registered Electors 34,275 Turnout
1952 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% John Lionel Kotelawala United National Party Hand 21,934 C. A. Mathew Umbrella 6,466 Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes 195 Total Polled 28,595 Registered Electors 37,253 Turnout
1956 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% John Lionel Kotelawala United National Party Elephant 20,286 T. B. Herath Hand 12,012 Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes 209 Total Polled 32,507 Registered Electors 46,811 Turnout
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%A. U. Romanis United National Party Elephant 7,571 R. R. W. Rajapakse Star 5,638 M. B. Pussella Hand 4,323 Ratna B. Ekanayake Cartwheel 1,124 G. G. A. de Silva Umbrella 258 Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes 119 Total Polled 19,033 Registered Electors 24,503 Turnout
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%A. U. Romanis United National Party Elephant 8,758 R. R. W. Rajapakse Chair 8,247 H. L. Premadasa Star 1,806 Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes 95 Total Polled 18,906 Registered Electors 24,503 Turnout
1965 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%R. R. W. Rajapakse Hand 13,426 A. U. Romanis Elephant 12,372 P. B. Ratnayake Cartwheel 151 Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes 163 Total Polled 26,112 Registered Electors 30,623 Turnout
1970 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%S. Wijewardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,991 S. W. Alawathuwala United National Party Elephant 13,818 C. A. Mathew Bell 383 Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes 149 Total Polled 31,341 Registered Electors 35,891 Turnout
1977 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
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