Galagedara electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Galagedara 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. electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March) C. A. S. MarikkarSri Lanka Freedom Party 1960 1960 (July) K. Abdul Jabbar 1960-1965 1965 W. M. G. T. Banda United National Party 1965-1970 1970 Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977 1977 W. M. G. T. Banda United National Party 1977-1989
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%C. A. S. Marikkar Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 4,493 30.47A. B. Walgampaya United National Party Elephant 3,833 25.99K. Abdul Jabbar Ladder 2,297 15.58H. M. D. Perera Umbrella 1,373 9.31D. N. Nadunge Star 1,312 8.90Gamini Abeykoon Cartwheel 1,265 8.58Valid Votes14,57398.82Rejected Votes174 1.18Total Polled14,747 100.00Registered Electors18,060 Turnout81.66
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%K. Abdul Jabbar Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,071 54.99W. M. G. T. Banda United National Party Elephant 6,012 40.96P. B. Herath Cartwheel 288 1.96P. M. Abeyratne Clock 235 1.60 Valid Votes14,60699.51Rejected Votes72 0.49Total Polled14,678 100.00Registered Electors18,060 Turnout81.27
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%W. M. G. T. Banda United National Party Elephant 10,133 50.51Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,559 47.65Mohammed Busary Ship 191 0.95P. B. Herath Cartwheel 83 0.41Valid Votes19,96699.52Rejected Votes97 0.48Total Polled20,063 100.00Registered Electors23,033 Turnout87.11
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,211 55.21W. M. G. T. Banda United National Party Elephant 10,651 44.51Valid Votes23,86299.72Rejected Votes67 0.28Total Polled23,929 100.00Registered Electors26,702 Turnout89.62
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%W. M. G. T. Banda United National Party Elephant 17,092 60.06 Tamara Kumari Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,219 39.42 Nimalasiri Alahakoon Key 148 0.52Valid Votes28,39099.76Rejected Votes69 0.24Total Polled28,459 100.00Registered Electors31,555 Turnout
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