Senkadagala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Senkadagala 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. Senkadagala electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March) Noel Wimalasena 1960 (July) Shelton Ranaraja 1965 Noel Wimalasena 1970 Noel Wimalasena 1977 Shelton Ranaraja
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Noel Wimalasena United National Party Elephant 5,831 48.25 Piyasena Tennakoon Cartwheel 4,674 38.68 D. W. de S. Gamage Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 1,408 11.65 Sirisena Petiyagoda Ladder 118 0.98Valid Votes12,031 99.55Rejected Votes54 0.45Total Polled12,085 Registered Electors16,550Turnout 73.02
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Shelton Ranaraja Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,100 50.1 Noel Wimalasena United National Party Elephant 6,075 49.9Valid Votes12,17599.53Rejected Votes58 0.47Total Polled12,233 Registered Electors16,550 Turnout 73.9
1965 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Noel Wimalasena United National Party Elephant 10,191 Piyasena Tennakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,821 S. W. Y. B. N. B. Beddewala Aeroplane 145 Valid Votes 100.00Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1970 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Noel Wimalasena United National Party Elephant 10,917 50.6 Anuruddha Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,592 48.93 M. B. C. E. Sriwardhana Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Bell 68 0.31Valid Votes21,57799.69Rejected Votes67 0.31Total Polled21,644Registered Electors25,780Turnout 83.96
1977 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Shelton Ranaraja United National Party Elephant 17,972 57.53 Anuruddha Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,381 39.63 Wijayadasa Wickremaratne Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 885 2.83Valid Votes31,23899.74Rejected Votes81 0.26Total Polled31,319 Registered Electors36,735 Turnout 85.26
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