Ambalangoda electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Ambalangoda in Galle District, Southern 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. Ambalangoda electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March) William de Silva Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 1960 1960 (July) P. de S. Kularatne United National Party 1960-1965 1965 M. H. Saddhasena 1965-1970 1970 L. C. de Silva Lanka Sama Samaja Party 1970-1977 1977 Raitor Thilakasekara United National Party 1977-1988
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% William de Silva Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 8,716 38.33 P. de S. Kularatne United National Party Elephant 6,713 29.52 Wilson Wijetunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 3,521 15.48 Eddie Fernando Pair of Scales 3,348 14.72 Piyasena Mahamadachchi Umbrella 216 0.95 M. H. E. Ariyapala Eye 154 0.68Valid Votes22,66899.69Rejected Votes71 0.31Total Polled22,739100.00Registered Electors28,618 Turnout82.95
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% P. de S. Kularatne United National Party Elephant 10,034 46.98 William de Silva Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 8,045 37.67 P. W. Wilfred de Silva Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 3,215 15.05Valid Votes21,29499.71Rejected Votes62 0.29Total Polled21,356 100.00Registered Electors28,618 Turnout74.62
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. H. Saddhasena United National Party Elephant 15,433 52.50 P. de S. Kularatne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,808 46.98Valid Votes29,24199.48Rejected Votes152 0.52Total Polled29,393 100.00Registered Electors35,335 Turnout83.18
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% L. C. de Silva Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 22,356 64.40 M. H. Saddhasena United National PartyElephant 11,728 33.79 U. D. Kulasinghe Bell 544 1.57Valid Votes34,62899.76Rejected Votes82 0.23Total Polled34,710 100.00Registered Electors40,103 Turnout86.55
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Raitor Thilakasekara United National Party Elephant 17,829 51.83 L. C. de Silva Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 9,654 28.06 A. M. Karunaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,748 19.62 S. M. Weihena Cartwheel 111 0.32 A. D. Peiris Chair 58 0.17Valid Votes34,319 99.76Rejected Votes81 0.24Total Polled34,400 Registered Electors39,254 Turnout87.63
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