Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Electoral District
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.[1] 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
[edit]Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | P. H. William de Silva | LSSP | ||
| Arthur de Zoysa | UNP | |||
| 1952 | Ian de Zoysa | |||
| P. H. William de Silva | LSSP | |||
| 1956 | M. P. de Zoysa | MEP | ||
| P. H. William de Silva | ||||
Elections
[edit]1947 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.97 | |
| Valid Votes | 101,504 | 97.81 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 2,724 | 2.19 | ||
| Total Polled | 103,778 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 104,843 | |||
| Turnout | 98.98 | |||
1950 Parliamentary By Election
[edit]Results of the 1950 by-election held on 20 May 1950:[3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.26 | |
| Valid Votes | 47,177 | 98.94 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 505 | 1.06 | ||
| Total Polled | 47,682 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 104,843 | |||
| Turnout | 45.48 | |||
1952 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian de Zoysa | United National Party | Lamp | 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 Party | Elephant | 18,657 | 14.67 |
| M. H. Saddhasena | Hand | 16,945 | 13.33 | |
| M. P. de Zoysa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Star | 12,496 | 9.83 |
| W. A. de Silva | Key | 6,017 | 4.73 | |
| S. D. S. Goonetilleka | Umbrella | 1,335 | 1.05 | |
| Valid Votes | 127,154 | 97.74 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 2,942 | 2.26 | ||
| Total Polled | 130,096 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 92,398 | |||
| Turnout | ||||
1956 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. P. de Zoysa | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Hand | 45,626 | 35.19 |
| P. H. William de Silva | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 43,769 | 33.76 |
| Ian de Zoysa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Elephant | 22,959 | 17.71 |
| Sommie Ranasinghe | Umbrella | 12,811 | 9.88 | |
| N. C. D. de Silva | Eye | 1,796 | 1.38 | |
| Valid Votes | 126,961 | 97.92 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 2,691 | 2.08 | ||
| Total Polled | 129,652 | |||
| Registered Electors | 100,326 | |||
| Turnout | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results of the Parliamentary By Elections held between 1947 - 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 May 2017.[permanent dead link]