Baddegama Electoral District

Baddegama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Baddegama 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.[1] Baddegama 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

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP   LSSP

Election Member Party Term
1947 Simon Abeywickrema UNP 1947-1948
1948 by-election H. W. Amarasuriya 1947-1952
1952 Henry Abeywickrema SLFP 1952-1956
1956 1956-1960
1960 (March) Neal de Alwis LSSP 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 1965-1970
1970 1970-1977
1977 E. D. Wickrematilaka UNP 1977-1989

Elections

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1947 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Simon Abeywickrema Star 11,899 55.46
F. Gunatilaka Key 5,056 23.57
M. C. B. de Silva Hand 3,431 15.99
V. Abeywickrama Elephant 784 3.65
Valid Votes 21,170 98.68
Rejected Votes 284 1.32
Total Polled 21,454 100.00
Registered Electors 38,457
Turnout 55.79

1948 Parliamentary By-Election

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Results of the 1948 parliamentary by-election, held on 1948:[3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
H. W. Amarasuriya United National Party Elephant 11,414 52.14
Henry Abeywickrema Umbrella 4,769 21.79
Frederick Gunatilleke Key 4,574 20.89
Vincent Abeywickrama Star 798 3.65
Valid Votes 21,555 98.47
Rejected Votes 336 1.53
Total Polled 21,891 100.00
Registered Electors 38,457
Turnout 56.92

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[4]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Henry Abeywickrema Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,304 49.33
H. W. Amarasuriya Key 11,372 36.65
P. A. Premadasa Star 3,230 10.41
Welaratne Dharmasekera Umbrella 556 1.79
C. J. Seneviratne Elephant 322 1.04
Valid Votes 30,784 99.22
Rejected Votes 242 0.78
Total Polled 31,026 100.00
Registered Electors 39,495
Turnout 78.56

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[5]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Henry Abeywickrema Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 18,834 56.16
H. W. Amarasuriya United National Party Elephant 11,082 33.05
M. C. B. de Silva Umbrella 3,397 10.13
Valid Votes 33,313 99.34
Rejected Votes 222 0.66
Total Polled 33,535 100.00
Registered Electors 45,051
Turnout 74.44

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[6]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Neal de Alwis Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 4,871 19.54
Arthur Suriarachchi United National Party Elephant 4,700 18.86
E. D. Wickrematilaka Rooster 4,528 18.17
D. A. S. P. Dahanayake Umbrella 2,904 11.65
Vincent Abeywickrema Hand 2,776 11.14
Francis Tudawe Cartwheel 2,764 11.09
Don Upasena Jayasekera Star 1,060 4.25
K. M. G. Stephen Hapugoda Pair of Scales 769 3.09
M. K. Abraham de Silva Sun 338 1.36
Valid Votes 24,710 99.14
Rejected Votes 215 0.86
Total Polled 24,925 100.00
Registered Electors 32,178
Turnout 77.46

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[7]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Neal de Alwis Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 11,692 48.87
Arthur Suriarachchi United National Party Elephant 7,282 30.44
E. D. Wickrematilleke Cartwheel 4,332 18.11
D. A. S. P. Dahanayake Rabbit 299 1.25
Valid Votes 23,808 99.51
Rejected Votes 117 0.49
Total Polled 23,925 100.00
Registered Electors 32,178
Turnout 74.35

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[8]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Neal de Alwis Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 15,546 46.83
E. D. Wickrematilaka United National Party Elephant 14,813 44.62
Arthur Suriarachchi Lamp 1,313 3.96
Cyril Ekanayake Cartwheel 1,289 3.88
Valid Votes 32,961 99.30
Rejected Votes 234 0.70
Total Polled 33,195 100.00
Registered Electors 40,228
Turnout 82.52

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[9]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Neal de Alwis Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 22,126 57.53
E. D. Wickrematilleke United National Party Elephant 16,240 42.23
Valid Votes 38,366 99.75
Rejected Votes 95 0.25
Total Polled 38,461 100.00
Registered Electors 44,391
Turnout 86.64

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[10]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
E. D. Wickrematillake United National Party Elephant 23,275 51.72
Neal de Alwis Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 17,778 39.50
Piyadasa A. Ratnapala Key 3,123 6.94
Edwin Jayawickrema Chair 498 1.09
E. M. Dayawansa Umbrella 101 0.22
Mendis Tennakoon Cartwheel 71 0.16
Valid Votes 44,846 99.64
Rejected Votes 160 0.36
Total Polled 45,006 100.00
Registered Electors 50,963
Turnout 88.31

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Results of By-Elections subsequent to Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.[permanent dead link]