Senkadagala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 [1] 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. [2] Senkadagala electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Key
Election | Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 (March) | Noel Wimalasena | UNP | ||
1960 (July) | Shelton Ranaraja | SLFP | ||
1965 | Noel Wimalasena | UNP | ||
1970 | Noel Wimalasena | UNP | ||
1977 | Shelton Ranaraja | UNP |
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [3]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 0.98 | |
Valid Votes | 12,031 | 99.55 | ||
Rejected Votes | 54 | 0.45 | ||
Total Polled | 12,085 | |||
Registered Electors | 16,550 | |||
Turnout | 73.02 |
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shelton Ranaraja | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 6,100 | 50.1 [4] |
Noel Wimalasena | United National Party | Elephant | 6,075 | 49.9 [4] |
Valid Votes | 12,175 | 99.53 | ||
Rejected Votes | 58 | 0.47 | ||
Total Polled | 12,233 | |||
Registered Electors | 16,550 | |||
Turnout | 73.9 |
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 100.00 | |||
Rejected Votes | ||||
Total Polled | ||||
Registered Electors | ||||
Turnout |
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Noel Wimalasena | United National Party | Elephant | 10,917 | 50.6 [5] |
Anuruddha Ratwatte | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 10,592 | 48.93 [5] |
M. B. C. E. Sriwardhana | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | Bell | 68 | 0.31 [5] |
Valid Votes | 21,577 | 99.69 | ||
Rejected Votes | 67 | 0.31 | ||
Total Polled | 21,644 | |||
Registered Electors | 25,780 | |||
Turnout | 83.96 |
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shelton Ranaraja | United National Party | Elephant | 17,972 | 57.53 [6] |
Anuruddha Ratwatte | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 12,381 | 39.63 [6] |
Wijayadasa Wickremaratne | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 885 | 2.83 [6] |
Valid Votes | 31,238 | 99.74 | ||
Rejected Votes | 81 | 0.26 | ||
Total Polled | 31,319 | |||
Registered Electors | 36,735 | |||
Turnout | 85.26 |
Senkadagala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 [1] 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. [2] Senkadagala electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Key
Election | Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 (March) | Noel Wimalasena | UNP | ||
1960 (July) | Shelton Ranaraja | SLFP | ||
1965 | Noel Wimalasena | UNP | ||
1970 | Noel Wimalasena | UNP | ||
1977 | Shelton Ranaraja | UNP |
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [3]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 0.98 | |
Valid Votes | 12,031 | 99.55 | ||
Rejected Votes | 54 | 0.45 | ||
Total Polled | 12,085 | |||
Registered Electors | 16,550 | |||
Turnout | 73.02 |
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shelton Ranaraja | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 6,100 | 50.1 [4] |
Noel Wimalasena | United National Party | Elephant | 6,075 | 49.9 [4] |
Valid Votes | 12,175 | 99.53 | ||
Rejected Votes | 58 | 0.47 | ||
Total Polled | 12,233 | |||
Registered Electors | 16,550 | |||
Turnout | 73.9 |
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 100.00 | |||
Rejected Votes | ||||
Total Polled | ||||
Registered Electors | ||||
Turnout |
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Noel Wimalasena | United National Party | Elephant | 10,917 | 50.6 [5] |
Anuruddha Ratwatte | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 10,592 | 48.93 [5] |
M. B. C. E. Sriwardhana | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | Bell | 68 | 0.31 [5] |
Valid Votes | 21,577 | 99.69 | ||
Rejected Votes | 67 | 0.31 | ||
Total Polled | 21,644 | |||
Registered Electors | 25,780 | |||
Turnout | 83.96 |
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shelton Ranaraja | United National Party | Elephant | 17,972 | 57.53 [6] |
Anuruddha Ratwatte | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 12,381 | 39.63 [6] |
Wijayadasa Wickremaratne | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 885 | 2.83 [6] |
Valid Votes | 31,238 | 99.74 | ||
Rejected Votes | 81 | 0.26 | ||
Total Polled | 31,319 | |||
Registered Electors | 36,735 | |||
Turnout | 85.26 |