Dambulla Electoral District

This article is about the former electoral district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Dambulla.

Dambulla electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Dambulla in Matale 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.^[1] Dambulla electoral district was replaced by the Matale multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Dambulla continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
1947	H. B. Tenne	United National Party	1947-1956
1952	H. B. Tenne	United National Party	1947-1956
1956	Tikiri Banda Tennekoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1956-1977
1960 (March)
1960 (July)
1965
1970
1977	K. W. R. M. Ekanayake	United National Party	1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
H. B. Tenne	Elephant	6,846	58.94%
Edward de Silva	Star	3,909	33.65%
A. G. G. Perera	Key	861	7.41%
Valid Votes		11,616	100.00%
Rejected Votes		298
Total Polled		11,914
Registered Electors		26,388
Turnout		45.15%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:^[3]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
H. B. Tenne	Eye	55.14%
D. B. Ellepola	Hand	3,442	22.88%
P. B. Ranaraja	Elephant	2,897	19.26%
T. B. Wegodapola	Star	409	2.72%
Valid Votes		15,042	100.00%
Rejected Votes		312
Total Polled		15,354
Registered Electors		30,193
Turnout		50.85%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:^[4]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon	Hand	14,688	72.64%
H. B. Tenne	Elephant	5,533	27.36%
Valid Votes		20,221	100.00%
Rejected Votes		363
Total Polled		20,584
Registered Electors		37,345
Turnout		55.12%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:^[5]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	10,792	62.91%
D. B. Ellepola	United National Party	Elephant	3,952	23.04%
P. V. P. Kulatilleke		Key	722	4.21%
L. D. Banda		Lamp	527	3.07%
Leslie Kulatunga		Cockerel	302	1.76%
T. M. Varusavithana		Umbrella	296	1.73%
H. Ariyasena		Eye	231	1.35%
G. D. Ranaweera		Sun	228	1.33%
Upali Kulatunga	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Cart Wheel	105	0.61%
Valid Votes			17,155	100.00%
Rejected Votes			173
Total Polled			17,328
Registered Electors			21,416
Turnout			80.91%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:^[6]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	11,600	68.70%
T. B. Lenadora	United National Party	Elephant	5,284	31.30%
Valid Votes			16,884	100.00%
Rejected Votes			140
Total Polled			17,024
Registered Electors			21,416
Turnout			79.49%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:^[7]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	12,482	51.89%
K. W. R. M. Ekanayake	United National Party	Elephant	11,308	47.01%
R. K. Nimal Karunaratne		Sun	266	1.11%
Valid Votes			24,056	100.00%
Rejected Votes			242
Total Polled			24,298
Registered Electors			28,267
Turnout			85.96%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:^[8]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	17,010	56.45%
K. W. R. M. Ekanayake	United National Party	Elephant	13,123	43.55%
Valid Votes			30,133	100.00%
Rejected Votes			126
Total Polled			30,259
Registered Electors			33,503
Turnout			90.32%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:^[9]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
K. W. R. M. Ekanayake	Elephant	24,793	59.48%
Tikiri Banda Tennekoon	Hand	15,964	38.30%
D. S. Wijewardena	Key	745	1.79%
T. B. Tennekoon	Lamp	183	0.44%
Valid Votes		41,685	100.00%
Rejected Votes		142
Total Polled		41,827
Registered Electors		46,052
Turnout		90.83%

References

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Dambulla

H. B. Tenne Tikiri Banda Tennekoon K. W. R. M. Ekanayake

Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka

Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara

Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee

Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya

North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa

North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa

Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya

Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota

Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama

Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa

Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

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