Kadugannawa Electoral District

Kadugannawa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Kadugannawa 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.[1] Kadugannawa electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system. The Kadugannawa electoral district was one of three multi-member constituencies, with two members, the others were Colombo Central and Balangoda.[2]

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member 1 Party Term Member 2 Party Term
1947 E. A. Nugawela UNP 1947 - 1956 H. R. U. Premachandra 1947-1952
1952 C. A. S. Marikkar SLFP 1952 -1956
1956 C. A. S. Marikkar SLFP 1956 - 1960 L. S. Jinasena UNP 1956 -1960

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:[3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
E. A. Nugawela United National Party Scales 26,147 30.82
H. R. U. Premachandra United National Party Key 16,854 19.87
S. A. Rajapaksa Spoon 11,268 13.28
V. H. Gunasekera House 7,682 9.06
J. N. Jinendradasa Lamp 7,497 8.84
H. B. Nikatenne Star 5,170 6.10
P. B. Ranaraja Umbrella 2,094 2.47
M. B. W. Siri Walgampaya Chair 1,827 2.15
T. B. Tennakoon Elephant 1,674 1.97
A. P. Mirando Hand 748 0.88
Valid Votes 80,961 95.44
Rejected Votes 3,865 4.56
Total Polled 84,826 100.00
Registered Electors 63,213
Turnout 1.34

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 %
E. A. Nugawela United National Party Umbrella 30,503 33.61
C. A. S. Marikkar Sri Lanka Freedom Party Star 26,837 29.57
H. R. U. Premachandra United National Party Elephant 19,785 21.80
D. N. Nandunge Scales 7,981 8.80
L. B. Samarakoon Key 1,074 1.18
R. N. Samara Vijaya Hand 758 0.84
Valid Votes 86,938 95.80
Rejected Votes 3,807 4.20
Total Polled 90,745 100.00
Registered Electors 68,444
Turnout 1.33

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 %
C. A. S. Marikkar Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 42,982 40.78
L. S. Jinasena United National Party Umbrella 27,488 26.08
E. A. Nugawela United National Party Elephant 24,790 23.52
D. B. Wijetunga Scales 5,903 5.60
P. R. M. H. Banda Nikatenne Cartwheel 1,237 1.17
Valid Votes 102,400 97.16
Rejected Votes 2,992 2.84
Total Polled 105,392 100.00
Registered Electors 77,486
Turnout 1.36

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ Gaveshaka (19 August 2007). "First parliamentary elections". Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.