Laggala Electoral District

Laggala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Laggala 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] Laggala electoral district was replaced by the Matale multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March) K. M. K. Banda Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 P. G. Muthubanda United National Party 1965-1970
1970 M. C. Gopallawa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977
1977 J. G. Wijeratne Banda United National Party 1977-1989

Elections

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1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[2]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
K. M. K. Banda Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 3,073 39.16
P. B. Ekanayake United National Party Elephant 1,542 19.65
H. M. K. Gunatilake Tumbler 1,274 16.24
D. Piyumasinghe Yapa Cartwheel 871
Alfred Somaratne Eye 399
K. D. J. W. Sumanasekera Key 346
W. Dias Desinghe Umbrella 117
Sydney Tenne Clock 57
Valid Votes 7,679 97.86
Rejected Votes 168 2.14
Total Polled 7,847 100.00
Registered Electors 11,000
Turnout 71.34

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
K. M. K. Banda Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 4,629 56.61
P. G. Muthubanda United National Party Elephant 3,438 42.05
Valid Votes 8,067 98.66
Rejected Votes 110 1.34
Total Polled 8,177 100.00
Registered Electors 11,000
Turnout 74.34

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[4]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
P. G. Muthubanda United National Party Elephant 6,342
K. M. K. Banda Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 4,767
H. M. Muthubanda Sun 325
L. P. Banda Cartwheel 176
Valid Votes
Rejected Votes
Total Polled 100.00
Registered Electors
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[5]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes
Rejected Votes
Total Polled 100.00
Registered Electors
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[6]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes
Rejected Votes
Total Polled 100.00
Registered Electors
Turnout

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.