Gampaha Electoral District (1947–1989)

This article is about the former electoral district in Sri Lanka. For other uses, see Gampaha (disambiguation).

Gampaha electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Gampaha in present-day Gampaha District, Western 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] Gampaha electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Gampaha 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	D. D. Karunaratne		1947-1952
1952	S. D. Bandaranaike	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1952-1970
1956
1960
1960
1965
1970	A.T. Basnayake		1970-1977
1977	S. D. Bandaranaike		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	%
D.D. Karunaratne	Hand	11,786	38.48%
C.A. Mathew	Star	8,416	27.48%
A. Seneviratne	Lamp	5,640	18.42%
W.C.L. Perera	Elephant	2,740	8.95%
F. Obeyasekera	Bicycle	1,333	4.35%
R. Deshapriya	Cart Wheel	529	1.73%
O. Weerasinghe	Chair	181	0.59%
Valid Votes		30,625	100.00%
Rejected Votes		358
Total Polled		30,983
Registered Electors		54,520
Turnout		56.83%

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	%
S. Dias Bandaranayake	Umbrella	19,417	49.57%
B.L. Seneviratne	Hand	18,546	47.34%
A.C.W.F.A. Jayawardena	Star	735	1.88%
Arthur Seneviratne	Elephant	475	1.21%
Valid Votes		39,173	100.00%
Rejected Votes		404
Total Polled		39,577
Registered Electors		57,423
Turnout		68.92%

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	%
S. Dias Bandaranayake	Hand	34,898	85.61%
J.W.D. Paulis Perera	Elephant	5,096	12.50%
H.W.P. Lokeshvara	Cart Wheel	772	1.89%
Valid Votes		40,766	100.00%
Rejected Votes		253
Total Polled		41,019
Registered Electors		65,480
Turnout		62.64%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
S. Dias Bandaranayake		Butterfly	9,565	34.58%
K.M.U. Jayanetti	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Cart Wheel	7,839	28.34%
H.R. Seneviratne	United National Party	Elephant	7,816	28.26%
Robert Samarakkody		Key	1,833	6.63%
Hemachandra Panagoda		Umbrella	276	1.00%
Gemunudasa Ariyawansa		Ladder	149	0.54%
Cyrus W. Surendra		Lamp	106	0.38%
P.R. Karunanayake		Eye	76	0.27%
Valid Votes			27,660	100.00%
Rejected Votes			139
Total Polled			27,799
Registered Electors			35,724
Turnout			77.82%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
S. Dias Bandaranayake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	16,842	62.57%
H.R. Seneviratne	United National Party	Elephant	8,859	32.91%
K.M.U. Jayanetti		Cart Wheel	1,215	4.51%
Valid Votes			26,916	100.00%
Rejected Votes			77
Total Polled			26,993
Registered Electors			35,724
Turnout			75.56%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
S. Dias Bandaranayake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	21,114	59.34%
K.M.U. Jayanetti	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Cart Wheel	14,228	39.99%
D. Edmund Senarath		Chair	238	0.67%
Valid Votes			35,580	100.00%
Rejected Votes			266
Total Polled			35,846
Registered Electors			44,024
Turnout			81.42%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
A.T. Basnayake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	26,057	60.06%
Alfred Jayawardena	United National Party	Elephant	13,846	31.91%
S. Dias Bandaranayake		Butterfly	3,485	8.03%
Valid Votes			43,388	100.00%
Rejected Votes			108
Total Polled			43,496
Registered Electors			50,471
Turnout			86.18%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
S. Dias Bandaranayake	Hand	26,338	49.30%
Chandra Jayakodi	Elephant	25,816	48.33%
M.A.Piyasena	Key	1,141	2.14%
M.R. Wansus Laus Perera	Butterfly	124	0.23%
Valid Votes		53,419	100.00%
Rejected Votes		164
Total Polled		53,583
Registered Electors		60,822
Turnout		88.10%

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.

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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