Kurunegala electoral district was anelectoral district ofSri Lanka betweenAugust 1947 andFebruary 1989. The district was named after the town ofKurunegala inKurunegala District,North Western Province. The1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced theproportional representation electoral system forelectingmembers ofParliament. The existing 160 mainlysingle-member electoral districts were replaced with 22multi-memberelectoral districts.[1] Kurunegala electoral district was replaced by theKurunegala multi-member electoral district at the1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Kurunegala continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Herbert Sri Nissanka | Ind. | 1947-1952 | |
| 1952 | Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | UNP | 1952-1956 | |
| 1956 | D. B. Monnekulama | SLFP | 1956-1960 | |
| 1960 (March) | 1960 | |||
| 1960 (July) | 1960-1965 | |||
| 1965 | Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | UNP | 1965-1970 | |
| 1970 | Piyadasa Wijesinghe | SLFP | 1970-1977 | |
| 1977 | Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | UNP | 1977-1989 | |
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Sri Nissanka | Independent | Umbrella | 10,188 | 48.23 |
| I. Palipane | Star | 6,642 | 31.44 | |
| J. H. Weerasingha | Key | 3,983 | 18.85 | |
| Valid Votes | 20,83 | 98.52 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 312 | 1.48 | ||
| Total Polled | 21,125 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 38,497 | |||
| Turnout | 54.87 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | United National Party | Elephant | 18,049 | 56.85 |
| Herbert Sri Nissanka | Independent | Umbrella | 13,518 | 42.58 |
| Valid Votes | 31,567 | 99.42 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 184 | 0.58 | ||
| Total Polled | 31,751 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 41,367 | |||
| Turnout | 76.75 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. B. Monnekulama | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 18,598 | 54.23 |
| Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | United National Party | Elephant | 10,239 | 29.86 |
| S. G. Wanigasekera | Star | 5,284 | 15.41 | |
| Valid Votes | 34,121 | 99.50 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 172 | 0.50 | ||
| Total Polled | 34,293 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 48,822 | |||
| Turnout | 70.24 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. B. Monnekulama | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 8,176 | 44.52 |
| D. A. B. Ratnayake | United National Party | Elephant | 6,684 | 36.39 |
| H. L. Premadaasa | Star | 1,279 | 6.96 | |
| P. R. Wickremasuriya | Cartwheel | 681 | 3.71 | |
| A. L. M. C.M. Sheriff | Sun | 630 | 3.43 | |
| W. W. Premaratne | Umbrella | 595 | 3.24 | |
| S. B. G. Abeyaratne Bandara | Eye | 184 | 1.00 | |
| Valid Votes | 18,229 | 99.26 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 136 | 0.74 | ||
| Total Polled | 18,365 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 24,864 | |||
| Turnout | 73.86 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. B. Monnekulama | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 10,193 | 53.85 |
| N. M. Appuhamy | United National Party | Elephant | 8,533 | 45.08 |
| P. R. Wickremasuriya | Cartwheel | 123 | 0.65 | |
| Valid Votes | 18,849 | 99.58 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 80 | 0.42 | ||
| Total Polled | 18,929 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 24,864 | |||
| Turnout | 76.13 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | United National Party | Elephant | 13,875 | 53.82 |
| Ananda Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 11,490 | 44.57 |
| D. B. Monnekulama | Umbrella | 152 | 0.59 | |
| P. R. Wickramasuriya | Cartwheel | 120 | 0.47 | |
| Valid Votes | 25,637 | 99.45 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 142 | 0.55 | ||
| Total Polled | 25,779 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 31,344 | |||
| Turnout | 82.25 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piyadasa Wijesinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 16,672 | 53.96 |
| Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | United National Party | Elephant | 14,008 | 45.33 |
| Lionel Kehelwatugoda | Bell | 94 | 0.30 | |
| Valid Votes | 30,774 | 99.60 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 125 | 0.40 | ||
| Total Polled | 30,899 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 36,663 | |||
| Turnout | 84.28 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | United National Party | Elephant | 21,005 | 59.45 |
| D. B. Monnekulama | Chair | 13,550 | 38.35 | |
| Charles Vitharana | Key | 436 | 1.23 | |
| Siripala Wedisinghe | Rabbit | 152 | 0.43 | |
| W. M. Dharmaratne | Umbrella | 79 | 0.22 | |
| Valid Votes | 35,222 | 99.68 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 112 | 0.32 | ||
| Total Polled | 35,334 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 41,104 | |||
| Turnout | 85.96 | |||