Dandagamuwa Electoral District

Dandagamuwa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Dandagamuwa in Kurunegala District, North 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. Dandagamuwa electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election		Member	Party	Term
	1947	I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla	Ind.
	1952
	1956

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla	Independent	Umbrella	9,355
J. A. Amaratunga	[[ ]]	Elephant	7,839
P. B. Bogahalanda	[[ ]]	Lamp	646
Valid Votes				100.00%
Rejected Votes			175
Total Polled			18,015
Registered Electors			33,767
Turnout

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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1956 Parliamentary General Election

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Valid Votes				100.00%
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