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(Top) 1 Members of Parliament 2 Elections 2.1 1947 Parliamentary General Election 2.2 1950 Parliamentary By Election 2.3 1952 Parliamentary General Election 2.4 1956 Parliamentary General Election 3 References

Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Electoral District

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Ambalangoda-Balapitiya electoral district was an electoral districtofSri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the towns of Ambalangoda and BalapitiyainGalle District, Southern Province. The electorate was a two-member seat. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing membersofParliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts.^[1] Ambalangoda-Balapitiya electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

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Key

Independent SLFP UNP

	Member	Party
1947	P. H. William de Silva	LSSP
1947	Arthur de Zoysa	UNP
1952	Ian de Zoysa	UNP
1952	P. H. William de Silva	LSSP
1956	M. P. de Zoysa	MEP
1956	P. H. William de Silva	MEP

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:^[2]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
P. H. William de Silva	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Umbrella	37,650	36.28
Arthur de Zoysa	United National Party	Eye	26,764	25.79
P. de S. Kularatne		House	17,520	16.88
P. A. Premadasa		Spoon	9,086	8.76
D. Stanley de Zoysa		Pair of Scales	3,927	3.78
S. Abeygunawardena		Cartwheel	3,105	2.99
K. T. E. de Silva		Flower	2,000	1.93
D. J. Prematilleke		Elephant	1,002	0.97
Valid Votes			101,504	97.81
Rejected Votes			2,724	2.19
Total Polled			103,778	100.00
Registered Electors			104,843
Turnout				98.98

1950 Parliamentary By Election

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Results of the 1950 by-election held on 20 May 1950:^[3]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Walwin de Silva	Key	23,558	49.41
Ian de Zoysa	Bird	21,590	45.28
J. Sumanasena	Butterfly	1,429	2.99
S. D. S. Goonetilleke	Umbrella	600	1.26
Valid Votes		47,177	98.94
Rejected Votes		505	1.06
Total Polled		47,682	100.00
Registered Electors		104,843
Turnout			45.48

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	%
Ian de Zoysa	United National Party	Lamp	37,901	29.80
P. H. William de Silva	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Eye	33,803	26.58
A. H. E. Fernando	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Elephant	18,657	14.67
M. H. Saddhasena		Hand	16,945	13.33
M. P. de Zoysa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Star	12,496	9.83
W. A. de Silva		Key	6,017	4.73
S. D. S. Goonetilleka		Umbrella	1,335	1.05
Valid Votes			127,154	97.74
Rejected Votes			2,942	2.26
Total Polled			130,096	100.00
Registered Electors			92,398
Turnout

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	%
M. P. de Zoysa	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Hand	45,626	35.19
P. H. William de Silva	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Cartwheel	43,769	33.76
Ian de Zoysa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Elephant	22,959	17.71
Sommie Ranasinghe		Umbrella	12,811	9.88
N. C. D. de Silva		Eye	1,796	1.38
Valid Votes			126,961	97.92
Rejected Votes			2,691	2.08
Total Polled			129,652
Registered Electors			100,326
Turnout

References

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^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.

^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ "Results of the Parliamentary By Elections held between 1947 - 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 May 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

v t e Electoral districts of Sri Lanka (1947–1989)
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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