Welimada Electoral District

Welimada electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Welimada in Badulla District, Uva 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] Welimada electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, though Badulla 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
1947	K. D. Sugathadasa	Bambarapane M.B.
1952	K. M. P. Rajarathna
1956	K. M. P. Rajarathna
1960 (March)	K. M. P. Rajarathna
1960 (July)	K. M. P. Rajarathna
1965	Percy Samaraweera
1970	R.M Bandara
1977	Percy Samaraweera
1989	Ravindra Samaraweera

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
K. D. Sugathadasa





Valid Votes				100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

Source^[2]

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Bambarapane M.B





Valid Votes				100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
K. M. P. Rajarathna





Valid Votes				100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
K. M. P. Rajarathna





Valid Votes				100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
K. M. P. Rajarathna





Valid Votes				100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Percy Samaraweera





Valid Votes				100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
R.M Bandara





Valid Votes				100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Percy Samaraweera
R.M Bandara




Valid Votes				100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1988 Bi-Election

Candidate	Party	%
Ravindra Samaraweera	United National Party
S.A.R Madduma Bandara	Sri Lanka Freedom party




Valid Votes		100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

References

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
↑ "Election results 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections.

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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