# Dambadeniya Electoral District

Dambadeniya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Dambadeniya 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. Dambadeniya 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 | R. G. Senanayake | United National Party | 1947-1952 |
| 1952 | R. G. Senanayake | United National Party | 1952-1956 |
| 1956 | R. G. Senanayake | United National Party | 1956-1960 |
| 1960 (March) | R. G. Senanayake | United National Party | 1960 |
| 1960 (July) | R. G. Senanayake | United National Party | 1960-1965 |
| 1965 | R. G. Senanayake | United National Party | 1956-1970 |
| 1970 | P. B. Wettewe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 |
| 1977 | Ukkubanda Wijekoon | United National Party | 1977-1989 |

## Elections
### 1947 Parliamentary general election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake | United National Party | Umbrella | 11,705 | 76.31 |
| R. M. P. Y. Sirivimalaratne | | Elephant | 3,436 | 22.40 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 15,141 | 98.72 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 197 | 1.28 |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 15,338 | 100.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,314 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46.04 |

### 1952 Parliamentary general election

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | % |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 100.00% |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |

### 1956 Parliamentary general election

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | % |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 100.00% |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |

### 1960 (March) Parliamentary general election

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | % |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 100.00% |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |

### 1960 (July) Parliamentary general election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| R. G. Senanayake | | Hand | 15,331 | 65.67 |
| P. B. Wettewa | | Elephant | 7,866 | 33.70 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,197 | 99.36 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 150 | 0.64 |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 23,347 | 100.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,135 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### 1965 Parliamentary general election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| R. G. Senanayake | | Chair | 16,670 | 52.43 |
| P. B. Wettewe | United National Party | Elephant | 14,187 | 44.62 |
| G. S. Jayathubandara | | Umbrella | 550 | 1.73 |
| R. M. P. Y. Siriwimalaratna | | Clock | 206 | 0.65 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,613 | 99.43 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 180 | 0.47 |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 31,793 | 100.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,122 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85.64 |

### 1970 Parliamentary general election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| P. B. Wettewe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 18,705 | 50.7 |
| U. B. Wijekoon | United National Party | Elephant | 12,191 | 33.0 |
| R. G. Senanayake | Sinhala Mahajana Peramuna | Bell | 6,017 | 16.3 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 36,913 | 99.64 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 135 | 0.36 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 37,048 | 100 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,122 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88.3 |

### 1977 Parliamentary general election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Ukkubanda Wijekoon | United National Party | Elephant | 26,089 | 57.34 |
| P. .B. Wettewa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 18,232 | 40.07 |
| S. B. Vaidyaratne | | Star | 1,071 | 2.35 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 45,392 | 99.77 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 104 | 0.23 |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 45,496 | 100.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,693 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89.75 |