# Kurunegala Electoral District (1947–1989)

Kurunegala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kurunegala 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. Kurunegala electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Kurunegala continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

## Members of Parliament

Key
Independent SLFP UNP
| 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) | D. B. Monnekulama | SLFP | 1960 |
| 1960 (July) | D. B. Monnekulama | SLFP | 1960-1965 |
| 1965 | Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | UNP | 1965-1970 |
| 1970 | Piyadasa Wijesinghe | SLFP | 1970-1977 |
| 1977 | Dingiri Bandara Welagedara | UNP | 1977-1989 |

## Elections
### 1947 Parliamentary General Election

| 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 | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 20,83 | 98.52 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 312 | 1.48 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 21,125 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 38,497 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54.87 |

### 1952 Parliamentary General Election

| 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 | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 31,567 | 99.42 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 184 | 0.58 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 31,751 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 41,367 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76.75 |

### 1956 Parliamentary General Election

| 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 | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 34,121 | 99.50 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 172 | 0.50 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 34,293 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 48,822 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70.24 |

### 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

| 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 | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 18,229 | 99.26 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 136 | 0.74 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 18,365 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 24,864 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73.86 |

### 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

| 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 | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 18,849 | 99.58 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 80 | 0.42 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 18,929 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 24,864 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76.13 |

### 1965 Parliamentary General Election

| 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 | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 25,637 | 99.45 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 142 | 0.55 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 25,779 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 31,344 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82.25 |

### 1970 Parliamentary General Election

| 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 | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 30,774 | 99.60 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 125 | 0.40 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 30,899 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 36,663 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84.28 |

### 1977 Parliamentary General Election

| 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 | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 35,222 | 99.68 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 112 | 0.32 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 35,334 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 41,104 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85.96 |