Ambalangoda-Balapitiya electoral district was an
electoral district
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of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
between
August 1947 and
March 1960. The district was named after the towns of
Ambalangoda
Ambalangoda is a coastal town located in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Governed by Ambalangoda Urban Council, the town is famous for its ancient demon masks and devil dancers. Situated approximately south of Colombo, it sits o ...
and
Balapitiya
Balapitiya is a coastal town, in south west Sri Lanka. It is located in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka. Situated south of Colombo, about a two-hour drive from the capital. It is the nearest town to the Maduganga River
Madu Ganga is a mi ...
in
Galle District
Galle ( si, ගාල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය ''gālla distrikkaya''; ta, காலி மாவட்டம் ''Kāli māvattam'') is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, th ...
,
Southern Province. The electorate was a two-member seat. The
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the
proportional representation
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electoral system for
electing members
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of
Parliament
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. The existing 160 mainly
single-member
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electoral districts were replaced with 22
multi-member
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electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
s. 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
Key
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
1950 Parliamentary By Election
Results of the 1950 by-election held on 20 May 1950:
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
References
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Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka
Politics of Galle District