Laggala Electoral District

Laggala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of in Matale District, Central 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] Laggala electoral district was replaced by the Matale multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament[]

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
1960 (March)		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1960
1960 (July)		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1960-1965
1965		United National Party	1965-1970
1970	M. C. Gopallawa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970-1977
1977		United National Party	1977-1989

Elections[]

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election[]

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:^[2]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	3,073	39.16
P. B. Ekanayake	United National Party	Elephant	1,542	19.65
H. M. K. Gunatilake		Tumbler	1,274	16.24
D. Piyumasinghe Yapa		Cartwheel	871
Alfred Somaratne		Eye	399
K. D. J. W. Sumanasekera		Key	346
W. Dias Desinghe		Umbrella	117
Sydney Tenne		Clock	57
Valid Votes			7,679	97.86
Rejected Votes			168	2.14
Total Polled			7,847	100.00
Registered Electors			11,000
Turnout				71.34

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election[]

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:^[3]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	4,629	56.61
	United National Party	Elephant	3,438	42.05
Valid Votes			8,067	98.66
Rejected Votes			110	1.34
Total Polled			8,177	100.00
Registered Electors			11,000
Turnout				74.34

1965 Parliamentary General Election[]

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:^[4]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	United National Party	Elephant	6,342
	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	4,767
H. M. Muthubanda		Sun	325
L. P. Banda		Cartwheel	176
Valid Votes
Rejected Votes
Total Polled				100.00
Registered Electors
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election[]

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:^[5]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%





Valid Votes
Rejected Votes
Total Polled				100.00
Registered Electors
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election[]

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:^[6]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%





Valid Votes
Rejected Votes
Total Polled				100.00
Registered Electors
Turnout

References[]

^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[1] "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.

[2] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[3] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[4] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[5] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[6] "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

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v t 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
	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee
	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya
	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa
	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa
	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya
	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota
	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
	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