Kodituwakku Don Goonaratne (13 July 1903 – ?) was a Ceylonese school teacher and politician. Goonaratne contested the first 1st parliamentary election held in 1947 in the seat of Alutnuwara. Alutnuwara was a rural constituency, where chena (elephant foot yam) was cultivated, with 70% Sinhalese and 20% Indian Tamils. He ran as an Independent but lost to the Ceylon India Congress candidate, Desigar Ramanujam by 1,437 votes. He secured 22.5% of the total vote, as opposed to Ramanujam's 47%. He ran again at the 2nd parliamentary election held in May 1952 but lost to Ramanujan, who increased his majority to 51%, whilst Goonaratne only had 11.5% of the vote.
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