Mawanella Electoral District

Mawanella electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Mawanella in Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa 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] Mawanella electoral district was replaced by the Kegalle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1947 Harris Leuke Ratwatte UNP 1947-1952
1952 C. R. Beligammana SLFP 1952-1956
1956 1956-1960
1960 (March) P. B. Bandaranayake UNP 1960
1960 (July) P. R. Ratnayake SLFP 1960-1965
1965 C. R. Beligammana UNP 1965-1970
1970 P. R. Ratnayake SLFP 1970-1977
1977 C. R. Beligammana UNP 1977-1989

Elections

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1947 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Harris Leuke Ratwatte United National Party Umbrella 9,442 51.87
C. R. Beligammana Independent Hand 7,055 38.76
B. Abeyaratne Independent Key 729 4.01
S. M. A. Maulana Independent Elephant 715 3.93
Valid Votes 17,941 98.57
Rejected Votes 261 1.43
Total Polled 18,202 100.00
Registered Electors 34,491
Turnout 52.77

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
C. R. Beligammana Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,225 54.45
Harris Leuke Ratwatte United National Party Elephant 10,847 41.52
N. H. Seelawathie Independent Wheel 739 2.83
Valid Votes 25,811 98.80
Rejected Votes 313 1.20
Total Polled 26,124 100.00
Registered Electors 36,231
Turnout 72.10

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[4]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
C. R. Beligammana Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 20,125 60.69
N. H. Keerthiratne United National Party Elephant 12,564 37.89
M. S. Mohideen Cartwheel 200 0.60
Valid Votes 32,889 99.18
Rejected Votes 271 0.82
Total Polled 33,160 100.00
Registered Electors 40,777
Turnout 81.32

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[5]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
P. B. Bandaranayake United National Party Elephant 7,238 33.22
C. R. Beligammana Independent Lamp 5,925 27.19
P. R. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 5,633 25.85
A. A. Shauketaly Key 855 3.92
A. K. Vidyasekera Star 794 3.64
N. R. B. Daswatte Scales 527 2.42
K. M. D. Seneviratne Cartwheel 455 2.09
G. T. Abeykoon Umbrella 126 0.58
S. H. Ahamed Udayar Ladder 117 0.54
Valid Votes 21,670 99.45
Rejected Votes 120 0.55
Total Polled 21,790 100.00
Registered Electors 27,869
Turnout 78.19

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[6]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
P. R. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,218 41.91
P. B. Bandaranayake United National Party Elephant 8,724 39.66
C. R. Beligammana Independent Lamp 3,955 17.98
Valid Votes 21,897 99.55
Rejected Votes 99 0.45
Total Polled 21,996 100.00
Registered Electors 27,869
Turnout 78.93

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[7]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
C. R. Beligammana United National Party Elephant 17,378 58.19
P. R. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,328 41.28
S. A. S. Perera Independent Cartwheel 71 0.24
Valid Votes 29,777 99.72
Rejected Votes 85 0.28
Total Polled 29,862 100.00
Registered Electors 34,847
Turnout 85.70

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[8]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
P. R. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 19,242 55.60
C. R. Beligammana United National Party Elephant 14,504 42.21
M. I. M. Maujoud Independent Bell 475 1.38
Valid Votes 34,221 99.59
Rejected Votes 142 0.41
Total Polled 34,363 100.00
Registered Electors 38,938
Turnout 88.25

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[9]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
C. R. Beligammana United National Party Elephant 21,211 57.50
P. R. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,632 39.67
P. P. Victor Key 981 2.66
Valid Votes 36,824 99.82
Rejected Votes 65 0.18
Total Polled 36,889 100.00
Registered Electors 41,536
Turnout 88.81

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]

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