Mutur Electoral District

Mutur Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Mutur in Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. The district was a two-member constituency between March 1960 and July 1977. 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] Mutur electoral district was replaced by the Trincomalee multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Mutur continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   ITAK   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1947 A. R. A. M. Abubucker United National Party 1947-1952
1952 M. E. H. Mohamed Ali Independent 1952-1960
1956
1960 (March) T. Ahambaram Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 1960-1962
1960 (July)
1962 (June) M. E. H. Mohamed Ali 1962-1970
1965
1970 A. L. Abdul Majeed Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977
1977 M. E. H. Maharoof United National Party 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 %
  A. R. A. M. Abubucker United National Party Elephant 3,480 43.98%
  M. E. H. Mohamed Ali Communist Party Pair of Scales 1,760 22.24%
E. Sokkalingam Star 1,555 19.65%
A. C. Chellarajah Umbrella 1,118 14.13%
Valid Votes 7,913 100.00%
Rejected Votes 228
Total Polled 8,141
Registered Electors 16,649
Turnout 48.90%

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 %
M. E. H. Mohamed Ali Independent Pair of Scales 6,050 64.51%
  A. R. A. M. Abubucker United National Party Umbrella 3,329 35.49%
Valid Votes 9,379 100.00%
Rejected Votes 119
Total Polled 9,498
Registered Electors 16,705
Turnout 56.86%

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 %
M. E. H. Mohamed Ali Independent Pair of Scales 10,549 84.72%
A. H. Alwis Aeroplane 1,902 15.28%
Valid Votes 12,451 100.00%
Rejected Votes 114
Total Polled 12,565
Registered Electors 22,177
Turnout 56.66%

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 %
  T. Ahambaram Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6] House 10,685 26.73%
M. E. H. Mohamed Ali Independent Ladder 10,680 26.72%
A. L. Abdul Majeed Sewing Machine 7,540 18.86%
  S. B. Weerakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,748 16.88%
  A. H. Alwis United National Party Elephant 1,488 3.72%
  P. D. E. Victor Perera Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 1,165 2.91%
J. A. P. Thurainayagam Independent Sun 1,075 2.69%
  A. R. A. M. Abubucker Lanka Democratic Party[7] Umbrella 298 0.75%
N. T. Francis Xavier Cockerel 295 0.74%
Valid Votes 39,974 100.00%
Rejected Votes 1,153
Total Polled 41,127
Registered Electors 28,520
Turnout 144.20%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[8]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
  T. Ahambaram Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6] House 13,304 28.88%
  A. L. Abdul Majeed Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,247 28.76%
  M. E. H. Mohamed Ali United National Party Elephant 11,417 24.78%
H. D. L. Leelaratne Ladder 7,916 17.18%
  P. D. E. Victor Perera Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 181 0.39%
Valid Votes 46,065 100.00%
Rejected Votes 677
Total Polled 46,742
Registered Electors 28,520
Turnout 163.89%

1962 Parliamentary by-election

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Results of the by-election held on 28 June 1962:[9]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
  M. E. H. Mohamed Ali Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6] House 14,215 51.31%
  S. A. Hameed Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,903 24.92%
R. M. Gunathilake Star 6,040 21.80%
C. Sundaralingam Eelam Front Sun 423 1.52%
Valid Votes 27,699 100.00%
Rejected Votes 118
Total Polled 27,699
Registered Electors 34.632
Turnout 79.98%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[10]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
  M. E. H. Mohamed Ali Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6] House 20,237 35.64%
  A. L. Abdul Majeed Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,726 29.45%
  H. D. L. Leelaratne United National Party Elephant 15,328 26.99%
  D. V. Paulis Sri Lanka Freedom Party Bird 3,792 6.68%
R. M. Gunathilaka Ladder 376 0.66%
  S. S. Arumugam All Ceylon Tamil Congress Bicycle 327 0.58%
Valid Votes 56,786 100.00%
Rejected Votes 1,343
Total Polled 58,129
Registered Electors 38,516
Turnout 150.92%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[11]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
  A. L. Abdul Majeed Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 22,727 29.72%
  A. Thangathurai Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6] House 19,787 25.87%
H. D. L. Leelaratne Ladder 18,698 24.45%
  M. E. H. Mohamed Ali United National Party Elephant 15,018 19.64%
B.G. Sirisena Lamp 253 0.33%
Valid Votes 76,483 100.00%
Rejected Votes 705
Total Polled 77,188
Registered Electors 44,176
Turnout 174.73%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[12]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
  M. E. H. Maharoof United National Party Elephant 12,530 44.99%
  A. L. Abdul Majeed Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 7,800 28.01%
  S. M. Makeen Tamil United Liberation Front
(Muslim United Liberation Front)		 Sun 7,520 27.00%
Valid Votes 27,850 100.00%
Rejected Votes 115
Total Polled 27,965
Registered Electors 30,389
Turnout 92.02%

References & footnotes

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-12.
  6. ^ a b c d e Also known as the Federal Party
  7. ^ Also known as the Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary ByElections" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-04.
  10. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13.
  11. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
  12. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.

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