Kelaniya Electoral District

Kelaniya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kelaniya in present-day Gampaha District, Western 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] Kelaniya electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Kelaniya continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1947 Junius Jayawardene United National Party 1947-1952
1952 1952-1956
1956 Richard Senanayake 1956-1960
1960 Junius Jayawardene United National Party 1960-1960
1960 R. S. Perera Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960-1965
1965 1965-1970
1970 1970-1977
1977 Cyril Mathew 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 for the district:[2]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
J. R. Jayewardene Elephant 17,246 62.82%
B. Waidyasekera Hand 10,206 37.18%
Valid Votes 27,452 100.00%
Rejected Votes 390
Total Polled 27,842
Registered Electors 47,638
Turnout 58.44%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
J. R. Jayewardene Hand 22,103 50.81%
Vimala Wijewardene Elephant 15,868 36.48%
Vivienne Goonewardena House 4,857 11.17%
D. R. Jayamanna Star 673 1.55%
Valid Votes 43,501 100.00%
Rejected Votes 434
Total Polled 43,935
Registered Electors 58,170
Turnout 75.53%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
R. G. Senanayake Umbrella 37,023 71.55%
J. R. Jayewardene Elephant 14,187 27.42%
M. P. P. W. Jayawardene Lamp 377 0.73%
S. A. D. S. Gunawardena Cart Wheel 158 0.31%
Valid Votes 57,145 100.00%
Rejected Votes 325
Total Polled 52,070
Registered Electors 67,542
Turnout 77.09%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
J. R. Jayewardene United National Party Elephant 10,827 37.54%
R. S. Perera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,318 32.31%
D. C. P. Benaragama Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 6,454 22.38%
N. S. Perera Key 1,769 6.13%
D. V. Algama Pair of Scales 284 0.98%
H. H. P. Saratha Kumar Lamp 187 0.65%
Valid Votes 28,839 100.00%
Rejected Votes 124
Total Polled 28,963
Registered Electors 35,470
Turnout 81.65%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
R. S. Perera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,801 56.34%
A. W. A. Abeyagoonasekera United National Party Elephant 11,353 40.48%
C. Amarasinha Cart Wheel 894 3.19%
Valid Votes 28,048 100.00%
Rejected Votes 109
Total Polled 28,157
Registered Electors 35,470
Turnout 79.38%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
R. S. Perera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 20,147 51.78%
A. W. A. Abeyagoonasekera United National Party Elephant 18,268 46.95%
Saranapala Gunawadena Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 495 1.27%
Valid Votes 38,910 100.00%
Rejected Votes 191
Total Polled 39,101
Registered Electors 46,330
Turnout 84.40%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
R. S. Perera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 29,331 57.89%
A. W. A. Abeyagoonasekera United National Party Elephant 20,992 41.43%
M. D. H. de Silva Bell 348 0.69%
Valid Votes 50,671 100.00%
Rejected Votes 178
Total Polled 50,849
Registered Electors 59,968
Turnout 84.79%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Cyril Mathew Elephant 23,477 56.08%
Erin Senanayake Hand 16,958 40.51%
L. Wewala Panditha Star 1,076 2.57%
H. A. Seneviratna Bell 162 0.39%
R. H. Jayasekera Cart Wheel 85 0.20%
M. D. H. de Silva Chair 45 0.11%
V. Stephen Perera Omni Bus 29 0.07%
Tissa Gerard Luwis Lamp 29 0.07%
Valid Votes 41,861* 100.00%
Rejected Votes 71
Total Polled 41,932
Registered Electors 49,470
Turnout 84.76%

References

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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. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13.
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.