Kuliyapitiya Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March) I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle 1960
1960 (July) G. W. Samarasinghe 1960-1965
1965 I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle 1965-1970
1970 G. W. Samarasinghe 1970-1977
1977 Lionel Jayatillake

Elections

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1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Elephant 17,246 52.90
G. W. Samarasinghe Hand 14,428 44.25
A. T. Somaratna Cartwheel 809 2.48
Valid Votes 32,483 99.63
Rejected Votes 119 0.37
Total Polled 32,602 100.00
Registered Electors 38,252
Turnout 85.23

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
G. W. Samarasinghe Hand 19,963 52.32
I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Elephant 18,055 47.32
Valid Votes 38,018 99.64
Rejected Votes 136 0.36
Total Polled 38,154
Registered Electors 42,974
Turnout 88.78

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Lionel Jayatillake Elephant 26,000 59.21
Wijayasiri Samarasinghe Hand 16,927 38.55
W. A. Abeysinghe Star 853 1.94
Valid Votes 43,780 99.70
Rejected Votes 134 0.30
Total Polled 43,914 100.00
Registered Electors 48,552
Turnout 90.45

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.