Maturata Electoral District

Maturata electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Maturata in Kandy District, Central 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] Maturata electoral district was replaced by the Kandy 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 M. D. Banda United National Party 1947-1952
1952 1952-1956
1956 1956-1960

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 %
M. D. Banda United National Party Star 12,438 67.44
S. Somasunderam Scales 3,572 19.37
I. C. S. Goonatilleke Eye 798 4.33
E. W. A. de Silva Elephant 422 2.29
[E. Goonawardena Hand 404 2.19
I. B. Mani Key 229 1.24
Valid Votes 17,863 96.86
Rejected Votes 580 3.14
Total Polled 18,443 100.00
Registered Electors 28,708
Turnout 64.24

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. D. Banda United National Party Umbrella 15,333 83.32
I. C. S. Goonatilleke Star 1,122 6.10
Charles Barton Scales 941 5.11
A. Abeykoon Key 687 3.73
Valid Votes 18,083 98.27
Rejected Votes 319 1.73
Total Polled 18,402 100.00
Registered Electors 26,740
Turnout 69.52

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. D. Banda United National Party Elephant 9,523 51.23
S. W. Y. B. N. B. Beddewela Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,083 43.48
D. P. A. Jayasekera Lamp 760 4.09
Valid Votes 18,366 98.80
Rejected Votes 224 1.20
Total Polled 18,590 100.00
Registered Electors 31,149
Turnout 59.68

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 5 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 July 2018.[permanent dead link]