Wariyapola Electoral District

Wariyapola electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Wariyapola 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] Wariyapola electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala 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 Ivan Dassanayake UNP 1947 - 1952
1952 1952 - 1956
1956 A. M. Adikari SLFP 1956 - 1960
1960 (March) 1960
1960 (July) 1960 - 1962
1962 M. A. J. Wijesinghe 1962 -1965
1965 D. M. Tilakaratna Bandara UNP 1965 - 1970
1970 M. A. J. Wijesinghe SLFP 1970 - 1977
1977 Amarawathie Piyaseeli Ratnayake 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 %
Ivan Dassanayake Key 12,063 79.45
C. M. Edwin de Silva Elephant 2,158 14.21
H. Poorten Umbrella 485 3.19
T. G. R. de Silva Star 213 1.40
Valid Votes 14,919 98.25
Rejected Votes 265 1.75
Total Polled 15,184 100.00
Registered Electors 31,886
Turnout 47.62

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 %
Ivan Dassanayake United National Party Elephant 19,622 78.51
A. M. Adikari Umbrella 7,090 28.37
Samuel Benadict Pieris Lamp 350 1.40
Valid Votes 24,796 99.21
Rejected Votes 198 0.79
Total Polled 24,994 100.00
Registered Electors 35,625
Turnout 70.16

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 %
A. M. Adikari Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 19,470 60.30
Ivan Dassanayake United National Party Elephant 12,657 39.20
Valid Votes 32,127 99.50
Rejected Votes 162 0.50
Total Polled 32,289 100.00
Registered Electors 42,751
Turnout 75.53

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 %
A. M. Adikari Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,894 51.48
Ivan Dassanayake United National Party Elephant 9,172 39.70
Lewie Ariyasinghe Key 1,078 4.67
Paiyadasa Vitharane Star 286 1.24
S. M. Abeysekera Umbrella 271 1.17
M. P. H. J. Wijayawardhana Eye 261 1.13
Valid Votes 22,296 99.38
Rejected Votes 144 0.62
Total Polled 23,106 100.00
Registered Electors 29,197
Turnout 79.14

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 %
A. M. Adikari Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,363 55.36
Ivan Dassanayake United National Party Elephant 10,624 44.02
B. D. R. Jayasena Cartwheel 85 0.35
Valid Votes 24,072 99.73
Rejected Votes 65 0.27
Total Polled 24,137 100.00
Registered Electors 29,199
Turnout 82.66

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
D. M. Tilakaratna Bandara Sri Lanka Freedom Party Elephant 15,336 50.0
M. A. J. Wijesinghe United National Party Hand 14,904 48.58
R. B. Balasuriya Cartwheel 149 0.49
K. Justin de Silva Sun 140 0.46
Valid Votes 30,529 99.51
Rejected Votes 149 0.49
Total Polled 30,678 100.00
Registered Electors 35,978
Turnout 85.27

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
M. A. J. Wijesinghe United National Party Hand 22,304 59.77
D. M. Tilakaratne Bandara Sri Lanka Freedom Party Elephant 14,686 39.36
Ariyadasa Sikurajapati Bell 223 0.60
Valid Votes 37,213 99.72
Rejected Votes 104 0.28
Total Polled 37,317 100.00
Registered Electors 42,490
Turnout 87.83

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

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

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 18 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.