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Nawalapitiya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Nawalapitiya 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] Nawalapitiya 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

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1947 K. Rajalingam CIC 1947-1952
1952 Robert Edward Jayatilaka Independent 1952-1956
1956 1956-1960
1960 (March) R. S. Pelpola SLFP 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 Chandra Karunaratne UNP 1965-1970
1970 M. S. Aluthgamage SLFP 1970-1977
1977 Chandra Karunaratne UNP 1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
K. Rajalingam Ceylon India Congress Cartwheel 7,933 49.97
Robert Edward Jayatilaka Ceylon Labour Party Umbrella 6,491 40.58
A. H. de Silva Independent Elephant 787 4.92
S. N. Ponniah Independent Hand 336 2.10
Valid Votes 15,547 97.19
Rejected Votes 450 2.81
Total Polled 15,997 100.00
Registered Electors 22,580
Turnout 70.85

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Robert Edward Jayatilaka Ceylon Labour Party Star 4,955 74.79
Don Peter Setunga Independent Elephant 965 14.45
K. Shelton de Silva Lanka Sama Samaja Party Umbrella 709 10.62
Valid Votes 6,629 99.25
Rejected Votes 50 0.75
Total Polled 6,679 100.00
Registered Electors 10,082
Turnout 66.25

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Robert Edward Jayatilaka Ceylon Labour Party Hand 3,592 46.09
H. E. Wijesuriya United National Party Elephant 2,961 37.99
S. Marasinghe Key 1,193 15.31
Valid Votes 7,746 99.38
Rejected Votes 48 0.62
Total Polled 7,794 100.00
Registered Electors 10,950
Turnout 71.18

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
R. S. Pelpola Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 7,200 40.52
T. A. Keerthinanda United National Party Elephant 4,545 25.58
Robert Edward Jayatilaka Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya Umbrella 2,707 15.23
S. Marasinghe Key 2,198 12.37
P. A. D. Perera Clock 776 4.37
Sudharma Podiralaham Book 103 0.58
Valid Votes 17,529 98.65
Rejected Votes 240 1.35
Total Polled 17,769 100.00
Registered Electors 23,020
Turnout 77.19

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
R. S. Pelpola Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,600 49.57
Chandra Karunaratne United National Party Elephant 6,874 39.62
Robert Edward Jayatilaka Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya Umbrella 1,731 9.98
Valid Votes 17,205 99.18
Rejected Votes 143 0.82
Total Polled 17,348 100.00
Registered Electors 23,020
Turnout 75.36

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Chandra Karunaratne United National Party Elephant 12,754 50.20
R. S. Pelpola Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,873 42.80
Robert Edward Jayatilaka Independent Chair 1,403 5.52
Valid Votes 25,030 98.52
Rejected Votes 376 1.48
Total Polled 25,406 100.00
Registered Electors 30,422
Turnout 83.51

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
M. S. Aluthgamage Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,774 54.41
Chandra Karunaratne United National Party Elephant 13,672 44.35
A. R. M. Abdul Cader Bell 92 0.30
Valid Votes 30,541 99.07
Rejected Votes 286 0.93
Total Polled 30,827 100.00
Registered Electors 35,901
Turnout 85.87

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Chandra Karunaratne United National Party Elephant 20,946 61.87
M. S. Aluthgamage Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,739 34.67
Sugathapala Wimalaratne Star 950 2.81
M. P. John Flower 129 0.38
A. Ramanathan Eye 92 0.27
Valid Votes 33,770 99.75
Rejected Votes 86 0.25
Total Polled 33,856 100.00
Registered Electors 39,569
Turnout 85.56

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]

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