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Tissamaharama Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March) Lakshman Rajapaksa Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
1960 (July)
1965 Charles Edirisuriya Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1970 Tennyson Edirisuriya
1977 P. M. B. Cyril United National Party

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[2]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Lakshman Rajapaksa Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 10,665 44.83
Charles Edirisuriya Elephant 7,253 30.23
Piyadasa Weeraratne Pair of Scales 2,108 8.79
R. G. W. Nilaweera Hand 1,660 6.92
Danister Serasinghe Sun 1,057 4.41
Albert Ediriwickremasuriya Umbrella 754 3.14
E. G. Wijesinghe Eye 291 1.21
Valid Votes 23,788 99.15
Rejected Votes 204 0.85
Total Polled 23,992 100.00
Registered Electors 32,024
Turnout 74.92

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Lakshman Rajapaksa Cartwheel 12,551 54.32
Charles Edirisuriya Elephant 10,426 45.12
Valid Votes 22,977 99.44
Rejected Votes 130 0.56
Total Polled 23,107 100.00
Registered Electors 32,024
Turnout 72.16

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[4]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Charles Edirisuriya Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,295 45.60
Lakshman Rajapaksa Independent Cartwheel 14,059 44.85
Ubewarna Nimal Rohana Flower 2,719 8.67
Valid Votes 31,073 99.12
Rejected Votes 276 0.88
Total Polled 31,349 100.00
Registered Electors 40,724
Turnout 76.98

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[5]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tennyson Edirisuriya Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 18,576 43.25
Lakshman Rajapaksa Independent Umbrella 13,121 30.55
Charles Edirisuriya United National Party Elephant 5,919 13.78
Thassim Mohamed Riyal Chair 2,733 6.36
Weerasin Gunasekera Edmund Butterfly 2,269 5.28
Ubewarna Nimal Rohana Bell 169 0.39
Valid Votes 42,787 99.61
Rejected Votes 167 0.39
Total Polled 42,954 100.00
Registered Electors 51,500
Turnout 83.41

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[6]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
P. M. B. Cyril United National Party Elephant 20,879 53.00
Lakshman Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,109 33.28
Tennyson Edirisuriya Star 5,206 13.22
Valid Votes 39,354 99.99
Rejected Votes 160 0.01
Total Polled 39,394 100.00
Registered Electors 45,888
Turnout 85.85

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

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