Jump to content

Wattala Electoral District

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Members of Parliament

[edit]

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March) D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party 1960 - 1970
1960 (July)
1965
1970 A. D. J. L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 - 1977
1977 D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party 1977 - 1989

Elections

[edit]

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

[edit]

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 9,665 40.03
D. J. Weerackody Hand 5,520 22.86
Stanley Mendis Key 3,198 13.24
Vincent Rajapaksa Tumbler 2,941 12.18
C. M. Jayawardena Umbrella 1,681 6.96
L. Wewala Panditha Star 571 2.36
A. S. Jayamaha Cockerel 220 0.91
K. G. Jayaweera Lamp 147 0.61
Valid Votes 23,943 99.16
Rejected Votes 203 0.84
Total Polled 24,146 100.00
Registered Electors 30,201
Turnout 79.95

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

[edit]

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 11,633 49.27
A. D. J. L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,529 48.83
W. S. Perera Cartwheel 287 1.22
D. J. Weerackody Butterfly 94 0.40
Valid Votes 23,543 99.71
Rejected Votes 68 0.29
Total Polled 23,611 100.00
Registered Electors 30,201
Turnout 78.18

1965 Parliamentary General Election

[edit]

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 17,649 54.77
A. D. J. L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,076 43.69
D. G. B. Joseph Cartwheel 184 0.57
Valid Votes 31,909 99.03
Rejected Votes 312 0.97
Total Polled 32,221 100.00
Registered Electors 38,456
Turnout 83.79

1970 Parliamentary General Election

[edit]

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
A. D. J. L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 21,856 52.50
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 19,667 47.24
Valid Votes 41,523 99.75
Rejected Votes 106 0.25
Total Polled 41,629 100.00
Registered Electors 48,875
Turnout 85.17

1977 Parliamentary General Election

[edit]

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 26,355 62.77
A. D. J. L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,677 34.95
D. J. R. J. Jayakody Key 625 1.49
Nelson Fernando Flower 208 0.50
B. J. M. Rodrigo Ship 32 0.08
Valid Votes 41,897 99.78
Rejected Votes 92 0.22
Total Polled 41,989 100.00
Registered Electors 48,749
Turnout 86.13

References

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