Wattala Electoral District

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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

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
style="background-color: Template:United National Party/meta/color" | 1960 (March) D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party 1960 - 1970
style="background-color: Template:United National Party/meta/color" | 1960 (July)
style="background-color: Template:United National Party/meta/color" | 1965
style="background-color: Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color" | 1970 A.D.J.L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 - 1977
style="background-color: Template:United National Party/meta/color" | 1977 D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party 1977 - 1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 11,633
A.D.J.L.Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,529
W.S. Perera [[ ]] Cart Wheel 287
D.J. Weerackody [[ ]] Butterfly 94
Valid Votes 23,543 100.00%
Rejected Votes 68
Total Polled 23,611
Registered Electors 30,201
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 26,355 62.90
A.D.J.L.Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,677 35.03
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 41,897 100.00%
Rejected Votes 92
Total Polled 41,989
Registered Electors 48,749
Turnout 84%

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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