Weligama Electoral District

Weligama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Weligama in Matara 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] Weligama electoral district was replaced by the Matara 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 Montague Jayawickrama United National Party 1947 - 1956
1952
1956 Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956 -1960
1960 (March) Montague Jayawickrama United National Party 1960 - 1970
1960 (July)
1965
1970 Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 1977
1977 Montague Jayawickrama United National Party 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 %
Montague Jayawickrama United National Party Umbrella 11,255 42.95
Edward Senaratne Star 7,468 28.50
A. B. Seneviratne Elephant 5,212 19.89
E. Y. D. Abeygunawardena Key 1,422 5.43
D. L. Senaratne Hand 413 1.58
Valid Votes 25,770 98.35
Rejected Votes 433 1.65
Total Polled 26,203 100.00
Registered Electors 51,174
Turnout 51.20

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 %
Montague Jayawickrama United National Party Umbrella 16,397 53.78
Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Star 13,806 45.28
Valid Votes 30,203 99.06
Rejected Votes 286 0.94
Total Polled 30,489 100.00
Registered Electors 40,727
Turnout 74.86

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 %
Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 18,648 57.27
Montague Jayawickrama United National Party Elephant 13,659 41.95
Valid Votes 32,307 99.23
Rejected Votes 252 0.77
Total Polled 32,559 100.00
Registered Electors 44,610
Turnout 72.99

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 %
Montague Jayawickrema United National Party Elephant 14,270 52.44
Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,240 37.63
D. Wickremaratna Star 1,709 6.28
D. B. de S. Jayawardena Umbrella 447 1.64
G. P. J. Nanayakkara Eye 271 0.99
A. G. Piyasinghe Pair of Scales 128 0.47
Valid Votes 27,065 99.46
Rejected Votes 147 0.54
Total Polled 27,212 100.00
Registered Electors 37,119
Turnout 73.31

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 %
Montague Jayawickrema United National Party Elephant 15,281 54.29
Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,741 45.26
Valid Votes 28,022 99.55
Rejected Votes 126 0.45
Total Polled 28,148 100.00
Registered Electors 37,119
Turnout 75.83

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Montague Jayawickrema United National Party Elephant 18,316 52.66
Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,271 46.78
Valid Votes 34,587 99.43
Rejected Votes 197 0.57
Total Polled 34,784 100.00
Registered Electors 44,912
Turnout 78.71

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 22,635 58.09
S. S. Perera United National Party Elephant 16,224 41.64
Valid Votes 38,859 99.73
Rejected Votes 107 0.27
Total Polled 38,966 100.00
Registered Electors 47,309
Turnout 82.36

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Montague Jayawickrema United National Party Elephant 25,440 55.95
Chulpadmendra Dahanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,343 35.94
H. G. S. Ratnaweera Communist Party of Sri Lanka Star 3,560 7.83
Valid Votes 45,343 99.72
Rejected Votes 128 0.28
Total Polled 45,471 100.00
Registered Electors 54,430
Turnout 83.54

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

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