All Ceylon Tamil Congress
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All Ceylon Tamil Congress Akila Ilankai Thamil Congress அகில இலங்கைத் தமிழ்க் காங்கிரஸ் අකිල ඉලංකෙයි තමිල් කොංග්රස් | |
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Secretary | Tamil nationalism |
National affiliation | Tamil National People's Front |
Election symbol | |
Bicycle | |
Party flag | |
All Ceylon Tamil Congress (
History
The ACTC was founded in 1944 by
Due to the cooperation of the ACTC with the
In 1972 the ACTC and the FP formed the Tamil United Front, which later evolved into the Tamil United Liberation Front in 1976.[citation needed]
Ahead of the 2001 elections, ACTC joined the LTTE-backed Tamil National Alliance (TNA). In the 2004 elections the TNA won 6.9% of the popular vote and 22 out of the 225 seats in parliament.[citation needed]
The ACTC left the TNA in 2010 and subsequently joined a new political alliance, the Tamil National People's Front.[citation needed]
Leaders
Leaders of this party:
- G. G. Ponnambalam (Snr.)
- Kumar Ponnambalam
- Dr. Nalliah Kumaraguruparan
- A. Vinayagamoorthy
- Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
1947 Parliamentary General Election
In the
Votes and seats won by ACTC by electoral district
Electoral District | Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | ACTC MP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chavakachcheri |
11,813 | 85.51% | 1 | 49.34% | V. Kumarasamy |
Jaffna |
14,324 | 73.28% | 1 | 46.26% | G. G. Ponnambalam |
Kankesanthurai | 12,126 | 55.39% | 1 | 57.69% | S. J. V. Chelvanayakam |
Kayts | 5,230 | 29.21% | 0 | 55.69% | |
Kopay | 9,619 | 58.90% | 1 | 50.33% | C. Vanniasingam |
Point Pedro | 10,396 | 43.51% | 1 | 58.39% | T. Ramalingam |
Trincomalee |
5,252 | 56.15% | 1 | 56.10% | S. Sivapalan |
Vaddukoddai | 11,721 | 61.24% | 1 | 52.00% | K. Kanagaratnam |
Vavuniya | 2,018 | 33.39% | 0 | 55.64% | |
Total | 82,499 | 4.37% | 7 | ||
Source:[2] |
1952 Parliamentary General Election
In the
Votes and seats won by ACTC by electoral district
Electoral District | Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | ACTC MP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chavakachcheri |
14,801 | 72.33% | 1 | 67.22% | V. Kumarasamy |
Jaffna |
12,726 | 60.48% | 1 | 71.66% | G. G. Ponnambalam |
Kayts | 9,517 | 43.44% | 1 | 73.36% | Alfred Thambiayah |
Kopay | 9,200 | 43.88% | 0 | 64.57% | |
Point Pedro | 11,609 | 41.54% | 1 | 65.80% | T. Ramalingam |
Vaddukoddai | 5,261 | 22.64% | 0 | 69.54% | |
Vavuniya | 1,398 | 15.52% | 0 | 69.59% | |
Total | 64,512 | 2.77% | 4 | ||
Source:[3] |
1956 Parliamentary General Election
In the
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
In the
Votes and seats won by ACTC by electoral district
Electoral District | Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | ACTC MP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chavakachcheri |
6,930 | 32.52% | 0 | 83.20% | |
Jaffna |
5,312 | 30.56% | 0 | 71.91% | |
Kankesanthurai | 1,448 | 7.23% | 0 | 71.22% | |
Kopay | 4,936 | 23.35% | 0 | 77.13% | |
Nallur | 6,808 | 34.82% | 0 | 73.12% | |
Point Pedro | 2,521 | 17.91% | 0 | 73.33% | |
Udupiddy | 7,365 | 34.70% | 1 | 74.84% | M. Sivasithamparam |
Vaddukoddai | 2,955 | 13.72% | 0 | 75.37% | |
Total | 38,275 | 1.32% | 1 | ||
Source:[5] |
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
In the
1965 Parliamentary General Election
In the
Votes and seats won by ACTC by electoral district
Electoral District | Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | ACTC MP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batticaloa |
8,107 | 12.14% | 0 | 150.59% | |
Chavakachcheri |
7,191 | 30.59% | 0 | 77.92% | |
Jaffna |
9,350 | 42.37% | 1 | 77.76% | G. G. Ponnambalam |
Kalkudah | 3,354 | 19.38% | 0 | 72.70% | |
Kankesanthurai | 6,611 | 26.13% | 0 | 72.42% | |
Kayts | 5,816 | 30.02% | 0 | 61.49% | |
Kilinochchi | 4,076 | 30.76% | 0 | 71.33% | |
Kopay | 8,230 | 34.34% | 0 | 72.90% | |
Mutur | 327 | 0.58% | 0 | 150.92% | |
Nallur | 9,860 | 43.12% | 0 | 72.03% | |
Point Pedro | 6,614 | 40.43% | 0 | 71.62% | |
Udupiddy | 12,009 | 46.67% | 1 | 75.47% | M. Sivasithamparam |
Uduvil | 5,577 | 23.29% | 0 | 72.80% | |
Vaddukoddai | 4,359 | 17.09% | 0 | 69.83% | |
Vavuniya | 7,265 | 40.33% | 1 | 73.45% | T. Sivasithamparam |
Total | 98,746 | 2.44% | 3 | ||
Source:[7] |
1970 Parliamentary General Election
In the
Votes and seats won by ACTC by electoral district
Electoral District | Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | ACTC MP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chavakachcheri |
12,921 | 45.51% | 0 | 86.11% | |
Jaffna |
7,222 | 29.05% | 0 | 79.89% | |
Kankesanthurai | 3,051 | 10.00% | 0 | 81.03% | |
Kayts | 1,667 | 6.80% | 0 | 76.88% | |
Kilinochchi | 9,049 | 50.19% | 1 | 76.03% | V. Anandasangaree |
Kopay | 11,288 | 38.38% | 0 | 79.01% | |
Nallur | 13,116 | 46.78% | 1 | 78.69% | C. Arulampalam |
Point Pedro | 8,902 | 46.85% | 0 | 79.52% | |
Udupiddy | 11,662 | 42.02% | 0 | 80.41% | |
Uduvil | 11,656 | 40.68% | 0 | 78.43% | |
Vaddukoddai | 14,359 | 51.29% | 1 | 78.67% | Dr. A. Thiagarajah |
Vavuniya | 10,674 | 41.92% | 0 | 80.82% | |
Total | 115,567 | 2.32% | 3 | ||
Source:[8] |
2000 Parliamentary General Election
In the
Votes and seats won by ACTC by electoral district
Electoral District | Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | ACTC MP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batticaloa | 6,968 | 3.74% | 0 | 71.74% | |
Colombo | 5,238 | 0.52% | 0 | 76.05% | |
Jaffna | 10,648 | 8.94% | 1 | 21.33% | A. Vinayagamoorthy |
Trincomalee | 3,748 | 2.82% | 0 | 68.53% | |
Vanni | 721 | 0.87% | 0 | 42.14% | |
Total | 27,323 | 0.32% | 1 | ||
Source:[9] |
2001 Parliamentary General Election
In the first parliamentary election contested by the
Votes and seats won by TNA by electoral district
Electoral District |
Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | TNA MPs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ampara | 48,789 | 17.41% | 1 | 82.51% | A. Chandranehru (TULF) |
Batticaloa | 86,284 | 48.17% | 3 | 68.20% | G. Krishnapillai (ACTC) Joseph Pararajasingham (TULF) Thambiraja Thangavadivel (TELO) |
Colombo | 12,696 | 1.20% | 0 | 76.31% | |
Jaffna | 102,324 | 54.84% | 6 | 31.14% | V. Anandasangaree (TULF) Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam (ACTC) Nadarajah Raviraj (TULF) Mavai Senathirajah (TULF) M. K. Shivajilingam (TELO) A. Vinayagamoorthy (ACTC) |
Trincomalee | 56,121 | 34.83% | 1 | 79.88% | R. Sampanthan (TULF) |
Vanni | 41,950 | 44.39% | 3 | 46.77% | Selvam Adaikalanathan (TELO) Sivasakthy Ananthan (EPRLF) Irasa Kuhaneswaran (TELO) |
National List | 1 | M. Sivasithamparam (TULF), died 5 June 2002 K. Thurairetnasingam (TULF) (replaces M. Sivasithamparam) | |||
Total | 348,164 | 3.88% | 15 | 76.03% | |
Source:"Parliamentary General Election 2001, Final District Results". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. |
2004 Parliamentary General Election
In the
Votes and seats won by TNA by electoral district
Electoral District |
Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | TNA MPs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ampara | 55,533 | 19.13% | 1 | 81.42% | K. Pathmanathan, died 21 May 2009 Thomas Thangathurai William, from 12 June 2009 (replaces K. Pathmanathan) |
Batticaloa | 161,011 | 66.71% | 4 | 83.58% | Senathirajah Jeyanandamoorthy , from 18 May 2004 (replaces Kingsley Rasanayagam)
Thanmanpillai Kanagasabai Thangeswary Kathiraman Kingsley Rasanayagam, resigned April 2004 P. Ariyanethiran |
Jaffna | 257,320 | 90.60% | 8 | 47.38% | Kidnan Sivanesan )
|
Trincomalee | 68,955 | 37.72% | 2 | 85.44% | ITAK )
|
Vanni | 90,835 | 64.71% | 5 | 66.64% | ) |
National List | 2 | Chandra Nehru Chandrakanthan, from 27 September 2006 (replaces Joseph Pararajasingham) )
Raseen Mohammed Imam, from 5 February 2008 (replaces M. K. Eelaventhan | |||
Total | 633,654 | 6.84% | 22 | 75.96% | |
Source:"Parliamentary General Election 2004, Final District Results". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. |
2010 Parliamentary General Election
In the
Votes and seats won by TNPF by electoral district
Electoral District |
Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | TNPF MPs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaffna | 6,362 | 4.28% | 0 | 23.33% | |
Trincomalee | 1,182 | 0.85% | 0 | 62.20% | |
Total | 7,544 | 0.09% | 0 | 61.26% | |
Source:"Parliamentary General Election – 2010". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. |
References
- ^ November 1948 Archived January 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Peace and Conflict Timeline
- ^ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947, Department of Elections
- ^ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952, Department of Elections
- ^ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956, Department of Elections
- ^ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19, Department of Elections
- ^ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20, Department of Elections
- ^ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965, Department of Elections
- ^ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970, Department of Elections
- ^ Result of Parliamentary General Election 10.10.2000, Department of Elections