Matale Electoral District (1947–1989)
Appearance
Matale electoral district was an
multi-member electoral districts.[1] Matale electoral district was replaced by the Matale multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections
, the first under the PR system, though Matale continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
Key
Election | Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | V. T. Nanayakkara | 1947-1952 | ||
1952 | Bernard Aluwihare | United National Party | 1952-1956 | |
1956 | Nimal Karunatilake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1956-1960 | |
1960 (March) | Bernard Aluwihare | United National Party | 1960-1965 | |
1960 (July) | ||||
1965 | Alick Aluwihare | 1965-1970 | ||
1970 | Richard Udugama | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 | |
1977 | Alick Aluwihare | United National Party | 1977-1989 |
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
V. T. Nanayakkara | Eye | 11,530 | 48.62 | |
Bernard Aluwihare | Star | 9,525 | 40.12 | |
T. B. Wegodapola | Lamp | 2,373 | 10.01 | |
Valid Votes | 23,428 | 98.80 | ||
Rejected Votes | 285 | 1.20 | ||
Total Polled | 23,713 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 37,847 | |||
Turnout | 62.65 |
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[3]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard Aluwihare | Flower | 12,314 | 57.43 | |
V. T. Nanayakkara | House | 8,898 | 41.95% | |
Valid Votes | 21,212 | 98.93 | ||
Rejected Votes | 229 | 1.07 | ||
Total Polled | 21,441 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 29,272 | |||
Turnout | 73.25 |
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[4]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nimal Karunatilake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 12,968 | 55.15 |
Bernard Aluwihare | United National Party | Elephant | 10,372 | 44.11 |
Valid Votes | 23,340 | 99.26 | ||
Rejected Votes | 175 | 0.74 | ||
Total Polled | 23,515 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 33,081 | |||
Turnout | 71.08 |
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[5]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard Aluwihare | United National Party | Elephant | 8,022 | 49.99 |
T. D. Gunaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 6,113 | 38.97 |
M. B. Ratnayake | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cart Wheel | 892 | 5.56 |
S. B. Wijeratne | Communist Party | Star | 504 | 3.14 |
A. K. Sumanapala | Umbrella | 154 | 0.96 | |
Jinadasa Wickremasuriya | Sun | 117 | 0.73 | |
Upali Monaravila Keppetipola | Clock | 113 | 0.70 | |
Valid Votes | 15,915 | 99.18 | ||
Rejected Votes | 131 | 0.82 | ||
Total Polled | 16,046 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 20,739 | |||
Turnout | 77.37 |
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[6]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard Aluwihare | United National Party | Elephant | 8,961 | 54.13 |
T. D. Gunaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 7,489 | 45.24 |
Valid Votes | 16,450 | 99.37 | ||
Rejected Votes | 105 | 0.63 | ||
Total Polled | 16,555 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 20,739 | |||
Turnout | 79.83% |
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[7]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alick Aluwihare | United National Party | Elephant | 13,502 | 59.38 |
W. Dorakumbura | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 9,025 | 39.70 |
Valid Votes | 22,527 | 99.07 | ||
Rejected Votes | 212 | 0.93 | ||
Total Polled | 22,739 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 27,414 | |||
Turnout | 82.95 |
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[8]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Udugama | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 13,428 | 51.01 |
Alick Aluwihare | United National Party | Elephant | 12,778 | 48.54 |
Valid Votes | 26,206 | 99.54 | ||
Rejected Votes | 120 | 0.46 | ||
Total Polled | 26,326 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 30,396 | |||
Turnout | 86.61 |
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[9]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alick Aluwihare | United National Party | Elephant | 21,945 | 69.66 |
Chandrasena Munaweera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 9,039 | 28.69 |
R. G. Karunaratne | Eye | 361 | 1.15 | |
Valid Votes | 31,345 | 99.50 | ||
Rejected Votes | 156 | 0.50 | ||
Total Polled | 31,501 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 36,395 | |||
Turnout | 86.55 |
References
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]