Point Pedro Electoral District
Point Pedro Electoral District was an
multi-member electoral districts.[1] Point Pedro electoral district was replaced by the Jaffna multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections
, the first under the PR system, though Point Pedro continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
Key
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi TULF
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | T. Ramalingam | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | 1947-1952 | |
| 1952 | 1952-1956 | |||
| 1956 | P. Kandiah | Communist Party of Ceylon
|
1956-1960 | |
| 1960 (March) | K. Thurairatnam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
|
1960-1960 | |
| 1960 (July) | 1960-1965 | |||
| 1965 | 1965-1970 | |||
| 1970 | 1970-1977 | |||
| 1977 | Tamil United Liberation Front | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Ramalingam | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Pair of Scales | 10,396 | 43.51% | |
| S. "Jeyam" Tharamakulasingham | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Eye | 6,108 | 25.56% | |
| V. Suppiah | Independent |
Spoon | 3,897 | 16.31% | |
| P. Kandiah | Communist Party |
Hand | 3,492 | 14.62% | |
| Valid Votes | 23,893 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 446 | ||||
| Total Polled | 24,339 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 41,682 | ||||
| Turnout | 58.39% | ||||
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Ramalingam | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Eye | 11,609 | 41.54% | |
| P. Kandiah | Communist Party |
Bicycle | 8,617 | 30.83% | |
| K. C. Nadarajah | Independent |
Hand | 5,512 | 19.72% | |
| Coomaraswamy Balasingham | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Wheel | 2,208 | 7.90% | |
| Valid Votes | 27,946 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 494 | ||||
| Total Polled | 28,440 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 43,219 | ||||
| Turnout | 65.80% | ||||
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Kandiah | Communist Party |
Star | 14,381 | 50.81% | |
Murugesu Sivasithamparam |
Independent |
Umbrella | 8,064 | 28.49% | |
| K. Thurairatnam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[5] |
House | 5,859 | 20.70% | |
| Valid Votes | 28,304 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 317 | ||||
| Total Polled | 28,621 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 44,603 | ||||
| Turnout | 64.17% | ||||
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[6]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Thurairatnam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[5] |
House | 5,679 | 40.34% | |
| N. Nadarajah | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Bicycle | 2,521 | 17.91% | |
| T. Jayadevan | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 2,101 | 14.92% | |
| K. Senathirajah | Communist Party |
Star | 1,552 | 11.02% | |
| S. Sundaralingam | Independent |
Ship | 1,226 | 8.71% | |
| S. Kandiah | Sun | 1,000 | 7.10% | ||
| Valid Votes | 14,079 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 152 | ||||
| Total Polled | 14,231 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 19,408 | ||||
| Turnout | 73.33% | ||||
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[7]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Thurairatnam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[5] |
House | 8,226 | 67.46% | |
| N. Nadarajah | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Bicycle | 3,968 | 32.54% | |
| Valid Votes | 12,194 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 129 | ||||
| Total Polled | 12,323 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 19,408 | ||||
| Turnout | 63.49% | ||||
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[8]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Thurairatnam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[5] |
House | 7,564 | 46.24% | |
| N. Nadarajah | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Bicycle | 6,614 | 40.43% | |
| K. Motilal Nehru | Communist Party |
Star | 2,180 | 13.33% | |
| Valid Votes | 16,358 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 94 | ||||
| Total Polled | 16,452 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 22,972 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.62% | ||||
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[9]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Thurairatnam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[5] |
House | 9,217 | 48.50% | |
| N. Nadarajah | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Bicycle | 8,902 | 46.85% | |
| P. Kanagarasa | Pair of Scales | 579 | 3.05% | ||
| A. Visagaratnam | Cockerel | 305 | 1.61% | ||
| Valid Votes | 19,003 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 86 | ||||
| Total Polled | 19,089 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 24,006 | ||||
| Turnout | 79.52% | ||||
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[10]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Thurairatnam | Tamil United Liberation Front | Sun | 12,989 | 55.77% | |
| N. Nadarajah | Independent |
Umbrella | 6,419 | 27.56% | |
| M. P. Veeravagu | Independent |
Pair of Scales | 3,065 | 13.16% | |
| K. T. Rajasingham | Eye | 614 | 2.64% | ||
| K. S. Muthukumarasamy | Ship | 204 | 0.88% | ||
| Valid Votes | 23,291 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 75 | ||||
| Total Polled | 23,366 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 28,447 | ||||
| Turnout | 82.14% | ||||
K. Thurairatnam and all other TULF MPs boycotted Parliament from the middle of 1983 for a number of reasons: they were under pressure from Sri Lankan Tamil militants not to stay in Parliament beyond their normal six-year term; the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka required them to swear an oath unconditionally renouncing support for a separate state; and the Black July riots in which up to 3,000 Tamils were murdered by Sinhalese mobs. After three months of absence, Thurairatnam forfeited his seat in Parliament on 5 January 1984.[11]
References & footnotes
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
- ^ Federal Party
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-12.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.
- ^ Wickramasinghe, Wimal (18 January 2008). "Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for extention [sic] of Parliament". The Island, Sri Lanka.[dead link]