Tissamaharama Electoral District
Appearance
Tissamaharama electoral district was an
multi-member electoral districts.[1] Tissamaharama electoral district was replaced by the Hambantota multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections
.
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[2]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lakshman Rajapaksa | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 10,665 | 44.83 |
Charles Edirisuriya | Elephant | 7,253 | 30.23 | |
Piyadasa Weeraratne | Pair of Scales | 2,108 | 8.79 | |
R. G. W. Nilaweera | Hand | 1,660 | 6.92 | |
Danister Serasinghe | Sun | 1,057 | 4.41 | |
Albert Ediriwickremasuriya | Umbrella | 754 | 3.14 | |
E. G. Wijesinghe | Eye | 291 | 1.21 | |
Valid Votes | 23,788 | 99.15 | ||
Rejected Votes | 204 | 0.85 | ||
Total Polled | 23,992 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 32,024 | |||
Turnout | 74.92 |
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[3]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lakshman Rajapaksa | Cartwheel | 12,551 | 54.32 | |
Charles Edirisuriya | Elephant | 10,426 | 45.12 | |
Valid Votes | 22,977 | 99.44 | ||
Rejected Votes | 130 | 0.56 | ||
Total Polled | 23,107 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 32,024 | |||
Turnout | 72.16 |
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[4]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Edirisuriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 14,295 | 45.60 |
Lakshman Rajapaksa | Independent | Cartwheel | 14,059 | 44.85 |
Ubewarna Nimal Rohana | Flower | 2,719 | 8.67 | |
Valid Votes | 31,073 | 99.12 | ||
Rejected Votes | 276 | 0.88 | ||
Total Polled | 31,349 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 40,724 | |||
Turnout | 76.98 |
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[5]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tennyson Edirisuriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 18,576 | 43.25 |
Lakshman Rajapaksa | Independent | Umbrella | 13,121 | 30.55 |
Charles Edirisuriya | United National Party | Elephant | 5,919 | 13.78 |
Thassim Mohamed Riyal | Chair | 2,733 | 6.36 | |
Weerasin Gunasekera Edmund | Butterfly | 2,269 | 5.28 | |
Ubewarna Nimal Rohana | Bell | 169 | 0.39 | |
Valid Votes | 42,787 | 99.61 | ||
Rejected Votes | 167 | 0.39 | ||
Total Polled | 42,954 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 51,500 | |||
Turnout | 83.41 |
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[6]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. M. B. Cyril | United National Party | Elephant | 20,879 | 53.00 |
Lakshman Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 13,109 | 33.28 |
Tennyson Edirisuriya | Star | 5,206 | 13.22 | |
Valid Votes | 39,354 | 99.99 | ||
Rejected Votes | 160 | 0.01 | ||
Total Polled | 39,394 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 45,888 | |||
Turnout | 85.85 |
References
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 May 2017.