Welimada Electoral District
Welimada electoral district was an
Members of Parliament
Key
Election | Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | K. D. Sugathadasa | 1947-1952 | ||
1952 | M. B. Bambarapane | Independent | 1952-1956 | |
1956 | K. M. P. Rajaratne | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 1956-1957 | |
1957 by-election | Kusuma Rajaratne | Independent | 1957-1960 | |
1960 (March) | K. M. P. Rajaratne | National Liberation Front | 1960 | |
1960 (July) | 1960-1962 | |||
1962 by-election | 1962-1965 | |||
1965 | Percy Samaraweera | Independent | 1965-1966 | |
1966 by-election | 1966-1968 | |||
1968 by-election | 1968-1970 | |||
1970 | R. M. Bandara | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 | |
1977 | Percy Samaraweera | United National Party | 1977-1988 | |
1988 by-election | Ravindra Samaraweera | United National Party | 1988-1989 [2] |
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:[3]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
K. D. Sugathadasa | Independent | Cartwheel | 4,242 | 40.86 |
A. G. Divitotawela | United National Party | Hand | 4,220 | 40.64 |
W. Pinto | Umbrella | 1,517 | 14.61 | |
Valid Votes | 9,979 | 96.11 | ||
Rejected Votes | 404 | 3.89 | ||
Total Polled | 10,383 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 19,978 | |||
Turnout | 51.97 |
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[4]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
M. B. Bambarapane | Independent | Key | 6,314 | 40.69 |
K. D. David Perera | United National Party | Umbrella | 5,118 | 32.98 |
K. M. P. Rajaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Elephant | 3,327 | 21.44 |
G. P. Perera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Hand | 423 | 2.73 |
Valid Votes | 15,182 | 97.83 | ||
Rejected Votes | 337 | 2.17 | ||
Total Polled | 15,519 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 21,220 | |||
Turnout | 73.13 |
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[5]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
K. M. P. Rajaratne | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Hand | 12,336 | 69.98 |
M. B. Bambarapane | United National Party | Elephant | 4,318 | 24.50 |
M. D. Perera | Cartwheel | 770 | 4.37 | |
Valid Votes | 17,424 | 98.85 | ||
Rejected Votes | 203 | 1.15 | ||
Total Polled | 17,627 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 27,774 | |||
Turnout | 63.47 |
1957 Parliamentary By-election
Results of the parliamentary by-election held on 7 September 1957 for the district:[6]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kusuma Rajaratne | Independent | Cartwheel | 14,069 | 80.55 |
M. B. A. Jayasundara | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 2,616 | 14.98 |
K. L. Dalpathadu | United National Party | Elephant | 642 | 3.68 |
Valid Votes | 17,327 | 99.20 | ||
Rejected Votes | 140 | |||
Total Polled | 17,467 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 27,774 | |||
Turnout | 62.89 |
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[7]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
K. M. P. Rajaratne | National Liberation Front | Aeroplane | 6,539 | 53.83 |
A. G. Divitotawela | United National Party | Elephant | 3,838 | 31.59 |
M. B. A. Jayasundera | Cartwheel | 554 | 4.56 | |
Wilfred de Silva | Key | 549 | 4.52 | |
K. M. K. P. S. A. Moulana | Ladder | 229 | 1.89 | |
B. Gabriel Perera | Scales | 159 | 1.31 | |
D. B. S. Dambadeniya | Umbrella | 72 | 0.59 | |
Valid Votes | 11,940 | 98.29 | ||
Rejected Votes | 208 | 1.71 | ||
Total Polled | 12,148 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 14,799 | |||
Turnout | 82.09 |
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:[8]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
K. M. P. Rajaratne | National Liberation Front | Aeroplane | 7,557 | 64.67 |
K. N. M. Punchi Banda | United National Party | Elephant | 4,023 | 34.43 |
Valid Votes | 11,580 | 99.09 | ||
Rejected Votes | 106 | 0.91 | ||
Total Polled | 11,686 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 14,799 | |||
Turnout | 78.96 |
1962 Parliamentary By-election
Results of the parliamentary by-election held on 28 June 1962 for the district:[6]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
K. M. P. Rajaratne | National Liberation Front | Aeroplane | 8,352 | 51.81 |
Percy Samaraweera | United National Party | Elephant | 5,178 | 32.12 |
P. B. Ratnayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 2,496 | 15.48 |
Valid Votes | 16,026 | 99.42 | ||
Rejected Votes | 94 | 0.58 | ||
Total Polled | 16,120 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | ||||
Turnout |
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:[9]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Percy Samaraweera | Independent | Lamp | 8,908 | 52.454 |
K. M. P. Rajaratne | National Liberation Front | Aeroplane | 7,919 | 46.62 |
Valid Votes | 16,827 | 99.07% | ||
Rejected Votes | 158 | 0.93 | ||
Total Polled | 16,985 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 20,122 | |||
Turnout | 84.41 |
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:[10]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
R. M Bandara | uncontested | |||
Valid Votes | - | - | ||
Rejected Votes | - | - | ||
Total Polled | - | - | ||
Registered Electors | ||||
Turnout | - |
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[11]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Percy Samaraweera | United National Party | Elephant | 16,314 | 63.84 |
R. M Bandara | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 8,633 | 33.78 |
B. M. M. Banda | Star | 386 | 1.51 | |
A. R. Wijesinghe | Cartwheel | 106 | 0.41 | |
Valid Votes | 25,439 | 99.55 | ||
Rejected Votes | 116 | 0.45 | ||
Total Polled | 25,555 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 28,652 | |||
Turnout | 89.19 |
References
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Hon. Ravindra Samaraweera, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Results of Parliamentary By-Elections held 1947 - 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 September 2017.