- Moratuwa Electoral District
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This article is about the former electoral district in Sri Lanka. For city, see Moratuwa.
Moratuwa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Moratuwa in Colombo District, Western Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts.[1] Moratuwa electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Moratuwa continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:[2]
Candidate Party Symbol Votes % Chandrasiri Somaweera Hand 13,464 48.15% T. Amarasuriya Chair 9,547 34.15% Darrel Peiris Lamp 3,523 12.60% Watson Fernando Star 722 2.58% A. C. W. Peiris Spoon 494 1.77% Gilbert Perera Elephant 210 0.75% Valid Votes 27,960 100.00% Rejected Votes 467 Total Polled 28,427 Registered Electors 57,723 Turnout 49.25% 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 % Chandrasiri Somaweera Elephant 16,125 41.19% Jermyn G. Fernando Hand 12,741 32.54% D. D. Abeysinghe Star 10,283 26.27% Valid Votes 39,149 100.00% Rejected Votes 417 Total Polled 39,566 Registered Electors 55,090 Turnout 71.82% 1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[4]
Candidate Party Symbol Votes % W. T. W. Meryl Fernando Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 19,529 48.42% V. H. E. Peter de Mel Elephant 11,811 29.28% Chandrasiri Somaweera Flower 6,559 16.26% M. Vincent Perera Aeroplane 2,267 5.62% M. S. Oliver Stembo Chair 166 0.41% Valid Votes 40,332 100.00% Rejected Votes 187 Total Polled 40,519 Registered Electors 60,395 Turnout 67.09% 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[5]
Candidate Party Symbol Votes % M. Ruskin Fernando United National Party Elephant 10,262 42.28% W. T. W. Meryl Fernando Key 9,427 38.84% Nina Wijesuriya Lamp 2,137 8.80% Watson Fernando Communist Party Star 1,091 4.49% Leonard de Mel Ship 648 2.67% P. J. D. Rodrigo Umbrella 355 1.46% S. O. Stembo Saw 197 0.81% Samuel P. C. Fernando Sun 90 0.37% Vinnie de Silva Pair of Scales 0.27% Valid Votes 24,272 100.00% Rejected Votes 82 Total Polled 24,354 Registered Electors 32,413 Turnout 75.14% 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:[6]
Candidate Party Symbol Votes % W. T. W. Meryl Fernando Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 12,943 51.73% M. Ruskin Fernando United National Party Elephant 11,593 46.33% Mohandas de Mel Cart Wheel 1.94% Valid Votes 25,021 100.00% Rejected Votes 66 Total Polled 25,087 Registered Electors 32,413 Turnout 77.40% 1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:[7]
Candidate Party Symbol Votes % M. Ruskin Fernando United National Party Elephant 18,059 51.41% Kusala Abhayawardhana Key 45.61% W. T. W. Meryl Fernando Lamp 1,048 2.98% Valid Votes 35,127 100.00% Rejected Votes 102 Total Polled 35,229 Registered Electors 44,955 Turnout 78.37% 1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:[8]
Candidate Party Symbol Votes % Wimalasiri De Mel Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 24,672 54.61% M. Ruskin Fernando United National Party Elephant 20,258 44.84% G. K. Nina Wijesuriya Bell 252 0.56% Valid Votes 45,182 100.00% Rejected Votes 68 Total Polled 45,250 Registered Electors 54,188 Turnout 83.51% 1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[9]
Candidate Party Symbol Votes % Tyronne Fernando Elephant 28,488 54.47% Douglas Fernano Hand 13,614 26.03% Wimalasiri De Mel Key 7,000 13.38% Merryl Fernando Lamp 2,891 5.53% P. F. Calistus Perera Chair 112 0.21% A. Francis Fernando Umbrella 111 0.21% Nina Wijesuriya Bell 86 0.16% Valid Votes 52,302 100.00% Rejected Votes 250 Total Polled 52,552 Registered Electors 64,190 Turnout 81.87% References
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. http://www.parliament.lk/about_us/electoral_system.jsp.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1952%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1956%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1965%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1970%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/General%20Election%201977.PDF.
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