- Ceylonese parliamentary election, March 1960
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4th Ceylonese parliamentary election 
1956 ← 19 March 1960 → 1960 (July) 151 seats to the House of Representatives of Ceylon
76 seats were needed for a majorityFirst party Second party Leader Dudley Senanayake Sirimavo Bandaranaike Party United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Leader's seat Dedigama n/a Seats won 50 46 Popular vote 909,043 647,175 Percentage 29.89% 21.28%
Prime Minister before election
Prime Minister-designate
General elections were held in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 19th March 1960.
Contents
Background
By 1960, Ceylon's governing Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) coalition was falling apart. The Marxist parties that were junior partners of the coalition had broken with the dominant Sri Lanka Freedom Party over the issue of paddy lands. The Marxist Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party formed a new party that took the name MEP. The SLFP itself had been torn by an internal power struggle since the death of its leader, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, the previous year.
Both the United National Party and the SLFP campaigned on a strongly anti-Tamil line, promising to repatriate the estate Tamils to India, and implement the Sinhala Only Act.[citation needed]
Results
Dudley Senanayake and the UNP obtained a plurality of seats, but without a majority could not form a stable government. This led to the July 1960 elections. [1][2]
Summary of the March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election Party Candidates Votes % Seats United National Party 127 909,043 29.89 50 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 108 647,175 21.28 46 Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 19 176,444 5.80 15 Lanka Sama Samaja Party 101 325,286 10.70 10 Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 89 324,332 10.66 10 Lanka Democratic Party 101 135,138 4.44 4 Communist Party of Ceylon 53 147,612 4.85 3 National Liberation Front 2 11,201 0.37 2 All Ceylon Tamil Congress 8 38,275 1.26 1 Socialist People's Front 40 23,253 0.76 1 Sri Lanka National Front 1 11,115 0.37 1 Bodhisattva Bandaranaike Front 1 9,749 0.32 1 Others 167 282,797 9.30 7 Valid Votes 817 3,041,420 100.00 151 Rejected Votes Total Votes Polled Total Electors Polled1 Registered Electors 3,724,507 Turnout Source: Sri Lanka Statistics
1. Total electors polled is less than total votes polled due to
multiple-member seats where electors can cast more than one vote.Provincial Results
Western Province
Colombo District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 1 Colombo North V.A.Sugathadasa Elephant 9,446 2 Colombo Central M.C.M. Kaleel Pair of Spectacles 33,121 Pieter Keuneman Star 30,574 R. Premadasa Elephant 29,828 3 Borella R.B. Lenora Elephant 7,261 4 Colombo South Edmund Samarawickrema Elephant 25,312 17 Kolonnawa K.E. Perera Cart Wheel 8,608 18 Kotte A.J. Niyathapala Elephant 8,850 19 Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia S. de S. Jayasinghe Elephant 12,971 20 Moratuwa M. Ruskin Fernando Elephant 10,262 21 Kesbewa Somaweera Chandrasiri Spoon 11,115 22 Kottawa D.B.R. Gunawardena Key 12,928 23 Homagama Gamini Jayasuriya Elephant 10,873 24 Avissawella Philip Gunawardena Cart Wheel 16,648 Gampaha District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 5 Wattala D. Shelton Jayasinghe Elephant 9,665 6 Negombo T. Quintin Fernando Elephant 11,207 7 Katana Wijayapala Mendis Elephant 9,117 8 Divulapitiya Percy Jayakody Elephant 10,509 9 Mirigama A.E. Jayasinghe Hand 12,430 10 Minuwangoda M.P. de Z. Siriwardena Hand 11,565 11 Attanagalla J.P. Obeysekera Hand 20,985 12 Gampaha S.D. Bandaranayake Butterfly 9,565 13 Ja-ela Paris Perera Elephant 11,960 14 Mahara S.K.K. Suriarachchi Hand 15,098 15 Dompe Felix R. Dias Hand 16,227 16 Kelaniya J.R. Jayawardane Elephant 10,227 Kalutara District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 26 Bulathsinghala Bibile Fonseka Elephant 5,728 27 Bandaragama D.C.W. Kannangara Elephant 10,154 28 Panadura Leslie Goonewardena Key 9,266 29 Kalutara Cholmondeley Goonewardena Key 7,749 30 Beruwala Mohamed A. Bakeer Markar Elephant 9,339 31 Matugama Dayasena T. Pasqual Hand 7,099 32 Agalawatte Anil Moonesinghe Key 12,007 Central Province
Matale District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 33 Dambulla Tikiri Banda Tennekoon Hand 10,792 34 Laggala K.M.K. Banda Hand 3,073 35 Matale B.H. Aluvihare Elephant 8,022 36 Rattota Chandrasena Munaweera Hand 6,198 Kandy District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 37 Wattegma P.B.A. Weerakoon Hand 8,680 38 Akurana D.H. Jayawickrema Umbrella 15,856 39 Galagedara C.A.S. Marikkar Hand 4,493 40 Yatinuwara S.S. Abeysundera Elephant 4,352 41 Udunuwara T.B. Jayasundera Hand 7,650 42 Kandy E.L. Senanayake Elephant 6,924 43 Senkadagala N. Wimalasena Elephant 5,831 44 Kundasale U.P.Y.Jinadasa Hand 7,121 45 Teldeniya Tissa Kapukotuwa Elephant 3,726 46 Minipe R.W. Tennekoon Elephant 3,868 Nuwaraeliya District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 47 Walapane T.B.M. Herath Hand 5,727 48 Hanguranketha M.D. Banda Elephant 7,119 49 Hewaheta T.B. Illangaratne Hand 5,570 50 Gampola R.R.D. Bandaranayake Hand 5,911 51 Nawalapitiya R.S. Pelpola Hand 7,200 52 Kotmale J.D.Weerasekera Umbrella 4,643 53 Nuwara Eliya T. William Fernando Hand 2,397 54 Maskeliya Donald J. Ranaweera Elephant 4,192 Southern Province
Galle District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 55 Balapitiya Lakshman de Silva Hand 8,465 56 Ambalangoda William de Silva Cart Wheel 8,716 57 Bentara-Elpitiya R.G. Samaranayake Elephant 7,769 58 Hiniduma M.S. Amarasiri Cart Wheel 4,173 59 Baddegama Neal de Alwis Key 4,871 60 Ratgama M.P. de Zoysa Hand 7,700 61 Akmeemana Senapala Samarasekera Umbrella 11,815 62 Galle W.D.S. Abeygoonawardena Elephant 10,480 63 Habaraduwa Prins Gunasekera Cart Wheel 7,217 64 Weligama Montague Jayawickrema Elephant 14,270 65 Akuressa S.A. Wickremasinghe Star 13,191 66 Deniyaya P.L. Jinadasa Elephant 6,555 matara District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 67 Hakmana Don Roy Rajapakse Cart Wheel 9,083 68 Kamburupitiya Percy Wickremasinghe Star 9,442 69 Matara Justin C. Wijayawardhene Elephant 8,409 70 Devinuwara C.A. Dharmapala Elephant 8,748 Hambanthota District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 71 Beliatta D.P. Atapattu Elephant 14,379 72 Mulkirigala George Rajapakse Cart Wheel 13,533 73 Tissamaharama Lakshman Rajapakse Cart Wheel 10,665 Northern Province
Jaffna District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 74 Kayts V. A. Kandiah House 10,820 75 Vaddukkoddai A. Amirthalingam House 11,524 76 Kankesanturai S.J.V. Chelvanayakam House 13,545 77 Uduvil Visuvanathar Tharmalingam House 9,033 78 Jaffna A.T. Durayappah Sun 6,201 79 Nallur E.M.V. Naganathan House 9,651 80 Kopai M.Balasundaram House 10,279 81 Uduppiddi M. Sivasithamparam Bicycle 7,365 82 Point Pedro K. Thurairatnam House 5,679 83 Chavakachcheri V.N. Navaratnam House 13,907 Vanni District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 84 Kilinochchi A. Sivasunderam House 3,741 85 Mannar V.A. Alegacone House 6,463 86 Vavuniya T. Sivasithamparam Sun 5,370 Eastern Province
Trincomalee District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 87 Trincomalee N.R. Rajavarothiam House 8,872 88 Mutur T. Ahambaram House 10,685 Batticaloa District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 89 Kalkudah P. Manicavasagam House 7,318 90 Batticaloa C. Rajadurai House 28,309 ampara District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 91 Amparai Wijayabahu Wijayasinha Hand 4,237 92 Paddiruppu S.M.Rasamanickam House 10,799 93 Kalmunai M.S. Kariapper Umbrella 5,743 94 Nintavur M.I.M. Abdul Majeed Radio Set 10,017 95 Pottuvil M.A. Abdul Majeed Cockerel 9,874 North Western Province
Puttalam and Kurunegaka Districts
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 96 Puttalam M.H. Naina Marikkar Elephant 7,344 97 Nikaweratiya Mudiyanse Tennekoon Hand 13,409 98 Yapahuwa R.B. Tennekoon Hand 8,536 99 Hiriyala A.H. Senanayake Elephant 9,202 100 Wariyapola A. Adikari Hand 11,894 101 Bingiriya L.B. Jayasena Hand 6,673 102 Chilaw W.J.C. Munasinghe Hand 9,302 103 Nattandiya Albert F. Peries Elephant 10,914 104 Wennappuwa Hugh Fernando Hand 11,043 105 Katugampola T.B. Subasinghe Mortar 8,766 106 Kuliyapitiya I.M.R.A. Iriyagolle Eye 8,257 107 Dambadeniya R.G. Senanayake Hand 14,401 108 Polgahawela Stephen Samarakkody Hand 6,038 109 Kurunegala D.B. Monnekulama Hand 8,176 110 Mawatagama E.M.R.B.Ekanayake Elephant 6,877 111 Dodangaslanda A.U. Romanis Elephant 7,571 North Central Province
Anuradapura District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 112 Anuradhapura Sirimewan Godage Hand 5,922 113 Medawachchiya Maithripala Senanayake Hand 9,475 114 Horowupotana E.L.B. Hurulle Elephant 5,120 115 Mihintale P.M.K. Tennakoon Key 2,581 116 Kalawewa R.B. Ratnamalala Hand 7,455 117 Kekirawa S.B. Lenawa Hand 4,590 Polonnaruwa District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 118 Minneriya C.P. de Silva Hand 9,770 119 Polonnaruwa A.H. de Silva Hand 7,107 Uva Province
Badulla District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 120 Mahiyangane C.P.J. Seneviratne Elephant 3,164 122 Passara S.A. Peeris Elephant 3,286 123 Badulla B.H. Bandara Hand 4,775 124 Soranatota K.Y.M WijeratneBanda Hand 3,821 125 Uva Paranagama Kusuma Rajaratne (Mrs.) Aeroplane 4,662 126 Welimada K.M.P. Rajaratne Aeroplane 6,539 127 Bandarawela J.G. Gunasekera Hand 5,603 128 Haputale W.P.G. Ariyadasa Hand 3,655 Monaragala District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 129 Monaragala W.G.M. Albert Silva Hand 3,738 121 Bibile R.M. Gunasekera Elephant 3,361 Sabaragamuwa Province
Kegalle District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 130 Dedigama Dudley Senanayake Elephant 12,208 131 Galigamuwa Wimala Kannangara (Mrs.) Elephant 9,025 132 Kegalle P.B.G. Kalugalle Hand 10,572 133 Rambukkana N.H.A.M. Karunaratne Hand 11,938 134 Mawanella P.B. Bandaranayake Elephant 7,238 135 Yatiyantota N.M. Perera Key 10,432 136 Ruwanwella H.G. Somabandu Key 9,883 137 Dehiowita Soma Wickremanayake(Mrs.) Key 6,606 Ratnapura District
Electorate Elected Member Symbol Votes 138 Kiriella A.E.B. Kiriella Elephant 6,816 139 Ratnapura H. Weragama Elephant 7,434 140 Pelmadulla W.A. Karunasena Hand 4,535 141 Balangoda C.S. Ratwatte Hand 9,494 142 Rakwana V.T.G. Karunaratne Hand 4,766 143 Nivitigala D.F. Hettiarachchi Cart Wheel 7,314 144 Kalawana Abeyratne Pilapitiya Sun 3,291 145 Kolonna Cyril Mathew Elephant 3,420 References
- "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.
- "1960 March General Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/election/general_election1960M.jsp.
- "Table 34 Parliament Election (1960 March)". Sri Lanka Statistics. 10 February 2009. http://www.jpp.co.jp/lanka/gov/govd/govde/gov34e.htm.
- Rajasingham, K. T. (1 December 2001). "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Asia Times. http://atimes.com/ind-pak/Cl01Df05.html.
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