Beliatta Electoral District Explained

Beliatta electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Beliatta in Hambantota District, Southern 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] Beliatta electoral district was replaced by the Hambantota multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947D. A. RajapaksaUnited National Party1947 - 1960
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1960 (March)D. P. AtapattuUnited National Party1960
1960 (July)D. A. RajapaksaSri Lanka Freedom Party1960 - 1965
1965D. P. AtapattuUnited National Party1965 - 1970
1970Mahinda RajapaksaSri Lanka Freedom Party1970 - 1977
1977Ranjit AtapattuUnited National Party1977 -1988

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 14,007 53.99
Chair 5,985 23.07
Eddie Fernando Elephant 4,885 18.83
P. James de Silva Star 362 1.40
P. D. S. Wickremasinghe Key 270 1.04
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes25,50998.33
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes433 1.67
align=left colspan=3Total Polled25,942 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors41,570
align=left colspan=4Turnout62.41

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[3]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Umbrella 17,382 55.29
Star 13,750 43.74
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes31,13299.03
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes304 0.97
align=left colspan=3Total Polled31,436 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors41,578
align=left colspan=4Turnout75.61

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[4]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 26,215 71.14
Elephant 10,382 28.17
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes36,59799.32
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes252 0.68
align=left colspan=3Total Polled36,849 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors49,456
align=left colspan=4Turnout74.51

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[5]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Elephant 14,379 49.74
Cartwheel 12,685 43.88
G. W. Sumathipala Hand 439 1.52
T. H. SomadasaKey 432 1.49
Wilfred Mathangaweera Umbrella 354 1.22
D.L. Weeraratne Star 298 1.03
Karunadasa Wickremanayaka Lamp 125 0.43
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes28,71299.32
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes197 0.68
align=left colspan=3Total Polled28,909 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors35,992
align=left colspan=4Turnout80.32

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[6]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 15,121 51.57
Elephant 14,074 48.00
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes29,19599.57
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes127 0.43
align=left colspan=3Total Polled29,322 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors35,992
align=left colspan=4Turnout81.47

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[7]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Elephant 20,735 57.95
Hand 14,873 41.57
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes35,60899.52
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes171 0.48
align=left colspan=3Total Polled35,779 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors41,584
align=left colspan=4Turnout86.04

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[8]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 23,103 57.16
Elephant 16,477 40.76
Gunadasa Weerawarna Nilaweera Ship 678 1.68
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes40,25899.60
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes163 0.40
align=left colspan=3Total Polled40,421 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors46,342
align=left colspan=4Turnout87.22

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[9]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Elephant 24,289 56.36
Hand 17,896 41.52
Wimaladasa JayawardanaKey 766 1.78
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes42,95199.66
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes147 0.34
align=left colspan=3Total Polled43,098 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors48,648
align=left colspan=4Turnout88.59

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 18 May 2017.