Bentara-Elpitiya Electoral District Explained

Bentara-Elpitiya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the towns of Bentara(Bentota) and Elpitiya in Galle 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] Bentara-Elpitiya electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1960 (March)R. G. SamaranayakeUnited National Party1960
1960 (July)Albert KariyawasamSri Lanka Freedom Party1960-1965
1965R. G. SamaranayakeUnited National Party1965-1966
1966 parliamentary by-electionAlbert KariyawasamSri Lanka Freedom Party1966-1970
19701970-1977
1977Rupasena KarunatillakeUnited National Party1977-1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[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"%
Elephant 7,769 24.03
Cartwheel 7,177 22.20
Henry Abeywickrema Hand 4,319 13.36
Leslie Sirimanne Sun 3,727 11.53
K. A. Wimalapala Star 3,678 11.37
J. D. A. Jayasekera Mortar 1,652 5.11
K. Surasena Key 1,522 4.71
P. A. Premadasa Cockrel 1,141 3.53
D. B. Wickrema Arachchi Umbrella 804 2.49
D. K. Mahavithana Lamp 192 0.59
P. A. Dharmasena Wijeratne Eye 180 0.56
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes32,16199.46
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes175 0.54
align=left colspan=3Total Polled32,336 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors41,412
align=left colspan=4Turnout78.08

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[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"%
Hand 18,349 58.03
R. G. Samaranayake Elephant 12,362 39.10
J. D. A. Jayasekera Cartwheel 819 2.59
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes31,53099.72
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes88 0.28
align=left colspan=3Total Polled31,618 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors41,412
align=left colspan=4Turnout76.35

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[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"%
Elephant 22,085 49.47
Hand 21,084 47.23
J. P. Gajanayake Cartwheel 1,172 2.63
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes44,34199.32
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes304 0.68
align=left colspan=3Total Polled44,645 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors52,449
align=left colspan=4Turnout85.12

1966 Parliamentary By-Election

Results of the parliamentary by-election, held on 24 October 1966:[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"%
Hand 24,132 51.57
Elephant 22,455 47.99
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes46,58799.56
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes206 0.44
align=left colspan=3Total Polled46,793 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors56,158
align=left colspan=4Turnout83.32

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[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 29,801 56.63
Elephant 22,709 43.15
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes52,51099.78
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes114 0.22
align=left colspan=3Total Polled52,624100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors59,022
align=left colspan=4Turnout89.16

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[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 26,679 59.61
Hand 14,825 33.12
Peter Jayasekera Star 2,842 6.35
Sirisena Jayasekera Lamp 109 0.24
K. A. Chandrasena Eye 97 0.22
Ariyadasa P. Thanthrige Umbrella 76 0.17
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes44,62899.71
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes130 0.29
align=left colspan=3Total Polled44,758 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors51,656
align=left colspan=4Turnout86.65

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 21 June 2017 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115611/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-09-24 .
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713003440/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1965%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-07-13 .
  5. Web site: Results of the by Elections Subsequent to Parliamentary General Election of 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 26 May 2021 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717002624/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/General%20Election%201977.PDF . dead . 2011-07-17 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .

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