Colombo Central Electoral District Explained

Colombo Central electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Colombo in Colombo District, Western Province. The district was one of three multi-member constituencies, with three members, the others were Balangoda and Kadugannawa.[1] was a three-member constituency. 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.[2] Colombo Central electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Colombo Central continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

Ceylon Labour Party

ElectionMember 1PartyTermMember 2PartyTermMember 3PartyTerm
A. E. GoonesinhaLP1947-1952T.B. JayahUNP1947-1952Pieter KeunemanCPC1947-1977
M. C. M. KaleelUNP1952-1960Razik FareedUNP1952-1960
1956M. S. ThemisMEP–SLFP
1960 (March)M. C. M. KaleelUNP1960-1965Ranasinghe PremadasaUNP1960
1960 (July)Razik FareedUNP1960-1965
1965Falil CaffoorUNP1965-1977Ranasinghe PremadasaUNP1965-1989
1970
1977M. Jabir A. CaderUNP1977-1989Haleem IshakSLFP1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:[3]

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
bgcolor=  A. E. GoonesinhaLabour Party Bicycle23,47022.84
bgcolor=  T. B. Jayah United National Party Cartwheel18,43917.94
bgcolor=  Pieter KeunemanCommunist PartyUmbrella15,43515.02
M. H. M. MunasHouse8,6008.37
bgcolor=  Ayisha RauffIndependentTree8,4868.26
V. J. PereraElephant5,9505.79
bgcolor=  V. A. SugathadasaLamp4,8984.77
G.W. Harry de SilvaScales4,1414.03
V. A. KandiahClock3,3913.30
S. SarawanamuttuChair2,9512.87
P. GivendrasinghaHand1,5691.53
K. DahanayakeCup9970.97
K. WeeraiahKey3520.34
K. C. F. DeenStar3450.34
N. R. PereraButterfly2590.25
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes99,28396.61
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes3,4893.39
align=left colspan=4Total Polled102,772100.00
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors55,994
align=left colspan=4Turnout183.54

1950 Parliamentary by-election

Following the resignation of Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah a parliamentary by-election for his seat was held on 6 May 1950:[4]

align=left width="190"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
M. C. M. KaleelUnited National PartyHouse14,79646.85
S. A. WickremasingheUmbrella12,50139.59
M. S. AbubakerElephant2,7683.90
Ayisha RaufStar1,23217.74%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes31,29799.11
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes2820.89
align=left colspan=3Total Polled31,579100
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors55,994
align=left colspan=4Turnout56.40

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[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"%
Pieter KeunemanUmbrella32,34627.28%
M. C. M. KaleelHouse25,64721.63%
Razik FareedKey24,91121.01%
A. E. GoonesinhaBicycle19,84316.74%
P. de S. KularatneElephant14,55612.28%
Piyaseela GivendrasinghaHand7510.63%
H.L. PereraStar5170.44%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes118,570100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes4,217
align=left colspan=3Total Polled122,788
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors58,400
align=left colspan=3Turnout210.25%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[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"%
Pieter KeunemanCommunist PartyStar45,29630.62%
Razik FareedUmbrella26,51217.92%
M. S. ThemisHand20,37813.77%
M. C. M. KaleelCartwheel20,33813.75%
V. A. SugathadasaElephant18,23412.33%
A. E. GoonesinhaBicycle16,67811.27%
A. Ally MohamoodFlower5010.34%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes147,937100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes3,901
align=left colspan=3Total Polled151,838
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors70,022
align=left colspan=3Turnout216.84%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[7]

align=left width="190"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
M. C. M. KaleelPair of Spectacles33,12119.02%
Pieter KeunemanCommunist PartyStar30,57417.56%
Ranasinghe PremadasaUnited National PartyElephant29,82817.13%
P.B. ThampoeLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey22,22812.76%
Umbrella21,03312.08%
M. S. ThemisMahajana Eksath PeramunaCartwheel19,09310.96%
E. S. RatnaweeraSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand11,8596.81%
Abdul AzizTree4,6352.66%
D. J. S. ParanayapaLamp4140.24%
Vasanta AppaduraiShip4040.23%
Cecil WickremasingheEye3970.23%
A. KumarasingheFlower2200.13%
Premaranjan LokeshvaraTable1710.10%
A. A. MohamedPot1660.10%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes174,143100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes4,592
align=left colspan=3Total Polled178,735
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors74,922
align=left colspan=3Turnout238.56%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:[8]

align=left width="190"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Razik FareedSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand45,34225.75%
Pieter KeunemanCommunist PartyStar38,66321.96%
M. C. M. KaleelUnited National PartyEye37,48621.29%
Ranasinghe PremadasaUnited National PartyElephant35,03519.90%
Bala TampoeLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey16,4069.32%
M. S. ThemisCartwheel3,1641.80%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes176,096100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes3,488
align=left colspan=3Total Polled179,584
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors74,922
align=left colspan=3Turnout239.69%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:[9]

align=left width="190"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Falil CaffoorUnited National PartyChair68,37231.54%
Ranasinghe PremadasaUnited National PartyElephant64,43829.72%
Pieter KeunemanCommunist Party (Moscow)Star41,47819.13%
M. Haleem IshakSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand32,13214.82%
Bala TampoeLamp4,5592.10%
D. A. PiyadasaMahajana Eksath PeramunaCartwheel2,5201.16%
N. ShanmugathasanCommunist Party (Peking)Umbrella2,4271.12%
O. S. A. Z. AbdeenFlower3320.15%
Poopathy SaravanamuttuShip2820.13%
R. H. JayasekeraScales2680.12%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes216,808100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes4,638
align=left colspan=3Total Polled221,446
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors93,468
align=left colspan=3Turnout236.92%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:[10]

align=left width="190"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Ranasinghe PremadasaUnited National PartyElephant69,31029.48%
Falil CaffoorUnited National PartyChair63,62427.06%
Pieter KeunemanCommunist PartyStar58,55724.91%
M. Haleem IshakSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand41,71617.74%
C. DurairajahUmbrella7830.33%
M. Haroun CareemBell4130.18%
Poopathy SaravanamuttuShip3960.17%
Panangadan Raman KrishnanScales3070.13%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes235,106100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes5,491
align=left colspan=3Total Polled240,597
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors99,265
align=left colspan=3Turnout242.38%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[11]

align=left width="190"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Ranasinghe PremadasaElephant94,12836.32%
M. Jabir A. CaderEye58,97222.76%
M. Haleem IshakHand53,77720.75%
M. S. SellasamyCeylon Workers' CongressCockerel26,96410.41%
Pieter KeunemanStar24,5689.48%
W. A. Sunil PereraChair4220.16%
R. RathnasamyFlower2020.08%
M. T. M. SaleemTable1030.04%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes259,136100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes6,660
align=left colspan=3Total Polled265,796
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors106,403
align=left colspan=3Turnout249.80%

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: First parliamentary elections. Gaveshaka. Sunday Times. 19 August 2007. 14 October 2017.
  2. Web site: The Electoral System . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101127041829/http://parliament.lk/about_us/electoral_system.jsp . 2010-11-27 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115557/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-09-24 .
  4. Web site: Results of the Parliamentary By Elections held between 1947 – 1988. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 19 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115603/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1952%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-09-24 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115606/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1956%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-09-24 .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712194326/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-07-12 .
  8. 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 .
  9. 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 .
  10. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091209231958/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1970%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . dead . 2009-12-09 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka .
  11. 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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