Colombo North Electoral District Explained

Colombo North 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 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] Colombo North electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Colombo North continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947George R. de SilvaUNP1947
1952Cyril E. S. Perera1952
1956Vivienne GoonewardenaLSSP1956
1960V. A. SugathadasaUNP1960 (March)
19601960 (July)
19651965
19701970
1973 (by-election)M. Vincent Perera1973 (by)
19771977

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:[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"%
George R. de SilvaUmbrella7,50150.25
Lionel CoorayElephant6,13041.06
E. C. H. FernandoCup5013.36
A. P. de ZoysaIndependent House4292.87
H. C. AbeywardenaHand1781.19
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes14,73998.73
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1891.27
align=left colspan=3Total Polled14,928100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors30,791
align=left colspan=4Turnout48.48

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[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"%
Cyril E. S. PereraUnited National PartyElephant10,63047.80
Leslie GoonewardenaHand7,13632.09
George R. de SilvaStar3,59216.15
J. M. GnanapragasamKey7103.19
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes22,06899.22
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1730.78
align=left colspan=3Total Polled22,241100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors35,582
align=left colspan=4Turnout62.51

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[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"%
Vivienne GoonewardenaLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey16,84158.09
J. C. de Silva WijeyeratneElephant9,48932.73
W. D. de SilvaBicycle1,3054.50
M. W. PereraHand1,2294.24
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes28,86499.56
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1270.44
align=left colspan=3Total Polled28,991100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors43,388
align=left colspan=4Turnout66.82

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

align=left width="190"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
V. A. SugathadasaUnited National PartyElephant9,44641.64
Vivienne GoonewardenaKey8,60237.92
Vincent SiripalaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand3,14913.88
A. M. G. de SilvaUmbrella1,1645.13
S. E. Nelson FernandoLadder1880.83
K. J. S. A. FernandoEye520.23
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes22,60199.62
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes860.38
align=left colspan=3Total Polled22,687100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors29,434
align=left colspan=4Turnout77.08

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

align=left width="190"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
V. A. SugathadasaUnited National PartyElephant11,50750.11
Vivienne GoonewardenaLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey11,36349.49
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes22,87099.60
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes920.40
align=left colspan=3Total Polled22,962100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors29,434
align=left colspan=4Turnout78.01

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 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"%
V. A. SugathadasaUnited National PartyElephant19,87562.01
Ananda PremasingheKey11,88437.08
M. D. C. S. MendisOmnibus1700.53
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes31,92999.63
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1200.37
align=left colspan=3Total Polled32,049100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors39,431
align=left colspan=4Turnout81.28

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 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"%
V. A. SugathadasaUnited National PartyElephant20,93059.68
Harris WickremetungeChair13,78339.30
W. I. A. Corsby FernandoShip1640.47
A. S. JayamahaCockerel970.28
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes34,97499.72
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes970.28
align=left colspan=3Total Polled35,071100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors44,511
align=left colspan=4Turnout78.79

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 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"%
Vincent PereraElephant26,75966.62
A. H. M. FowzieHand11,61728.93
K. L. Robert Nandasiri PereraKey1,3213.29
V. Dioynisius WijesingheBell1930.48
Don Sirisena MallawarachiEye490.12
E. D. PemaratneLamp450.11
G. T. AriyadasaFlower420.10
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes40,02699.66
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1360.34
align=left colspan=3Total Polled40,162100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors49,803
align=left colspan=4Turnout80.64

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Electoral System . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101127041829/http://parliament.lk/about_us/electoral_system.jsp . 2010-11-27 .
  2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 20 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 20 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 20 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 June 2017 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 June 2017 .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 20 June 2017.
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 June 2017 .
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 June 2017 .

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