Colombo South Electoral District Explained

Colombo South electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977. The district was named after the city of Colombo in Colombo District, Western Province. The district was a two-member constituency between March 1960 and July 1977. The district was split into Colombo East and Colombo West electoral districts in July 1977.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947R. A. de MelUnited National Party1947-1952
1952T. F. Jayewardene1952-1956
1956Bernard SoysaLanka Sama Samaja Party1956-1960
ElectionMember 1Party 1Member 2Party 2Term
1960Edmund SamarawickremaUnited National PartyBernard SoysaLanka Sama Samaja Party1960-1977
1960J. R. Jayewardene
1965
1970

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
R. A. de MelKey6,45235.42
Paikiasothy SaravanamuttuFlower5,81231.90
Bernard SoysaChair3,77420.72
M. G. MendisHand1,93610.63
V.J. SoysaCup950.52
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes18,06999.18
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1490.82
align=left colspan=3Total Polled18,218100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors31,864
align=left colspan=4Turnout57.17

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 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"%
T. F. JayewardeneUnited National PartyElephant10,91858.76
Bernard SoysaKey5,73830.88
W. A. D. RamanayakeHand1,8109.74
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes18,46699.39
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1140.61
align=left colspan=3Total Polled18,580100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors32,954
align=left colspan=4Turnout56.38

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 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"%
Bernard SoysaLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey14,19959.05
T. F. JayewardeneElephant9,15538.07
A.P. de SoysaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand5902.45
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes23,94499.58
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1020.42
align=left colspan=3Total Polled24,046100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors39,965
align=left colspan=4Turnout60.17

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[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"%
Edmund SamarawickremaUnited National PartyElephant25,31242.35%
Bernard SoysaKey16,20627.11%
E. Hema DabareSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand8,85114.81%
Gamini FernandoMahajana Eksath PeramunaCart Wheel5,4129.05%
James Thevathason RatnamLadder1,2732.13%
R. Bin HassanSun1,1881.99%
M.L.S. JayasekeraUmbrella7941.33%
Mahendra RasaratnamCockerel3330.56%
S.R. YapaEye1850.31%
Mahinda WeerapureLamp1780.30%
K.F.R. FernandoShip420.07%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes59,774100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes984
align=left colspan=3Total Polled60,758
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors42,367
align=left colspan=3Turnout143.41%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 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"%
Junius Richard JayewardeneUnited National PartyChair25,81442.19
Bernard SoysaLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey23,91438.94
Edmund SamarawickremaUnited National PartyElephant5,7659.39
George JayasuriyaButterfly3,7506.11
Vijaya GunaratneCart Wheel1,0221.66
N. Alfred de FonsekaLadder950.16
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes60,36098.28
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1,0560.18
align=left colspan=3Total Polled61,416100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors42,367
align=left colspan=4Turnout144.96

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 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"%
Junius Richard JayewardeneUnited National Partyalign=center colspan=2Uncontested
Bernard SoysaLanka Sama Samaja Partyalign=center colspan=2Uncontested
align=left colspan=3Valid Votesalign=center colspan=2N/A
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votesalign=center colspan=2N/A
align=left colspan=3Total Polledalign=center colspan=2N/A
align=left colspan=3Registered Electorsalign=center colspan=257,403
align=left colspan=3Turnoutalign=center colspan=2N/A

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 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"%
Junius Richard JayewardeneUnited National PartyElephant57,60958.83
Bernard SoysaLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey36,78337.56
Ratnasabapathy Wijaya IndraEye1,1661.19
Ariyadasa PeirisBell5610.57
A.S. JayamahaCockerel2410.25
Mudalige Justin PereraFlower1650.17
Joseph BelingChair1640.17
Yathiendradasa ManamperyPair of Scales1050.11
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes96,79498.84
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1,1341.16
align=left colspan=3Total Polled97,928100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors66,136
align=left colspan=4Turnout148.07

Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. 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 .
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .
  6. 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 .
  7. 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 .

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