Deniyaya Electoral District Explained

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

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947V. G. W. RatnayakeIndependent1947-1952
1952United National Party1952-1956
1956S. W. D. RatnayakeSri Lanka Freedom Party1956-1960
1960 (March)P. L. JinadasaUnited National Party1960
1960 (July)1960-1965
1965C. N. Kannangara1965-1970
1970Lanka Sama Samaja Party1970-1977
1977Keerthisena AbeywickramaUnited National Party1977-1987
1987 appointmentKeerthilatha Abeywickrama1987-1989

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"%
Pair of Scales 4,510 30.69
D. W. S. Ratnayaka Cup 3,793 25.81
Elephant 2,938 19.99
D. C. Hettige Umbrella 2,282 15.53
G. E. Abeynaike Hand 667 4.54
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes14,19096.57
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes504 3.43
align=left colspan=3Total Polled14,694100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors29,542
align=left colspan=4Turnout49.74

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"%
Elephant 13,808 59.52
Edward R. Goonatilleke Communist Party of CeylonStar 9,174 39.55
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes22,98299.07
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes216 0.93
align=left colspan=3Total Polled23,198 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors32,842
align=left colspan=4Turnout70.64

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 16,170 59.54
Elephant 10,710 39.44
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes26,88098.98
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes277 1.02
align=left colspan=3Total Polled27,157 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors39,012
align=left colspan=4Turnout69.61

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 6,555 35.64
Cartwheel 5,586 30.37
Hand 3,903 21.22
Edward R. Goonatilleke Star 2,178 11.84
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes18,22299.06
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes173 0.94
align=left colspan=3Total Polled18,395 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors23,459
align=left colspan=4Turnout78.41
P. L. Jinadasa died before he was sworn into office.

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"%
Elephant 10,254 57.78
M. D. Yapa Hand 7,410 41.76
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes17,66499.54
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes82 0.46
align=left colspan=3Total Polled17,746 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors23,459
align=left colspan=4Turnout75.65

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 13,171 53.04
D. S. Wijesekera Lanka Sama Samaja PartyKey 11,052 44.50
Sepala Ratnayake Mahajana Eksath PeramunaCartwheel 374 1.51
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes24,59799.05
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes237 0.95
align=left colspan=3Total Polled24,834 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors30,474
align=left colspan=4Turnout81.49

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"%
Key 18,760 60.62
Elephant 12,076 39.03
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes30,83699.65
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes107 0.35
align=left colspan=3Total Polled30,943 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors36,444
align=left colspan=4Turnout84.91

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"%
Keerthisena AbeywickramaElephant 20,365 56.74
Edward R. Goonatilleke Hand 15,032 41.88
Hattotuwa Gamage Weerasinghe Lanka Sama Samaja PartyKey 390 1.09
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes35,78799.71
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes103 0.29
align=left colspan=3Total Polled35,890100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors40,357
align=left colspan=4Turnout88.93
Keerthisena Abeywickrama was killed in the 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament, his seat on parliament was filled by his sister, Keerthilatha Abeywickrama.

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 . 9 June 2020 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 9 June 2020 .
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 9 June 2020 .
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 9 June 2020 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 9 July 2020 .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 9 June 2020 .
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 9 June 2020 .
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 9 June 2020 .

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