Ja-Ela Electoral District Explained

Ja-Ela electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Ja-Ela in present-day Gampaha 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] Ja-Ela electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Ja-Ela continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947D. P. JayasuriyaUNP1947-1952
19521952-1956
1956Stanley de ZoysaSLFP1956-1960
1960G. J. Paris PereraUNP1960-1960
19601960-1965
19651965-1970
19701970-1976
1976 (by-election)M. Joseph Michael Perera1976-1977
19771977-1989

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"%
D. P. JayasuriyaHand11,13350.08%
P. N. SiriwardenaUmbrella8,40637.82%
Stanley MendisElephant1,9138.61%
F. NettisingheHouse7773.50%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes22,229100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes393
align=left colspan=3Total Polled22,622
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors51,274
align=left colspan=4Turnout44.12

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"%
D. P. JayasuriyaStar18,21258.12%
Lassin Wewala PandithaElephant6,30820.13%
S. Stock AnthonyHouse5,79018.48%
D. F. HettiaratchygeHand1,0253.27%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes31,335100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes357
align=left colspan=3Total Polled31,692
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors55,368
align=left colspan=4Turnout57.24

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"%
Stanley de ZoysaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand24,38155.27%
G. J. Paris PereraUnited National PartyElephant19,13243.37%
Don Martin JayamahamudaligeBicycle5961.35%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes44,109100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes205
align=left colspan=3Total Polled44,314
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors61,091
align=left colspan=Turnout72.54

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"%
G. J. Paris PereraUnited National PartyElephant11,96043.84%
D. Oliver JayasuriyaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand8,76532.13%
Stanley de ZoysaUmbrella 4,224 15.48%
Edward de SilvaKey2,3318.54%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes27,280100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes170
align=left colspan=3Total Polled27,450
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors34,002
align=left colspan=4Turnout80.73

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"%
G. J. Paris PereraUnited National PartyElephant13,62250.34%
D. Oliver JayasuriyaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand10,89840.27%
Stanley de ZoysaLanka Prajathanthravadi PakshayaUmbrella2,3088.53%
D. G. B. JosephCart Wheel2340.86%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes27,062100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes119
align=left colspan=3Total Polled27,181
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors34,002
align=left colspan=4Turnout79.94

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"%
G. J. Paris PereraUnited National PartyElephant21,86761.22%
D. Oliver JayasuriyaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand13,85038.78%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes35,717100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes133
align=left colspan=3Total Polled35,850
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors43,432
align=left colspan=4Turnout82.54

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"%
G. J. Paris PereraUnited National PartyElephant21,65749.69%
Shelton AmarasekeraSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand19,76245.34%
Peter MendisLamp2,1664.97%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes43,585100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes71
align=left colspan=3Total Polled43,656
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors52,066
align=left colspan=4Turnout83.85

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"%
M. Joseph Michael PereraElephant31,05449.69%
Peter MendisHand14,80245.34%
L. D. SilvaKey1,7374.97%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes47,593100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes130
align=left colspan=3Total Polled47,723
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors56,839
align=left colspan=4Turnout83.96

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 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115557/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF . 2015-09-24 .
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .
  6. 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 .
  7. 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 .
  8. 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 .
  9. 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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