Jaffna Electoral District (1947–1989) Explained

Jaffna Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Jaffna in Jaffna District, Northern 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] Jaffna electoral district was replaced by the Jaffna multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Jaffna continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil Congress1947-1960
1952
1956
1960 (March)Alfred DuraiappahIndependent1960-1965
1960 (July)
1965G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil Congress1965-1970
1970C. X. MartynIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi1970-1977
1977V. YogeswaranTamil United Liberation Front1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]

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=  G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle14,32473.28%
bgcolor=  Arunachalam MahadevaUnited National PartyElephant5,22426.72%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes19,548100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes133
align=left colspan=4Total Polled19,681
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors42,546
align=left colspan=4Turnout46.26%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[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=  G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressUmbrella12,72660.48%
bgcolor=  E. M. V. NaganathanIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[4] Hand8,31739.52%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes21,043100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes88
align=left colspan=4Total Polled21,131
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors29,489
align=left colspan=4Turnout71.66%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[5]

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=  G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle8,91440.46%
bgcolor=  E. M. V. NaganathanIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse7,17332.56%
bgcolor=  M. KarthigasanCommunist PartyStar3,23914.70%
bgcolor=  Arulambalam VisuvanathanLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey2,70312.27%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes22,029100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes149
align=left colspan=4Total Polled22,178
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors34,804
align=left colspan=4Turnout63.72%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[6]

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"%
Alfred DuraiappahIndependentSun6,20135.68%
bgcolor=  G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle5,31230.56%
bgcolor=  S. KathiravelupillaiIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse5,10129.35%
bgcolor=  Arulambalam VisuvanathanLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey7674.41%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes17,381100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes92
align=left colspan=4Total Polled17,473
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors24,299
align=left colspan=4Turnout71.91%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[7]

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"%
Alfred DuraiappahIndependentBicycle6,31335.13%
bgcolor=  G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressEye6,01533.47%
bgcolor=  S. KathiravelupillaiIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse5,64431.40%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes17,972100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes84
align=left colspan=4Total Polled18,056
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors25,299
align=left colspan=4Turnout74.31%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[8]

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=  G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle9,35042.37%
bgcolor=  C. X. MartynIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse6,80030.81%
Alfred DuraiappahPair of Scales5,91826.82%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes22,068100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes73
align=left colspan=4Total Polled22,141
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors28,473
align=left colspan=4Turnout77.76%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[9]

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=  C. X. MartynIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse8,84835.59%
Alfred DuraiappahIndependentUmbrella8,79235.36%
bgcolor=  G. G. PonnambalamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle7,22229.05%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes24,862100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes76
align=left colspan=4Total Polled24,938
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors31,214
align=left colspan=4Turnout79.89%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[10]

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=  V. YogeswaranTamil United Liberation FrontSun16,25151.26%
Kumar PonnambalamIndependentTree6,96024.25%
A. L. AbrahamPair of Scales4,34915.15%
C. X. MartynUmbrella9003.14%
A. G. RajasooriarChair1640..57%
A. TharmalinghamIndependentShip770.27%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes28,701100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes78
align=left colspan=4Total Polled28,779
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors34,865
align=left colspan=4Turnout82.54%

V. Yogeswaran and all other TULF MPs boycotted Parliament from the middle of 1983 for a number of reasons: they were under pressure from Sri Lankan Tamil militants not to stay in Parliament beyond their normal six-year term; the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka required them to swear an oath unconditionally renouncing support for a separate state; and the Black July riots in which up to 3,000 Tamils were murdered by Sinhalese mobs. After three months of absence, Yogeswaran forfeited his seat in Parliament on 22 October 1983.[11]

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. Also known as the Federal Party
  5. 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 .
  6. 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 .
  7. 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 .
  8. 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 .
  9. 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 .
  10. 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 .
  11. News: Wickramasinghe. Wimal. Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for of Parliament. The Island, Sri Lanka. 18 January 2008.

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