Kotmale Electoral District Explained

Kotmale electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kotmale in Nuwara Eliya District, Central 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] Kotmale electoral district was replaced by the Nuwara Eliya multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1960 (March)J. D. WeerasekeraLanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya1960
1960 (July)Sri Lanka Freedom Party1960-1965
1965D. B. RanatungaUnited National Party1965-1970
1970J. D. WeerasekeraSri Lanka Freedom Party1970-1977
1977Ananda Dassanayake1977-1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[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"%
Umbrella 4,643 35.04
R. M. Dingiri Banda Ranatunga Elephant 3,724 28.11
A. Dissanayake Hand 3,449 26.03
J. M. Heen Banda Key 691 5.22
K. M. Bandara Clock 524 3.96
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes13,03198.35
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes219 1.65
align=left colspan=3Total Polled13,250 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors16,831
align=left colspan=4Turnout78.72

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[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"%
Hand 7,859 57.51
Elephant 5,687 41.62
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes13,54699.13
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes119 0.87
align=left colspan=3Total Polled13,665 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors16,831
align=left colspan=4Turnout81.19

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[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"%
Elephant 10,564 54.05
Hand 8,607 44.04
M. S. Egodawela Sun 127 0.65
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes19,29898.74
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes247 1.26
align=left colspan=3Total Polled19,545 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors22,876
align=left colspan=4Turnout85.44

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[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"%
Hand 11,936 51.76
Elephant 10,768 46.69
O. M. Wijewardhana Bell 235 1.02
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes22,939 99.47
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes122 0.53
align=left colspan=3Total Polled23,061 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors25,953
align=left colspan=4Turnout88.86

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[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"%
Hand 11,505 42.36
D. B. Samaratunga Elephant 7,640 28.13
Wijesundare Bandara Ranatunge Umbrella 7,536 27.75
G. Rajagopal Tree 113 0.42
W. B. Ranatunge Lamp 99 0.37
P. Kandiah Eye 67 0.25
O. M. Wijayawardena Cartwheel 59 0.22
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes27,01999.49
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes139 0.51
align=left colspan=3Total Polled27,158 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors30,743
align=left colspan=4Turnout88.34

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 5 July 2018 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 5 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 5 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 5 July 2018 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 5 July 2018 .