March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election explained
| Election Name: | March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election |
| Previous Year: | 1956 |
| Outgoing Members: | 3rd Parliament of Ceylon |
| Next Election: | July 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election |
| Next Year: | July 1960 |
| Seats For Election: | 151 seats in the House of Representatives of Ceylon
76 seats were needed for a majority |
| Election Date: | 19 March 1960 |
| Image1: | Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911-1973).jpg |
| Leader1: | Dudley Senanayake |
| Leader Since1: | 1957 |
| Party1: | United National Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | Dedigama |
| Last Election1: | 27.91%, 8 seats |
| Seats1: | 50 |
| Seat Change1: | 42 |
| Popular Vote1: | 909,043 |
| Percentage1: | 29.89% |
| Swing1: | 1.98pp |
| Leader2: | C. P. de Silva |
| Leader Since2: | 1960 |
| Party2: | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | Minneriya |
| Last Election2: | 39.52%, 51 seats |
| Seats2: | 46 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 647,175 |
| Percentage2: | 21.28% |
| Swing2: | 18.24pp |
| Prime Minister |
| Posttitle: | Prime Minister-designate |
| Before Election: | Wijeyananda Dahanayake |
| After Election: | Dudley Senanayake |
| Before Party: | MEP |
| After Party: | United National Party |
Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon on 19 March 1960.
Background
By 1960, Ceylon's governing Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) coalition was falling apart. The Marxist parties that were junior partners of the coalition had broken with the dominant Sri Lanka Freedom Party over the issue of paddy lands. The Marxist Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party formed a new party that took the name MEP. The SLFP itself had been torn by an internal power struggle since the death of its leader, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, the previous year.
Both the United National Party and the SLFP campaigned on a strongly anti-Tamil line, promising to repatriate the estate Tamils to India, and implement the Sinhala Only Act.
Results
Dudley Senanayake and the UNP obtained a plurality of seats, but without a majority could not form a stable government. This led to the July 1960 elections.[1] [2]
Provincial results
Western Province
Colombo District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 1 Colombo North | V.A.Sugathadasa | Elephant | 9,446 |
| 2 Colombo Central | M.C.M. Kaleel | Pair of Spectacles | 33,121 |
| Pieter Keuneman | Star | 30,574 |
| R. Premadasa | Elephant | 29,828 |
| 3 Borella | R.B. Lenora | Elephant | 7,261 |
| 4 Colombo South | Edmund Samarawickrema | Elephant | 25,312 |
| 17 Kolonnawa | K.E. Perera | Cart Wheel | 8,608 |
| 18 Kotte | A.J. Niyathapala | Elephant | 8,850 |
| 19 Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia | S. de S. Jayasinghe | Elephant | 12,971 |
| 20 Moratuwa | M. Ruskin Fernando | Elephant | 10,262 |
| 21 Kesbewa | Somaweera Chandrasiri | Spoon | 11,115 |
| 22 Kottawa | D.B.R. Gunawardena | Key | 12,928 |
| 23 Homagama | Gamini Jayasuriya | Elephant | 10,873 |
| 24 Avissawella | Philip Gunawardena | Cart Wheel | 16,648 | |
Gampaha District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 5 Wattala | D. Shelton Jayasinghe | Elephant | 9,665 |
| 6 Negombo | T. Quintin Fernando | Elephant | 11,207 |
| 7 Katana | Wijayapala Mendis | Elephant | 9,117 |
| 8 Divulapitiya | Percy Jayakody | Elephant | 10,509 |
| 9 Mirigama | A.E. Jayasinghe | Hand | 12,430 |
| 10 Minuwangoda | M.P. de Z. Siriwardena | Hand | 11,565 |
| 11 Attanagalla | J.P. Obeysekera | Hand | 20,985 |
| 12 Gampaha | S.D. Bandaranayake | Butterfly | 9,565 |
| 13 Ja-ela | Paris Perera | Elephant | 11,960 |
| 14 Mahara | S.K.K. Suriarachchi | Hand | 15,098 |
| 15 Dompe | Felix Dias Bandaranaike | Hand | 16,227 |
| 16 Kelaniya | J.R. Jayawardane | Elephant | 10,227 | |
Kalutara District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 26 Bulathsinghala | Bibile Fonseka | Elephant | 5,728 |
| 27 Bandaragama | D.C.W. Kannangara | Elephant | 10,154 |
| 28 Panadura | Leslie Goonewardena | Key | 9,266 |
| 29 Kalutara | Cholmondeley Goonewardena | Key | 7,749 |
| 30 Beruwala | Mohamed A. Bakeer Markar | Elephant | 9,339 |
| 31 Matugama | Dayasena T. Pasqual | Hand | 7,099 |
| 32 Agalawatte | Anil Moonesinghe | Key | 12,007 | |
Central Province
Matale District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 33 Dambulla | Tikiri Banda Tennekoon | Hand | 10,792 |
| 34 Laggala | K.M.K. Banda | Hand | 3,073 |
| 35 Matale | B.H. Aluvihare | Elephant | 8,022 |
| 36 Rattota | Chandrasena Munaweera | Hand | 6,198 | |
Kandy District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 37 Wattegma | P. B. A. Weerakoon | Hand | 8,680 |
| 38 Akurana | D. H. Jayawickrema | Umbrella | 15,856 |
| 39 Galagedara | C. A. S. Marikkar | Hand | 4,493 |
| 40 Yatinuwara | S. S. Abeysundera | Elephant | 4,352 |
| 41 Udunuwara | T.B. Jayasundera | Hand | 7,650 |
| 42 Kandy | E. L. Senanayake | Elephant | 6,924 |
| 43 Senkadagala | N. Wimalasena | Elephant | 5,831 |
| 44 Kundasale | U. P. Y. Jinadasa | Hand | 7,121 |
| 45 Teldeniya | Tissa Kapukotuwa | Elephant | 3,726 |
| 46 Minipe | R. W. Tennekoon | Elephant | 3,868 |
| 49 Hewaheta | T.B. Illangaratne | Hand | 5,570 |
| 50 Gampola | R.R.D. Bandaranayake | Hand | 5,911 |
| 51 Nawalapitiya | R.S. Pelpola | Hand | 7,200 | |
Nuwaraeliya District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 47 Walapane | T.B.M. Herath | Hand | 5,727 |
| 48 Hanguranketha | M.D. Banda | Elephant | 7,119 |
| 53 Nuwara Eliya | T. William Fernando | Hand | 2,397 |
| 54 Maskeliya | Donald J. Ranaweera | Elephant | 4,192 |
| 52 Kotmale | J.D.Weerasekera | Umbrella | 4,643 | |
Southern Province
Galle District
Matara District
Hambantota District
Northern Province
Jaffna District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 74 Kayts | V. A. Kandiah | House | 10,820 |
| 75 Vaddukkoddai | A. Amirthalingam | House | 11,524 |
| 76 Kankesanturai | S.J.V. Chelvanayakam | House | 13,545 |
| 77 Uduvil | Visuvanathar Tharmalingam | House | 9,033 |
| 78 Jaffna | A.T. Durayappah | Sun | 6,201 |
| 79 Nallur | E.M.V. Naganathan | House | 9,651 |
| 80 Kopai | M.Balasundaram | House | 10,279 |
| 81 Uduppiddi | M. Sivasithamparam | Bicycle | 7,365 |
| 82 Point Pedro | K. Thurairatnam | House | 5,679 |
| 83 Chavakachcheri | V.N. Navaratnam | House | 13,907 | |
Vanni District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 84 Kilinochchi | A. Sivasunderam | House | 3,741 |
| 85 Mannar | V.A. Alegacone | House | 6,463 |
| 86 Vavuniya | T. Sivasithamparam | Sun | 5,370 | |
Eastern Province
Trincomalee District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 87 Trincomalee | N.R. Rajavarothiam | House | 8,872 |
| 88 Mutur T. | Ahambaram | House | 10,685 | |
Batticaloa District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 89 Kalkudah | P. Manicavasagam | House | 7,318 |
| 90 Batticaloa | C. Rajadurai | House | 28,309 |
| 91 Amparai | Wijayabahu Wijayasinha | Hand | 4,237 |
| 92 Paddiruppu | S.M.Rasamanickam | House | 10,799 |
| 93 Kalmunai | M.S. Kariapper | Umbrella | 5,743 |
| 94 Nintavur | M.I.M. Abdul Majeed | Radio Set | 10,017 |
| 95 Pottuvil | M.A. Abdul Majeed | Cockerel | 9,874 | |
North Western Province
Puttalam and Kurunegaka Districts
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 96 Puttalam | M.H. Naina Marikkar | Elephant | 7,344 |
| 97 Nikaweratiya | Mudiyanse Tennekoon | Hand | 13,409 |
| 98 Yapahuwa | R.B. Tennekoon | Hand | 8,536 |
| 99 Hiriyala | A.H. Senanayake | Elephant | 9,202 |
| 100 Wariyapola | A. Adikari | Hand | 11,894 |
| 101 Bingiriya | L.B. Jayasena | Hand | 6,673 |
| 102 Chilaw | W.J.C. Munasinghe | Hand | 9,302 |
| 103 Nattandiya | Albert F. Peries | Elephant | 10,914 |
| 104 Wennappuwa | Hugh Fernando | Hand | 11,043 |
| 105 Katugampola | T.B. Subasinghe | Mortar | 8,766 |
| 106 Kuliyapitiya | I.M.R.A. Iriyagolle | Eye | 8,257 |
| 107 Dambadeniya | R.G. Senanayake | Hand | 14,401 |
| 108 Polgahawela | Stephen Samarakkody | Hand | 6,038 |
| 109 Kurunegala | D.B. Monnekulama | Hand | 8,176 |
| 110 Mawatagama | E.M.R.B.Ekanayake | Elephant | 6,877 |
| 111 Dodangaslanda | A.U. Romanis | Elephant | 7,571 | |
North Central Province
Anuradapura District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 112 Anuradhapura | Sirimewan Godage | Hand | 5,922 |
| 113 Medawachchiya | Maithripala Senanayake | Hand | 9,475 |
| 114 Horowupotana | E.L.B. Hurulle | Elephant | 5,120 |
| 115 Mihintale | P.M.K. Tennakoon | Key | 2,581 |
| 116 Kalawewa | R.B. Ratnamalala | Hand | 7,455 |
| 117 Kekirawa | S.B. Lenawa | Hand | 4,590 | |
Polonnaruwa District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 118 Minneriya | C.P. de Silva | Hand | 9,770 |
| 119 Polonnaruwa | A.H. de Silva | Hand | 7,107 | |
Uva Province
Badulla District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 120 Mahiyangane | C. P. J. Seneviratne | Elephant | 3,164 |
| 122 Passara | S. A. Peeris | Elephant | 3,286 |
| 123 Badulla | B. H. Bandara | Hand | 4,775 |
| 124 Soranatota | K. Y. M WijeratneBanda | Hand | 3,821 |
| 125 Uva Paranagama | | Aeroplane | 4,662 |
| 126 Welimada | K. M. P. Rajaratne | Aeroplane | 6,539 |
| 127 Bandarawela | J. G. Gunasekera | Hand | 5,603 |
| 128 Haputale | W. P. G. Ariyadasa | Hand | 3,655 | |
Monaragala District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 129 Monaragala | W.G.M. Albert Silva | Hand | 3,738 |
| 121 Bibile R.M. | Gunasekera | Elephant | 3,361 | |
Sabaragamuwa Province
Kegalle District
Ratnapura District
| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
|---|
| 138 Kiriella | A. E. B. Kiriella | Elephant | 6,816 |
| 139 Ratnapura | H. Weragama | Elephant | 7,434 |
| 140 Pelmadulla | W. A. Karunasena | Hand | 4,535 |
| 141 Balangoda | C. S. Ratwatte | Hand | 9,494 |
| 142 Rakwana | V. T. G. Karunaratne | Hand | 4,766 |
| 143 Nivitigala | D. F. Hettiarachchi | Cart Wheel | 7,314 |
| 144 Kalawana | Abeyratne Pilapitiya | Sun | 3,291 |
| 145 Kolonna | Cyril Mathew | Elephant | 3,420 | |
References
Notes and References
- http://www.lakbima.lk/archive/last_21_03_10/lakbima%202/lakb2%207.htm Article from lakbima.lk 21 March 2010
- http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF slelections.gov.lk – RESULTS OF PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION – 19 March 1960
