Maskeliya Electoral District Explained

Maskeliya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977. The district was named after the town of Maskeliya 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] Maskeliya electoral district was replaced by the Nuwara Eliya multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947G. R. MothaCeylon Indian Congress1947-1950
1950 by-electionAbdul Aziz1950-1952
1952P. H. C. SilvaUnited National Party1952-1956
1956Sri Lanka Freedom Party1956-1960
1960 (March)Donald J. RanaweeraUnited National Party1960
1960 (July)Edmund Wijesuriya1960-1970
1965United National Party
1970P. Gamini AriyatilakeSri Lanka Freedom Party1970-1976

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"%
Spectacles 9,086 60.09
B. D. W. Gunapala House 3,949 26.12
K. Natesa Aiyar Umbrella 918 6.07
T. M. Soloman Hand 598 3.96
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes14,55196.24
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes569 3.76
align=left colspan=3Total Polled15,120 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors24,427
align=left colspan=4Turnout61.90

1950 Parliamentary By-Election

Results of the parliamentary by-election held on 11 March 1950:[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 11,343 87.65
G. R. Rajapreyar Cartwheel 1,301 10.05
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes12,66497.85
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes278 2.15
align=left colspan=3Total Polled12,942 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors24,427
align=left colspan=4Turnout52.98

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[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"%
House 3,415 59.37
Chandrapala Gunasekera Umbrella 956 16.62
B. D. W. Gunapala Elephant 837 14.55
R. Bandara Gannewa Star 360 6.26
H. P. Caldera Hand 112 1.95
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes5,68098.75
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes72 1.25
align=left colspan=3Total Polled5,752 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors8,703
align=left colspan=4Turnout66.09

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[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 3,228 45.91
Elephant 3,014 42.87
Ananda Premasinghe Key 738 10.50
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes6,98099.27
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes51 0.73
align=left colspan=3Total Polled7,031 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors9,461
align=left colspan=4Turnout74.32

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 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 4,192 34.74
Cartwheel 3,031 25.12
Key 2,256 18.69
V. K. Vellayan Tree 1,349 11.18
R. B. Gannewa Hand 631 5.23
Effie Jayatillake Umbrella 194 1.61
Yakandawala L. Senanayake Star 121 1.00
Piyadasa Welhena Sun 116 0.96
P.P. Pillai Scales 56 0.46
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes11,96999.18
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes99 0.82
align=left colspan=3Total Polled12,068 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors15,450
align=left colspan=4Turnout78.11

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[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"%
Hand 6,378 54.03
Elephant 5,263 44.59
N. P. Banda Cartwheel 91 0.77
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes11,73299.39
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes72 0.61
align=left colspan=3Total Polled11,804 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors15,450
align=left colspan=4Turnout76.40

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[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"%
Elephant 11,024 56.85
Hand 7,851 40.49
D. B. Rajapaksa Butterfly 233 1.20
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes19,10898.54
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes284 1.46
align=left colspan=3Total Polled19,392 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors22,808
align=left colspan=4Turnout85.02

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[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"%
Hand 10,783 45.75
Elephant 10,087 42.50
V. K. Vellaiyen Umbrella 1,412 5.95
Butterfly 1,289 5.43
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes23,57199.31
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes163 0.69
align=left colspan=3Total Polled23,734 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors27,945
align=left colspan=4Turnout84.93

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. 10 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Results of the Parliamentary By Elections held between 1947 - 1988 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 July 2020 .
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 10 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 10 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 July 2020 .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 10 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 10 July 2020.
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 July 2020.

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