Matale Electoral District (1947–1989) Explained

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

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947V. T. Nanayakkara1947-1952
1952Bernard AluwihareUnited National Party1952-1956
1956Nimal KarunatilakeSri Lanka Freedom Party1956-1960
1960 (March)Bernard AluwihareUnited National Party1960-1965
1960 (July)
1965Alick Aluwihare1965-1970
1970Richard UdugamaSri Lanka Freedom Party1970-1977
1977Alick AluwihareUnited National Party1977-1989

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"%
V. T. NanayakkaraEye11,53048.62
Bernard AluwihareStar9,52540.12
T. B. WegodapolaLamp2,37310.01
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes23,42898.80
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes2851.20
align=left colspan=3Total Polled23,713100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors37,847
align=left colspan=4Turnout62.65

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"%
Bernard AluwihareFlower12,31457.43
V. T. NanayakkaraHouse8,89841.95%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes21,21298.93
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes2291.07
align=left colspan=3Total Polled21,441100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors29,272
align=left colspan=4Turnout73.25

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[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"%
Nimal KarunatilakeHand12,96855.15
Bernard AluwihareElephant10,37244.11
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes23,34099.26
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1750.74
align=left colspan=3Total Polled23,515100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors33,081
align=left colspan=4Turnout71.08

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[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"%
Bernard AluwihareElephant8,02249.99
T. D. GunaratneHand6,11338.97
M. B. RatnayakeCart Wheel8925.56
S. B. WijeratneStar5043.14
A. K. SumanapalaUmbrella1540.96
Jinadasa WickremasuriyaSun1170.73
Upali Monaravila KeppetipolaClock1130.70
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes15,91599.18
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1310.82
align=left colspan=3Total Polled16,046100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors20,739
align=left colspan=4Turnout77.37

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[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"%
Bernard AluwihareElephant8,96154.13
T. D. GunaratneHand7,48945.24
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes16,45099.37
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1050.63
align=left colspan=3Total Polled16,555100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors20,739
align=left colspan=4Turnout79.83%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[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"%
Alick AluwihareElephant13,50259.38
W. DorakumburaHand9,02539.70
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes22,52799.07
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes2120.93
align=left colspan=3Total Polled22,739100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors27,414
align=left colspan=4Turnout82.95

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[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"%
Richard UdugamaHand13,42851.01
Alick AluwihareElephant12,77848.54
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes26,20699.54
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1200.46
align=left colspan=3Total Polled26,326100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors30,396
align=left colspan=4Turnout86.61

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"%
Alick AluwihareElephant21,94569.66
Chandrasena MunaweeraHand9,03928.69
R. G. KarunaratneEye3611.15
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes31,34599.50
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes1560.50
align=left colspan=3Total Polled31,501100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors36,395
align=left colspan=4Turnout86.55

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. 21 September 2017.
  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. 21 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 21 September 2017 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 21 September 2017.
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 21 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 21 September 2017 .
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 21 September 2017 .

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