Mulkirigala Electoral District Explained

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

Members of Parliament

Key

Election		Member	Party	Term
	1960 (March)	George Rajapaksa		1960
	1960 (July)		SLFP	1960-1965
	1965			1965-1970
	1970			1970-1976
	1976 by-election	Lakshman Rajapaksa		1976-1977
	1977		United National Party	1977-1989

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"	%
		Cartwheel	13,533	50.53
Premaratne Welivitigoda		Star	5,355	19.99
Chandra Atapattu		Elephant	5,001	18.67
G. W. Kulatunga		Cockrel	896	3.35
J. M. M. Bandara		Radio	632	2.36
Edwin Dahanayaka		Hand	514	1.92
C. A. Mathew		Umbrella	326	1.22
D. A. Sirisena Weerasinghe		Flower	173	0.65
K. L. Don Andrayas		Sun	135	0.50
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	26,565	99.19
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	216	0.81
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	26,781	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	32,499
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	82.41

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	17,317	68.47
Thomaratne Don Pranceesku		Elephant	7,826	30.95
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	25,143	99.42
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	147	0.58
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	25,290	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	32,499
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	77.81

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"	%
		Hand	18,245	54.39
		Elephant	15,085	44.97
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	33,330	99.37
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	213	0.63
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	33,543	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	40,050
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	83.75

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	22,569	57.29
		Elephant	16,643	42.24
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	39,212	99.53
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	185	0.47
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	39,397	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	45,870
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	85.89

1976 Parliamentary By Election

Following the death of the sitting member, George Rajapaksa on 18 June 1976 a parliamentary by election was held on 26 August 1976:^[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	27,110	52.71
		Elephant	23,109	44.93
Neale Rajapaksa		Chair	750	1.46
Sepala Rajapaksa		Lamp	297	0.58
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	51,266	99.68
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	164	0.32
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	51,430	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors
align=left colspan=3	Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:^[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"	%
		Elephant	22,638	54.75
		Hand	17,700	42.81
Neale Rajapaksa		Cartwheel	425	1.03
Amara Wellappili		Key	297	0.72
K. V. A. Kulatunga		Rabbit	143	0.35
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	41,203	99.65
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	143	0.35
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	41,346	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	46,551
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	88.82

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. 17 May 2017.
3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 17 May 2017.
5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary By Election 1976. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 17 May 2017.
7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.