Mutur Electoral District Explained

Mutur Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Mutur in Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. The district was a two-member constituency between March 1960 and July 1977. 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] Mutur electoral district was replaced by the Trincomalee multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Mutur continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947A. R. A. M. AbubuckerUnited National Party1947-1952
1952M. E. H. Mohamed AliIndependent1952-1960
1956
1960 (March)T. AhambaramIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi1960-1962
1960 (July)
1962 (June)M. E. H. Mohamed Ali1962-1970
1965
1970A. L. Abdul MajeedSri Lanka Freedom Party1970-1977
1977M. E. H. MaharoofUnited National Party1977-1989

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
bgcolor=  A. R. A. M. AbubuckerUnited National PartyElephant3,48043.98%
bgcolor=  M. E. H. Mohamed AliCommunist PartyPair of Scales1,76022.24%
E. SokkalingamStar1,55519.65%
A. C. ChellarajahUmbrella1,11814.13%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes7,913100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes228
align=left colspan=4Total Polled8,141
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors16,649
align=left colspan=4Turnout48.90%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[3]

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
M. E. H. Mohamed AliIndependentPair of Scales6,05064.51%
bgcolor=  A. R. A. M. AbubuckerUnited National PartyUmbrella3,32935.49%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes9,379100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes119
align=left colspan=4Total Polled9,498
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors16,705
align=left colspan=4Turnout56.86%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[4]

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
M. E. H. Mohamed AliIndependentPair of Scales10,54984.72%
A. H. AlwisAeroplane1,90215.28%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes12,451100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes114
align=left colspan=4Total Polled12,565
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors22,177
align=left colspan=4Turnout56.66%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[5]

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
bgcolor=  T. AhambaramIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6] House10,68526.73%
M. E. H. Mohamed AliIndependentLadder10,68026.72%
A. L. Abdul MajeedSewing Machine7,54018.86%
bgcolor=  S. B. WeerakoonSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand6,74816.88%
bgcolor=  A. H. AlwisUnited National PartyElephant1,4883.72%
bgcolor=  P. D. E. Victor PereraMahajana Eksath PeramunaCart Wheel1,1652.91%
J. A. P. ThurainayagamIndependentSun1,0752.69%
bgcolor=  A. R. A. M. AbubuckerLanka Democratic Party[7] Umbrella2980.75%
N. T. Francis XavierCockerel2950.74%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes39,974100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes1,153
align=left colspan=4Total Polled41,127
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors28,520
align=left colspan=4Turnout144.20%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[8]

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
bgcolor=  T. AhambaramIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse13,30428.88%
bgcolor=  A. L. Abdul MajeedSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand13,24728.76%
bgcolor=  M. E. H. Mohamed AliUnited National PartyElephant11,41724.78%
H. D. L. LeelaratneLadder7,91617.18%
bgcolor=  P. D. E. Victor PereraMahajana Eksath PeramunaCart Wheel1810.39%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes46,065100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes677
align=left colspan=4Total Polled46,742
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors28,520
align=left colspan=4Turnout163.89%

1962 Parliamentary by-election

Results of the by-election held on 28 June 1962:[9]

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
bgcolor=  M. E. H. Mohamed AliIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse14,21551.31%
bgcolor=  S. A. HameedSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand6,90324.92%
R. M. GunathilakeStar6,04021.80%
C. SundaralingamEelam Front Sun4231.52%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes27,699100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes118
align=left colspan=4Total Polled27,699
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors34.632
align=left colspan=4Turnout79.98%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[10]

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
bgcolor=  M. E. H. Mohamed AliIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse20,23735.64%
bgcolor=  A. L. Abdul MajeedSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand16,72629.45%
bgcolor=  H. D. L. LeelaratneUnited National PartyElephant15,32826.99%
bgcolor=  D. V. PaulisSri Lanka Freedom PartyBird3,7926.68%
R. M. GunathilakaLadder3760.66%
bgcolor=  S. S. ArumugamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle3270.58%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes56,786100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes1,343
align=left colspan=4Total Polled58,129
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors38,516
align=left colspan=4Turnout150.92%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[11]

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
bgcolor=  A. L. Abdul MajeedSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand22,72729.72%
bgcolor=  A. ThangathuraiIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse19,78725.87%
H. D. L. LeelaratneLadder18,69824.45%
bgcolor=  M. E. H. Mohamed AliUnited National PartyElephant15,01819.64%
B.G. SirisenaLamp2530.33%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes76,483100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes705
align=left colspan=4Total Polled77,188
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors44,176
align=left colspan=4Turnout174.73%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[12]

align=left colspan=2 width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
bgcolor=  M. E. H. MaharoofUnited National PartyElephant12,53044.99%
bgcolor=  A. L. Abdul MajeedSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand7,80028.01%
bgcolor=  S. M. MakeenTamil United Liberation Front
(Muslim United Liberation Front)		Sun7,52027.00%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes27,850100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes115
align=left colspan=4Total Polled27,965
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors30,389
align=left colspan=4Turnout92.02%

References & footnotes

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka. 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. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115557/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-09-24.
  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. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115606/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1956%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-09-24.
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712194326/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-07-12.
  6. Also known as the Federal Party
  7. Also known as the Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115611/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-09-24.
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary ByElections. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100304020922/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/ByElections1947-1988.pdf. 2010-03-04.
  10. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713003440/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1965%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-07-13.
  11. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091209231958/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1970%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2009-12-09.
  12. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717002624/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/General%20Election%201977.PDF. dead. 2011-07-17. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

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