Nivitigala Electoral District Explained

Nivitigala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Nivitigala in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa 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] Nivitigala electoral district was replaced by the Ratnapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947D. F. HettiarachchiLSSP1947 - 1952
1952W. H. WeragamaUNP1952 -1956
1956D. F. HettiarachchiSLFP1956 - 1960
1960 (March)MEP1960
1960 (July)S. MolligodaSLFP1960 - 1965
1965D. F. Hettiarachchi1965 - 1970
1970Piyadasa Harischandra1970 - 1977
1977Gamini AtukoraleUNP1977 - 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"%
Elephant 5,626 43.58
Hand 5,602 43.40
W. J. P. Delgoda Pair of Scales 1,130 8.75
C. E. Perera Umbrella 309 2.39
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes12,66798.13
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes242 1.87
align=left colspan=3Total Polled12,909 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors28,486
align=left colspan=4Turnout45.32

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[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"%
Elephant 12,785 57.44
Star 9,257 41.59
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes22,04299.03
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes217 0.97
align=left colspan=3Total Polled22,259 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors29,246
align=left colspan=4Turnout76.11

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"%
Hand 16,205 66.01
Elephant 8,220 34.48
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes24,42599.49
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes126 0.51
align=left colspan=3Total Polled24,551 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors33,676
align=left colspan=4Turnout72.90

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[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"%
Cartwheel 7,314 39.37
K. E. Seneviratne Elephant 5,897 31.74
A. D. Abeysuriya Hand 2,733 14.71
D. E. Malwara Arachchi Key 1,339 7.21
B. A. M. Dhanapala Star 812 4.37
M. P. J. Maligaspe Umbrella 200 1.08
C. C. Tissera Orange 172 0.68
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes18,46799.40
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes111 0.60
align=left colspan=3Total Polled18,578 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors23,819
align=left colspan=4Turnout78.00

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 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"%
Hand 7,486 42.41
U. Mandawala Elephant 5,766 32.67
Cartwheel 3,993 22.62
M. T. Premaratne Bicycle 305 1.73
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes17,55099.43
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes101 0.57
align=left colspan=3Total Polled17,651 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors23,819
align=left colspan=4Turnout74.11

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[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 14,943 58.48
Elephant 9,981 39.06
E. R. Eratne Cartwheel 316 1.24
Daya Basnayake Sun 197 0.77
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes25,43799.55
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes114 0.45
align=left colspan=3Total Polled25,551 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors30,525
align=left colspan=4Turnout83.71

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[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"%
Hand 20,614 67.34
Alfred L. Amarasekera Elephant 9,461 30.91
D. M. S. Dharmatillake Bell 368 1.20
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes30,44399.45
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes169 0.55
align=left colspan=3Total Polled30,612 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors34,989
align=left colspan=4Turnout87.49

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[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"%
Elephant 17,450 49.89
Elephant 15,795 45.16
Upali Rajapakse Star 896 2.56
B. B. Marapana Key 450 1.29
L. P. Wimalasena Lamp 183 0.52
Anton Senanayake Cartwheel 96 0.28
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes34,87099.69
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes107 0.31
align=left colspan=3Total Polled34,977 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors39,328
align=left colspan=4Turnout88.94

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. 16 December 2022 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 16 December 2022 .
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 16 December 2022 .
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 16 December 2022 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 16 December 2022 .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 16 December 2022 .
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 16 December 2022 .
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

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