Rattota Electoral District Explained

Rattota electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Rattota 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] Rattota electoral district was replaced by the Matale multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Key

Election		Member	Party	Term
	1960 (March)	Chandrasena Munaweera	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1960
	1960 (July)			1960-1965
	1965	S. B. Yalegama		1965-1970
	1970			1970-1977
	1977	P. B. Kaviratne	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"	%
		Hand	6,198	36.39
V. T. Nanayakkara		Elephant	4,937	28.99
		Cartwheel	1,587	17.78
Thomas Jayatunga		Bell	1,339	7.86
G.S. Abeyawardena		Clock	803	4.72
Tikiri Banda Elkaduwa		Saw	664	3.90
G. M. M. Seneviratne		Umbrella	395	2.32
Charles Amunugama		Eye	319	1.87
G.H. Dharmapala		Book	288	1.69
T.B. Wegodapola		Ladder	267	1.57
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	16,797	98.62
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	235	1.38
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	17,032	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	21,601
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	78.85

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	8,589	50.14
V. T. Nanayakkara		Elephant	6,710	39.17
A. Bindusara		Cartwheel	1,288	7.52
D. Piyumasinghe Yapa		Ladder	410	2.39
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	16,997	99.22
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	133	0.78
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	17,130	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	21,601
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	79.30

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	10,481	44.56
		Sun	9,363	39.81
S. W. Alawathuwala		Eye	3,322	14.12
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	23,166	98.49
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	356	1.51
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	23,522	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	27,939
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	84.19

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	16,039	57.71
		Elephant	11,536	41.51
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	27,575	99.21
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	219	0.79
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	27,794	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	31,422
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	88.45

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:^[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	22,513	66.37
		Hand	10,478	30.89
Senaka Ellawala		Star	437	1.29
L. M. Perera		Lamp	253	0.75
Ukkubanda Tennakoon		Cartwheel	159	0.47
I. G. Jayawickrema Rupasinghe		Flower	78	0.23
align=left colspan=3	Valid Votes	33,731	99.45
align=left colspan=3	Rejected Votes	187	0.55
align=left colspan=3	Total Polled	33,918	100.00
align=left colspan=3	Registered Electors	38,740
align=left colspan=4	Turnout	87.55

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020 .
6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 10 February 2020.