Vavuniya Electoral District Explained

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

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947C. SuntharalingamIndependent1947-1952
19521952-1956
19561956-1960
1960 (March)1960-1960
1960 (July)T. Sivasithamparam1960-1965
1965All Ceylon Tamil Congress1965-1970
1970X. M. SellathambuIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi1970-1977
1977T. SivasithamparamTamil United Liberation Front1977-1989

Elections

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"%
C. SuntharalingamIndependentTree4,02666.61%
bgcolor=  T. M. SabaratnamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressSpoon2,01833.39%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes6,044100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes132
align=left colspan=4Total Polled6,176
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors11,099
align=left colspan=4Turnout55.64%

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"%
C. SuntharalingamIndependentStar6,01966.83%
U. B. DassanayakeIndependentKey1,49716.62%
bgcolor=  T. M. SabaratnamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressUmbrella1,39815.52%
K. VellupillaiIndependentChair931.03%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes9,007100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes104
align=left colspan=4Total Polled9,111
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors13,093
align=left colspan=4Turnout69.59%

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"%
C. SuntharalingamInd (Tamil Resistance Front)Tree6,85378.69%
P. TharmalingamIndependentCart Wheel1,85621.31%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes8,709100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes69
align=left colspan=4Total Polled8,778
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors15,946
align=left colspan=4Turnout55.05%

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"%
T. SivasithamparamIndependentSun5,37043.28%
C. SuntharalingamIndependentShip4,23134.10%
P. MuthiahOrange1,46911.84%
bgcolor=  S. SubramaniamIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6] House1,33810.78%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes12,408100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes107
align=left colspan=4Total Polled12,515
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors18,469
align=left colspan=4Turnout67.76%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[7]

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"%
T. SivasithamparamIndependentBicycle7,39357.71%
bgcolor=  G. B. VincentIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse5,41842.29%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes12,811100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes56
align=left colspan=4Total Polled12,867
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors18,469
align=left colspan=4Turnout69.67%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[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. SivasithamparamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle7,26540.33%
bgcolor=  G. B. VincentIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse4,51225.05%
C. SuntharalingamTree3,95221.94%
V. SiriwardhanaChair8724.84%
Ariyawansa GoonasekeraUmbrella7444.13%
bgcolor=  W. S. PereraMahajana Eksath PeramunaCart Wheel4362.42%
S. SirinivasanIndependentPair of Scales2311.28%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes18,012100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes130
align=left colspan=4Total Polled18,142
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors24,701
align=left colspan=4Turnout73.45%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[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=  X. M. SellathambuIllankai Tamil Arasu KachchiHouse10,94742.99%
bgcolor=  T. SivasithamparamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle10,67441.92%
bgcolor=  S. PathmanathanCommunist PartyStar3,12012.25%
S. M. K. SubasinghePair of Scales5842.29%
A. D. A. SeneviratneTree1370.54%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes25,462100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes116
align=left colspan=4Total Polled25,578
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors31,650
align=left colspan=4Turnout80.82%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[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=  T. SivasithamparamTamil United Liberation FrontSun13,82159.02%
bgcolor=  K. T. PulendranUnited National PartyElephant9,44440.33%
Udayarege SubasingheEye1510.64%
align=left colspan=4Valid Votes23,416100.00%
align=left colspan=4Rejected Votes80
align=left colspan=4Total Polled23,496
align=left colspan=4Registered Electors28,450
align=left colspan=4Turnout82.59%

T. Sivasithamparam and all other TULF MPs boycotted Parliament from the middle of 1983 for a number of reasons: they were under pressure from Sri Lankan Tamil militants not to stay in Parliament beyond their normal six-year term; the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka required them to swear an oath unconditionally renouncing support for a separate state; and the Black July riots in which up to 3,000 Tamils were murdered by Sinhalese mobs. After three months of absence, Sivasithamparam forfeited his seat in Parliament on 5 October 1983.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka. 2010-11-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127041829/http://parliament.lk/about_us/electoral_system.jsp. 2010-11-27. dead.
  2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 2016-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115557/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-09-24. dead.
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 2013-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115603/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1952%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-09-24. dead.
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 2013-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115606/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1956%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-09-24. dead.
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 2013-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712194326/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-07-12. dead.
  6. Also known as the Federal Party
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 2013-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115611/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-09-24. dead.
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 2013-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713003440/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1965%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2015-07-13. dead.
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 2010-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20091209231958/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1970%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 2009-12-09. dead.
  10. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 2013-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717002624/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/General%20Election%201977.PDF. 2011-07-17. dead.
  11. News: Wickramasinghe. Wimal. Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for of Parliament. The Island, Sri Lanka. 18 January 2008.

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