Wariyapola Electoral District Explained

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

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947Ivan DassanayakeUNP1947 - 1952
19521952 - 1956
1956SLFP1956 - 1960
1960 (March)1960
1960 (July)1960 - 1962
1962 M. A. J. Wijesinghe1962 -1965
1965D. M. Tilakaratna BandaraUNP1965 - 1970
1970M. A. J. WijesingheSLFP1970 - 1977
1977Amarawathie Piyaseeli RatnayakeUNP1977 - 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"%
Key 12,063 79.45
C. M. Edwin de Silva Elephant 2,158 14.21
H. Poorten Umbrella 485 3.19
T. G. R. de Silva Star 213 1.40
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes14,91998.25
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes265 1.75
align=left colspan=3Total Polled15,184 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors31,886
align=left colspan=4Turnout47.62

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 19,622 78.51
Umbrella 7,090 28.37
Samuel Benadict Pieris Lamp 350 1.40
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes24,79699.21
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes198 0.79
align=left colspan=3Total Polled24,994 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors35,625
align=left colspan=4Turnout70.16

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 19,470 60.30
Elephant 12,657 39.20
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes32,12799.50
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes162 0.50
align=left colspan=3Total Polled32,289 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors42,751
align=left colspan=4Turnout75.53

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"%
Hand 11,894 51.48
Elephant 9,172 39.70
Lewie Ariyasinghe Key 1,078 4.67
Paiyadasa Vitharane Star 286 1.24
S. M. Abeysekera Umbrella 271 1.17
M. P. H. J. Wijayawardhana Eye 261 1.13
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes22,29699.38
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes144 0.62
align=left colspan=3Total Polled23,106 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors29,197
align=left colspan=4Turnout79.14

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 13,363 55.36
Elephant 10,624 44.02
B. D. R. Jayasena Cartwheel 85 0.35
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes24,07299.73
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes65 0.27
align=left colspan=3Total Polled24,137 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors29,199
align=left colspan=4Turnout82.66

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"%
Elephant 15,336 50.0
Hand 14,904 48.58
R. B. Balasuriya Cartwheel 149 0.49
K. Justin de Silva Sun 140 0.46
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes30,52999.51
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes149 0.49
align=left colspan=3Total Polled30,678 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors35,978
align=left colspan=4Turnout85.27

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 22,304 59.77
Elephant 14,686 39.36
Ariyadasa Sikurajapati Bell 223 0.60
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes37,21399.72
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes104 0.28
align=left colspan=3Total Polled37,317 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors42,490
align=left colspan=4Turnout87.83

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"%
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes 100.00%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes
align=left colspan=3Total Polled
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors
align=left colspan=3Turnout

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 . 18 May 2017 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 18 May 2017 .
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 18 May 2017.