Hambantota Electoral District (1947–1960)
Hambantota electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the city of Hambantota in Hambantota District, Southern 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] Hambantota electoral district was replaced by the Hambantota multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Hambantota continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament[edit]
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Lakshman Rajapaksa | Communist Party of Ceylon | 1947-1952 | |
| 1952 | Charles Edirisuriya | 1952-1956 | ||
| 1956 | Lakshman Rajapaksa | 1956-1960 | ||
Elections[edit]
1947 Parliamentary General Election[edit]
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakshman Rajapaksa | Communist Party of Ceylon | Star | 8,740 | 46.80 |
| Charles Edirisuriya | Hand | 8,340 | 44.66 | |
| G. K. W. Perera | Cartwheel | 1,301 | 6.97 | |
| Valid Votes | 18,381 | 98.42 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 295 | 1.58 | ||
| Total Polled | 18,676 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 31,841 | |||
| Turnout | 58.65 | |||
1952 Parliamentary General Election[edit]
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Edirisuriya | Key | 14,494 | 55.76 | |
| Lakshman Rajapaksa | Umbrella | 10,658 | 40.27 | |
| Jayadasa Pathiratne | Star | 418 | 1.58 | |
| Jayadeva Amarasinghe | Elephant | 367 | 1.39 | |
| P. H. Mendis De Silva | Hand | 199 | 0.75 | |
| Valid Votes | 26,136 | 98.75 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 330 | 1.24 | ||
| Total Polled | 26,466 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 37,079 | |||
| Turnout | 71.38 | |||
1956 Parliamentary General Election[edit]
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakshman Rajapaksa | Hand | 20,931 | 68.57 | |
| Charles Edirisuriya | Elephant | 9,377 | 30.72 | |
| Valid Votes | 30,308 | 99.30 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 215 | 0.70 | ||
| Total Polled | 30,523 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 44,124 | |||
| Turnout | 69.18 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 May 2017.[permanent dead link]