Deniyaya Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent     Sri Lanka Freedom Party     United National Party     Lanka Sama Samaja Party  

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 V. G. W. Ratnayake 1947-1952
1952 United National Party 1952-1956
1956 S. W. D. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956-1960
1960 (March) P. L. Jinadasa United National Party 1960
1960 (July) S. W. Dahanayake 1960-1965
1965 C. N. Kannangara 1965-1970
1970 Sumanapala Dahanayake Lanka Sama Samaja Party 1970-1977
1977 Keerthisena Abeywickrama United National Party 1977-1987
1987 appointment Keerthilatha Abeywickrama 1987-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
V. G. W. RatnayakePair of Scales4,51030.69
D. W. S. RatnayakaCup3,79325.81
Roy RajapaksaElephant2,93819.99
D. C. HettigeUmbrella2,28215.53
G. E. AbeynaikeHand6674.54
Valid Votes14,19096.57
Rejected Votes5043.43
Total Polled14,694100.00
Registered Electors29,542
Turnout49.74

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[3]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
V. G. W. RatnayakeUnited National PartyElephant13,80859.52
Edward R. GoonatillekeStar9,17439.55
Valid Votes22,98299.07
Rejected Votes2160.93
Total Polled23,198100.00
Registered Electors32,842
Turnout70.64

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[4]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
S. W. D. RatnayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand16,17059.54
V. G. W. RatnayakeUnited National PartyElephant10,71039.44
Valid Votes26,88098.98
Rejected Votes2771.02
Total Polled27,157100.00
Registered Electors39,012
Turnout69.61

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[5]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
P. L. JinadasaUnited National PartyElephant6,55535.64
Charles Nissanka KannangaraCartwheel5,58630.37
Sumanapala DahanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand3,90321.22
Edward R. GoonatillekeStar2,17811.84
Valid Votes18,22299.06
Rejected Votes1730.94
Total Polled18,395100.00
Registered Electors23,459
Turnout78.41

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[6]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
S. W. DahanayakeUnited National PartyElephant10,25457.78
M. D. YapaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand7,41041.76
Valid Votes17,66499.54
Rejected Votes820.46
Total Polled17,746100.00
Registered Electors23,459
Turnout75.65

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[7]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Charles Nissanka KannangaraUnited National PartyElephant13,17153.04
D. S. WijesekeraLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey11,05244.50
Sepala RatnayakeCartwheel3741.51
Valid Votes24,59799.05
Rejected Votes2370.95
Total Polled24,834100.00
Registered Electors30,474
Turnout81.49

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[8]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Sumanapala DahanayakeLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey18,76060.62
Charles Nissanka KannangaraUnited National PartyElephant12,07639.03
Valid Votes30,83699.65
Rejected Votes1070.35
Total Polled30,943100.00
Registered Electors36,444
Turnout84.91

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[9]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Keerthisena AbeywickramaUnited National PartyElephant20,36556.74
Edward R. GoonatillekeSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand15,03241.88
Hattotuwa Gamage WeerasingheLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey3901.09
Valid Votes35,78799.71
Rejected Votes1030.29
Total Polled35,890100.00
Registered Electors40,357
Turnout88.93

Keerthisena Abeywickrama was killed in the 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament, his seat on parliament was filled by his sister, Keerthilatha Abeywickrama.

References
  1. "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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