Akuressa Electoral District

Akuressa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Akuressa 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] Akuressa 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

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Key

  Independent   UNP   Communist Party

Election Member Party Term
1947 W. Wickremasinghe Independent 1947-1952
1952 D. Y. Wickremasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon 1952-1956
1956 S. A. Wickramasinghe 1956-1960
1960 (March) 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 1965-1970
1970 1970-1977
1977 Dayananda Wickremasinghe United National Party 1977-1989

Elections

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1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
W. Wickremasinghe Independent Elephant 13,458 62.34
David Wanigasekera United National Party Cartwheel 6,132 28.40
H. P. D. Karunaratne Independent Hand 1,453 6.73
Valid Votes 21,043 97.47
Rejected Votes 546 2.53
Total Polled 21,589 100.00
Registered Electors 45,886
Turnout 47.05

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
D. Y. Wickremasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon Star 16,626 50.92
C. Wijesinghe United National Party Elephant 15,625 47.85
Valid Votes 32,251 98.78
Rejected Votes 400 1.22
Total Polled 32,651 100.00
Registered Electors 43,234
Turnout 75.52

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. A. Wickramasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon Star 20,867 58.35
D. C. Wanigasekera United National Party Elephant 14,639 40.94
Valid Votes 35,506 99.29
Rejected Votes 254 0.71
Total Polled 35,760 100.00
Registered Electors 51,365
Turnout 69.62

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. A. Wickramasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon Star 13,191 55.15
D. C. Wanigasekera United National Party Elephant 10,290 43.02
K. F. Ratnasekera Umbrella 270 1.13
Valid Votes 23,751 99.30
Rejected Votes 167 0.70
Total Polled 23,918 100.00
Registered Electors 29,973
Turnout 79.80

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. A. Wickramasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon Star 12,488 54.34
D. C. Wanigasekera United National Party Elephant 10,038 43.68
N. H. Ariyasiri Yapa Cartwheel 337 1.47
Valid Votes 22,863 99.48
Rejected Votes 120 0.52
Total Polled 22,983 100.00
Registered Electors 29,973
Turnout 76.68

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. A. Wickremasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon Star 16,096 52.54
C. A. Dharmapala United National Party Elephant 13,722 44.79
M. Karunadasa Cartwheel 672 2.19
Valid Votes 30,490 99.52
Rejected Votes 147 0.48
Total Polled 30,637 100.00
Registered Electors 36,263
Turnout 84.49

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. A. Wickremasinghe Communist Party of Sri Lanka Star 20,007 57.86
V. P. A. Abeysinghe Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,466 41.83
Valid Votes 34,473 99.69
Rejected Votes 107 0.31
Total Polled 34,580 100.00
Registered Electors 40,078
Turnout 86.28

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Dayananda Wickremasinghe United National Party Elephant 25,739 57.05
S. A. Wickremasinghe Communist Party of Sri Lanka Star 16,436 36.43
H. G. Sirisena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 2,836 6.29
Valid Votes 45,011 99.76
Rejected Votes 108 0.24
Total Polled 45,119 100.00
Registered Electors 50,778
Turnout 88.86

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.