Hakmana Electoral District

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

Election Member Party Term
1947 P. Kumarasiri Ceylon Communist Party 1947-1952
1952 C. A. Dharmapala United National Party 1952-1956
1956 1956-1960
1960 (March) Don Roy Rajapakse Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 1960
1960 (July) Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960-1965
1965 Sirisena Hettige United National Party 1965-1970
1970 Don Roy Rajapakse Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977
1977 Harshanath Wanigasekera 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 %
P. Kumarasiri Ceylon Communist Party Hand 9,958 39.47
C. A. Dharmapala United National Party Elephant 6,152 24.39
Percy Wickremasinghe Ceylon Communist Party Star 5,056 20.04
A. F. Wijemanne Chair 2,365 9.37
C. J. Ranatunga Cup 816 3.23
P. L. D. W. de Silva Key 414 1.64
Valid Votes 24,751 98.11
Rejected Votes 476 1.89
Total Polled 25,227 100.00
Registered Electors 44,414
Turnout 56.8

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 %
C. A. Dharmapala United National Party Elephant 15,762 49.84
S. A. Wickramasinghe Ceylon Communist Party Star 12,601 39.84
Leelaratne Ubayawansa Jayasinghe Hand 2,981 9.43
Valid Votes 31,344 99.10
Rejected Votes 284 0.90
Total Polled 31,628 100.00
Registered Electors 42,077
Turnout 75.17

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 %
C. A. Dharmapala United National Party Elephant 13,298 38.58
Percy Wickremasinghe Ceylon Communist Party Star 10,591 30.72
P. P. Wickremasuriya Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,250 29.74
Valid Votes 34,139 99.04
Rejected Votes 332 0.96
Total Polled 34,471
Registered Electors 47,502
Turnout 72.57

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 %
Don Roy Rajapakse Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 9,083 41.80
Victor Ratnayake United National Party Elephant 6,884 31.68
P. Somawathie Mathew Umbrella 2,758 12.69
Sepala Ratnayaka Cockerel 1,500 6.90
Tudor Wakista Communist Party of Ceylon Star 1,318 6.06
Valid Votes 21,543 99.13
Rejected Votes 189 0.87
Total Polled 21,732 100.00
Registered Electors 27,277
Turnout 79.67

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 %
Don Roy Rajapakse Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,949 55.92
Sirisena Hettige United National Party Elephant 9,340 43.71
Valid Votes 21,289 99.63
Rejected Votes 80 0.37
Total Polled 21,369 100.00
Registered Electors 27,277
Turnout 78.34

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Sirisena Hettige United National Party Elephant 15,450 52.35
Don Roy Rajapakse Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,427 45.49
H. S. D. Samarasekera Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 232 0.79
M. G. Sriyadasa Umbrella 179 0.61
Valid Votes 29,288 99.23
Rejected Votes 226 0.76
Total Polled 29,514 100.00
Registered Electors 34,627
Turnout 85.23

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Don Roy Rajapakse Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 21,699 63.74
Harshanath Wanigasekera United National Party Elephant 12,226 35.91
Valid Votes 33,925 99.66
Rejected Votes 117 0.34
Total Polled 34,042 100.00
Registered Electors 39,604
Turnout 85.96

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Harshanath Wanigasekera United National Party Elephant 22,253 53.22
Ariyaratne Bulegoda Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,747 35.27
Samarasinghe Eugin Alwis Communist Party of Sri Lanka Star 2,364 5.65
Ranjit Don Rajapakse Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 1,339 3.20
Rubasin Jayasekera Robert Bell 723 1.73
R. G. A. Andrayas Chair 233 0.56
Valid Votes 41,659 99.63
Rejected Votes 157 0.37
Total Polled 41,816 100.00
Registered Electors 48,009
Turnout 87.10

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 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 April 2021.