Hiniduma Electoral District

Hiniduma electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Hiniduma in Galle 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] Hiniduma electoral district was replaced by the Galle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March) M. S. Amarasiri Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
1960 (July) H. W. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1965 M. S. Amarasiri United National Party
1970 H. W. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1977 M. S. Amarasiri United National Party

Elections

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1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[2][3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
M. S. Amarasiri Mahajana Eksath Peramuna[4] Cart Wheel 4,173 24.52%
A. Samarawickrema United National Party Elephant 3,229 18.85
E. D. Wickramathilaka Ceylon Workers' Congress Cockerel 2,465 14.40
H. W. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party Sun 2,388 13.95
H. L. Illeperumachchi Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 1,881 10.98
C. D. A Gunawardene Lanka Democratic Party Umbrella 1,468 8.57
S. D. Samarasekera Independent Rabbit 743 4.34
A. S. Gunasekera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 670 3.91
Valid Votes 17,017 99.38
Rejected Votes 107 0.62
Total Polled 17,124 100.00
Registered Electors 21,360
Turnout 80.17%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
H. W. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party[4] Hand 7,610 48.02
P. L. Sumanadasa United National Party Elephant 4,172 26.32
M. S. Amarasiri Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 3,697 23.33
D. P. Edirisinghe Independent Rabbit 299 1.89
Valid Votes 15,778 99.55
Rejected Votes 71 0.45
Total Polled 15,849 100.00
Registered Electors 21,360
Turnout 74.20

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
M. S. Amarasiri United National Party[4] Hand 11,755 50.66
H. W. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Elephant 11,193 48.24
N. L. L. Mathrudasa Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 150 0.65
Valid Votes 23,098 99.54
Rejected Votes 105 0.46
Total Polled 23,205 100.00
Registered Electors 26,882
Turnout 86.32

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
H. W. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party[4] Hand 16,779 59.36
M. S. Amarasiri United National Party Elephant 11,092 39.24
D. P. Edirisinghe Independent Bell 251 0.89
Valid Votes 28,122 99.49
Rejected Votes 143 0.51
Total Polled 28,265 100.00
Registered Electors 32,011
Turnout 89.30

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
M. S. Amarasiri United National Party[4] Elephant 26,140 61.77
H. W. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,111 35.71
P. Alahapperuma Communist Party of Sri Lanka Star 575 1.36
K. J. A. Hinniappuhamy Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Revolutionary) Lamp 150 0.35
H. Abeywickrama Lanka Democratic Party Umbrella 132 0.31
L. Ratnapala Independent Tree 111 0.26
Valid Votes 42,219 99.76
Rejected Votes 102 0.24
Total Polled 42,321 100.00
Registered Electors 47,132
Turnout 89.79

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-12.
  4. ^ a b c d e Also known as the Federal Party
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 18 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 May 2017.