Rattota Electoral District

Rattota electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Rattota in Matale District, Central 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] Rattota electoral district was replaced by the Matale 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) Chandrasena Munaweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 S. B. Yalegama 1965-1970
1970 1970-1977
1977 P. B. Kaviratne United National Party 1977-1989

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]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Chandrasena Munaweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,198 36.39
V. T. Nanayakkara United National Party Elephant 4,937 28.99
Nimal Karunatilake Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 1,587 17.78
Thomas Jayatunga Bell 1,339 7.86
G.S. Abeyawardena Clock 803 4.72
Tikiri Banda Elkaduwa Saw 664 3.90
G. M. M. Seneviratne Umbrella 395 2.32
Charles Amunugama Eye 319 1.87
G.H. Dharmapala Book 288 1.69
T.B. Wegodapola Ladder 267 1.57
Valid Votes 16,797 98.62
Rejected Votes 235 1.38
Total Polled 17,032 100.00
Registered Electors 21,601
Turnout 78.85

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Chandrasena Munaweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,589 50.14
V. T. Nanayakkara United National Party Elephant 6,710 39.17
A. Bindusara Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 1,288 7.52
D. Piyumasinghe Yapa Ladder 410 2.39
Valid Votes 16,997 99.22
Rejected Votes 133 0.78
Total Polled 17,130 100.00
Registered Electors 21,601
Turnout 79.30

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[4]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. B. Yalegama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,481 44.56
Chandrasena Munaweera Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party Sun 9,363 39.81
S. W. Alawathuwala Eye 3,322 14.12
Valid Votes 23,166 98.49
Rejected Votes 356 1.51
Total Polled 23,522 100.00
Registered Electors 27,939
Turnout 84.19

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[5]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. B. Yalegama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,039 57.71
Chandrasena Munaweera United National Party Elephant 11,536 41.51
Valid Votes 27,575 99.21
Rejected Votes 219 0.79
Total Polled 27,794 100.00
Registered Electors 31,422
Turnout 88.45

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[6]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
P. B. Kaviratne United National Party Elephant 22,513 66.37
S. B. Yalegama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,478 30.89
Senaka Ellawala Star 437 1.29
L. M. Perera Lamp 253 0.75
Ukkubanda Tennakoon Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 159 0.47
I. G. Jayawickrema Rupasinghe Flower 78 0.23
Valid Votes 33,731 99.45
Rejected Votes 187 0.55
Total Polled 33,918 100.00
Registered Electors 38,740
Turnout 87.55

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 February 2020.