Matale Electoral District (1947–1989)

This article is about the former electoral district in Sri Lanka. For other uses, see Matale (disambiguation).

Matale electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Matale 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] Matale electoral district was replaced by the Matale multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Matale continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1947 V. T. Nanayakkara 1947-1952
1952 Bernard Aluwihare United National Party 1952-1956
1956 Nimal Karunatilake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956-1960
1960 (March) Bernard Aluwihare United National Party 1960-1965
1960 (July)
1965 Alick Aluwihare 1965-1970
1970 Richard Udugama Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977
1977 Alick Aluwihare United National Party 1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
V. T. Nanayakkara Eye 11,530 48.62
Bernard Aluwihare Star 9,525 40.12
T. B. Wegodapola Lamp 2,373 10.01
Valid Votes 23,428 98.80
Rejected Votes 285 1.20
Total Polled 23,713 100.00
Registered Electors 37,847
Turnout 62.65

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Bernard Aluwihare Flower 12,314 57.43
V. T. Nanayakkara House 8,898 41.95%
Valid Votes 21,212 98.93
Rejected Votes 229 1.07
Total Polled 21,441 100.00
Registered Electors 29,272
Turnout 73.25

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Nimal Karunatilake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,968 55.15
Bernard Aluwihare United National Party Elephant 10,372 44.11
Valid Votes 23,340 99.26
Rejected Votes 175 0.74
Total Polled 23,515 100.00
Registered Electors 33,081
Turnout 71.08

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Bernard Aluwihare United National Party Elephant 8,022 49.99
T. D. Gunaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,113 38.97
M. B. Ratnayake Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 892 5.56
S. B. Wijeratne Communist Party Star 504 3.14
A. K. Sumanapala Umbrella 154 0.96
Jinadasa Wickremasuriya Sun 117 0.73
Upali Monaravila Keppetipola Clock 113 0.70
Valid Votes 15,915 99.18
Rejected Votes 131 0.82
Total Polled 16,046 100.00
Registered Electors 20,739
Turnout 77.37

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Bernard Aluwihare United National Party Elephant 8,961 54.13
T. D. Gunaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 7,489 45.24
Valid Votes 16,450 99.37
Rejected Votes 105 0.63
Total Polled 16,555 100.00
Registered Electors 20,739
Turnout 79.83%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Alick Aluwihare United National Party Elephant 13,502 59.38
W. Dorakumbura Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,025 39.70
Valid Votes 22,527 99.07
Rejected Votes 212 0.93
Total Polled 22,739 100.00
Registered Electors 27,414
Turnout 82.95

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Richard Udugama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,428 51.01
Alick Aluwihare United National Party Elephant 12,778 48.54
Valid Votes 26,206 99.54
Rejected Votes 120 0.46
Total Polled 26,326 100.00
Registered Electors 30,396
Turnout 86.61

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Alick Aluwihare United National Party Elephant 21,945 69.66
Chandrasena Munaweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,039 28.69
R. G. Karunaratne Eye 361 1.15
Valid Votes 31,345 99.50
Rejected Votes 156 0.50
Total Polled 31,501 100.00
Registered Electors 36,395
Turnout 86.55

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2017.[permanent dead link]