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Deniyaya Electoral District

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

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP   LSSP

Election Member Party Term
1947 V. G. W. Ratnayake Independent 1947-1952
1952 United National Party 1952-1956
1956 S. W. D. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956-1960
1960 (March) P. L. Jinadasa United National Party 1960
1960 (July) S. W. Dahanayake 1960-1965
1965 C. N. Kannangara 1965-1970
1970 Sumanapala Dahanayake Lanka Sama Samaja Party 1970-1977
1977 Keerthisena Abeywickrama United National Party 1977-1987
1987 appointment Keerthilatha Abeywickrama 1987-1989

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. G. W. Ratnayake Independent Pair of Scales 4,510 30.69
D. W. S. Ratnayaka Independent Cup 3,793 25.81
Don Roy Rajapakse Independent Elephant 2,938 19.99
D. C. Hettige Independent Umbrella 2,282 15.53
G. E. Abeynaike Hand 667 4.54
Valid Votes 14,190 96.57
Rejected Votes 504 3.43
Total Polled 14,694 100.00
Registered Electors 29,542
Turnout 49.74

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
V. G. W. Ratnayake United National Party Elephant 13,808 59.52
Edward R. Goonatilleke Communist Party of Ceylon Star 9,174 39.55
Valid Votes 22,982 99.07
Rejected Votes 216 0.93
Total Polled 23,198 100.00
Registered Electors 32,842
Turnout 70.64

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. W. D. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,170 59.54
V. G. W. Ratnayake United National Party Elephant 10,710 39.44
Valid Votes 26,880 98.98
Rejected Votes 277 1.02
Total Polled 27,157 100.00
Registered Electors 39,012
Turnout 69.61

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
P. L. Jinadasa United National Party Elephant 6,555 35.64
Charles Nissanka Kannangara Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 5,586 30.37
Sumanapala Dahanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 3,903 21.22
Edward R. Goonatilleke Communist Party of Ceylon Star 2,178 11.84
Valid Votes 18,222 99.06
Rejected Votes 173 0.94
Total Polled 18,395 100.00
Registered Electors 23,459
Turnout 78.41

P. L. Jinadasa died before he was sworn into office.

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. W. Dahanayake United National Party Elephant 10,254 57.78
M. D. Yapa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 7,410 41.76
Valid Votes 17,664 99.54
Rejected Votes 82 0.46
Total Polled 17,746 100.00
Registered Electors 23,459
Turnout 75.65

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Charles Nissanka Kannangara United National Party Elephant 13,171 53.04
D. S. Wijesekera Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 11,052 44.50
Sepala Ratnayake Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 374 1.51
Valid Votes 24,597 99.05
Rejected Votes 237 0.95
Total Polled 24,834 100.00
Registered Electors 30,474
Turnout 81.49

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Sumanapala Dahanayake Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 18,760 60.62
Charles Nissanka Kannangara United National Party Elephant 12,076 39.03
Valid Votes 30,836 99.65
Rejected Votes 107 0.35
Total Polled 30,943 100.00
Registered Electors 36,444
Turnout 84.91

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Keerthisena Abeywickrama United National Party Elephant 20,365 56.74
Edward R. Goonatilleke Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,032 41.88
Hattotuwa Gamage Weerasinghe Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 390 1.09
Valid Votes 35,787 99.71
Rejected Votes 103 0.29
Total Polled 35,890 100.00
Registered Electors 40,357
Turnout 88.93

Keerthisena Abeywickrama was killed in the 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament, his seat on parliament was filled by his sister, Keerthilatha Abeywickrama.

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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