Akmeemana Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent     Sri Lanka Freedom Party     United National Party     Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya  

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1960 (March) Senapala Samarasekera LPP 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 A. D. S. de Silva UNP 1965-1970
1970 Senapala Samarasekera SLFP 1970-1977
1977 Sumanadasa Abeywickrama UNP 1977-1983
1983 parliamentary by-election Richard Pathirana SLFP 1983-1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Senapala SamarasekeraLanka Prajathanthravadi PakshayaUmbrella11,81547.90
H. W. AmarasuriyaUnited National PartyElephant8,55234.67
D. Y. WijayawickremaCartwheel2,63510.68
C. J. SeneviratneStar6072.46
D. R. WanigaratneKey3791.54
T. Hettige DharmadasaPot2921.18
Bentis KulasingheWindow2030.82
Valid Votes24,48399.27
Rejected Votes1810.73
Total Polled24,664100.00
Registered Electors31,384
Turnout78.59

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Senapala SamarasekeraLanka Prajathanthravadi PakshayaUmbrella13,74757.54
H. W. AmarasuriyaUnited National PartyElephant10,04342.04
Valid Votes23,79099.58
Rejected Votes1010.42
Total Polled23,891100.00
Registered Electors31,384
Turnout76.13

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
A. D. S. de SilvaUnited National PartyElephant15,59249.58
Senapala SamarasekeraSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand14,33645.59
Edmund KalansuriyaCartwheel8842.81
D. A. S. P. DahanayakeUmbrella2440.78
E. D. NagahawatteBird2120.67
Valid Votes31,26899.43
Rejected Votes1780.57
Total Polled31,446100.00
Registered Electors37,541
Turnout83.76

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Senapala SamarasekeraSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand21,74959.27
Sugathadasa ArambawalageUnited National PartyElephant14,38839.21
Bentis KulasingheBell2870.78
K. H. SugathadasaEye1880.51
Valid Votes36,61299.78
Rejected Votes820.22
Total Polled36,694100.00
Registered Electors42,678
Turnout85.98

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
|Sumanadasa AbeywickremaUnited National PartyElephant21,28455.72
Senapala SamarasekeraSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand15,17039.71
Amarasiri DodangodaStar1,2353.23
Edward AtukoralaRabbit2230.58
N. D. KalansuriyaLamp1290.34
S. SamarasekeraClock540.14
Valid Votes38,09599.73
Rejected Votes1040.27
Total Polled38,199100.00
Registered Electors43,343
Turnout88.13

1983 Parliamentary By-Election

Following the resignation of the sitting member, Sumanadasa Abeywickrema, on 10 February 1983, a parliamentary by-election for the seat was held on 18 May 1983. The results of which were:[7]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Richard PathiranaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand19,82051.60
Sumanadasa AbeywickramaUnited National PartyElephant17,04244.37
Premalal AbeysekeraScales7541.96
Sirisena NanayakkaraBird3020.79
Wanniarachchi Kankanamge PiyadasaChair2740.71
Siripala Samararatne Vidana ArachchigeMortar570.15
Valid Votes38,24999.57
Rejected Votes1640.43
Total Polled38,413100.00
Registered Electors43,343
Turnout88.63


References
  1. "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  6. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. "Results of the Parliamentary By-Elections 1947-1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

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