Kolonna Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent     Sri Lanka Freedom Party     United National Party  

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1960 (March) Cyril Mathew United National Party 1960
1960 (July) 1960 - 1965
1960 (July) Nanda Mathew 1965 - 1970
1970 P. O. Wimalanaga Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 - 1977
1977 Nanda Mathew United National Party 1977 - 1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Cyril MathewUnited National PartyElephant3,42031.86
W. Siripala NawagamuwaMahajana Eksath PeramunaCartwheel2,40522.40
S. D. WanigatilakeSun2,08919.46
Senarath JayatungaKey1,51514.11
K. G. RupasenaEye7857.31
Daniel WeerasenaUmbrella3833.57
Valid Votes10,59798.71
Rejected Votes1391.29
Total Polled10,736100.00
Registered Electors15,234
Turnout70.47

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Cyril MathewUnited National PartyElephant4,25739.98
S. D. WanigathillakaKey4,20939.53
D. J. R. DissanayakaBell1,96918.49
W. S. NawagamuwaSri Lanka Freedom PartyCartwheel1351.27
Valid Votes10,57099.26
Rejected Votes790.74
Total Polled10,649100.00
Registered Electors15,234
Turnout69.90

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Nanda MathewUnited National PartyElephant7,119
Ananda SirisenaKey6,033
D. J. R. DissanayakeLamp3,619
S. Don WanigatilakaCart Wheel644
Valid Votes
Rejected Votes99
Total Polled17,514100.00
Registered Electors21,968
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
P. O. WimalanagaSri Lanka Freedom PartyKey16,886
Nanda MathewElephant9778
S. D. WanigatillekeLamp454
Valid Votes'
Rejected Votes136
Total Polled27,254
Registered Electors33,118
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Nanda MathewUnited National PartyElephant20,378
D. J. R. DissanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand12,903
P. O. WimalanagaKey1,339
W. A. Seni WijesingheLamp500
Valid Votes35,369
Rejected Votes1060.29
Total Polled35,475
Registered Electors43,367
Turnout

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

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