Nikaweratiya Electoral District

Nikaweratiya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Nikaweratiya in Kurunegala District, North Western 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] Nikaweratiya electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent     Sri Lanka Freedom Party     United National Party  

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 Kavisena Herath Ind. 1947-1952
1952 1952-1956
1956 Mudiyanse Tennakoon SLFP 1956-1960
1960 (March) 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1963
1964 by-election Kavisena Herath UNP 1964-1965
1965 Mudiyanse Tennakoon Ind. 1965-1970
1970 1970-1977
1977 H. B. Wanninayake UNP 1970-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Kavisena HerathIndependentElephant7,31651.52
U. B. WanninayakeUnited National PartyKey6,73447.42
Valid Votes14,05098.94
Rejected Votes1501.06
Total Polled14,200100.00
Registered Electors29,808
Turnout47.64

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Kavisena HerathIndependentElephant11,99962.75
Ratnayake Halbe MudiyanselageStar6,99336.57
Valid Votes18,99299.33
Rejected Votes1290.67
Total Polled19,121100.00
Registered Electors34,969
Turnout54.68

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Mudiyanse TennakoonSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand15,91464.39
Kavisena HerathUnited National PartyElephant7,82931.68
S. JinendradasaLamp7813.16
Valid Votes24,52499.23
Rejected Votes1900.77
Total Polled24,714100.00
Registered Electors42,800
Turnout57.74

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Mudiyanse TennakoonSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand13,40957.80
Kavisena HerathUnited National PartyElephant8,38136.13
T. M. R. M. TennekoonCartwheel7653.30
D. M. T. G. W. NaranpanawaUmbrella4692.02
Valid Votes23,02499.24
Rejected Votes1760.76
Total Polled23,200100.00
Registered Electors32,356
Turnout71.70

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Mudiyanse TennakoonSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand13,47857.02
Kavisena HerathUnited National PartyElephant9,88141.80
Valid Votes23,35998.82
Rejected Votes2781.18
Total Polled23,637100.00
Registered Electors32,356
Turnout73.05

1964 Parliamentary By-Election

Results of the 1964 parliamentary by-election, held on 1 April 1964:[7]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Kavisena HerathUnited National PartyElephant13,91541.42
Mudiyanse TennakoonIndependentStar10,67531.77
R. B. TennakoonSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand8,63525.70
W. F. C.WeerasooriyaSun2460.73
Valid Votes33,47199.63
Rejected Votes1250.37
Total Polled33,596100.00
Registered Electors42,764
Turnout78.56

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[8]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Mudiyanse TennakoonIndependentFlower17,45650.12
Kavisena HerathUnited National PartyElephant16,09846.22
R. B. TennakoonPair of Scales6231.79
M. B. WadigamangawaCartwheel5261.51
Valid Votes34,70399.64
Rejected Votes1240.36
Total Polled34,827100.00
Registered Electors42,764
Turnout81.44

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[9]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Mudiyanse TennakoonIndependentFlower24,16352.68
H. B. WanninayakeUnited National PartyElephant17,89139.00
D. R. M. Panditha KoralageChair1,6333.56
K. D. AlbertLamp7551.65
Kavisena HerathUmbrella6821.49
O. N. WanduragalaButterfly6121.33
Valid Votes45,73699.71
Rejected Votes1340.29
Total Polled45,870100.00
Registered Electors54,634
Turnout83.96

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[10]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
H. B. WanninayakeUnited National PartyElephant20,12758.15
C. P. TennakoonSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand12,22335.31
Mudiyanse TennakoonIndependentFlower2,1246.14
Valid Votes34,47499.60
Rejected Votes1380.40
Total Polled34,612100.00
Registered Electors39,021
Turnout88.70

References
  1. "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. "Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. "Results of the Parliamentary By-Elections held between 1947-1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  8. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  9. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  10. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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