Kalawana Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament[edit]

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP   Communist Party

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March) Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party 1960 - 1960
1960 (July) L. de S.A. Gunasekera Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960 - 1965
1965 Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party 1965 - 1970
1970 Sarath Muttetuwegama Communist Party of Sri Lanka 1970-1977
1977 Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party 1977-1981
1981 by-election Sarath Muttetuwegama Communist Party of Sri Lanka 1981-1989

Elections[edit]

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party Elephant
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
L. de S.A. Gunasekera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party Elephant
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Sarath Muttetuwegama Communist Party of Ceylon Star
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election[edit]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party Elephant 12,098
Sarath Muttetuwegama Communist Party of Ceylon Star 10,436
S. S. Gauthamadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 1,668
H. R. S. de Zoysa Chair 86
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes 61
Total Polled 24,288 100.00
Registered Electors 26,964
Turnout

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.