Attanagalla Electoral District
Attanagalla electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Attanagalla in present-day Gampaha District, 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] Attanagalla electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Attanagalla continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | United National Party | 1947-1952 | |
| 1952 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1952-1956 | ||
| 1956 | 1956-1959 | |||
| 1960 | James Peter Obeyesekere III | 1960-1960 | ||
| 1960 | 1960-1965 | |||
| 1965 | Sirimavo R. D. Bandaranaike | 1965-1970 | ||
| 1970 | 1970-1977 | |||
| 1977 | 1977-1980 | |||
| 1980 (Nom) | Lakshman Jayakody | 1980-1989 | ||
Elections
[edit]1947 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | United National Party | Hand | 31,463 | 86.23 |
| Chandra Gunasekera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Elephant | 4,609 | 12.63 |
| Valid Votes | 36,072 | 98.86 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 417 | 1.14 | ||
| Total Polled | 36,489 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 55,948 | |||
| Turnout | 65.22 | |||
1952 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Elephant | 38,478 | 85.94 |
| A. W. G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Star | 5,934 | 13.25 |
| Valid Votes | 44,412 | 99.20 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 360 | 0.80 | ||
| Total Polled | 44,772 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 58,322 | |||
| Turnout | 76.77 | |||
1956 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 45,016 | 91.82 |
| A. W. G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 3,019 | 6.16 |
| I. Tinsi | Independent | Umbrella | 621 | 1.27 |
| Valid Votes | 48,656 | 99.25 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 369 | 0.75 | ||
| Total Polled | 49,025 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 64,310 | |||
| Turnout | 76.23 | |||
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Peter Obeyesekere III | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 20,985 | 73.30 |
| A. W. G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 5,668 | 19.80 |
| Gemunu Kulasekera | Key | 1,559 | 5.45 | |
| Mahanama Wickremasinghe | Orange | 254 | 0.89 | |
| Valid Votes | 28,466 | 99.43 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 162 | 0.57 | ||
| Total Polled | 28,628 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 35,783 | |||
| Turnout | 80.00 | |||
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:[6]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Peter Obeyesekere III | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 22,491 | 81.84 |
| A. W. G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 4,870 | 17.72 |
| Valid Votes | 27,361 | 99.56 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 121 | 0.44 | ||
| Total Polled | 27,482 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 35,783 | |||
| Turnout | 76.80 | |||
1965 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:[7]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 26,150 | 71.88 |
| A. W. G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 9,615 | 26.43 |
| J. Kasturiarachi | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cart Wheel | 288 | 0.79 |
| U.H.D.S. Wijetunga | Clock | 185 | 0.51 | |
| Valid Votes | 36,238 | 99.61 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 142 | 0.39 | ||
| Total Polled | 36,380 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 42,735 | |||
| Turnout | 85.13 | |||
1970 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:[8]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 31,612 | 75.25 |
| J. R. P. Suriyapperuma | United National Party | Elephant | 9,889 | 23.54 |
| R. A. D. W. Ratnasekera | Ship | 349 | 0.83 | |
| Valid Votes | 41,850 | 99.62 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 161 | 0.38 | ||
| Total Polled | 42,011 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 48,908 | |||
| Turnout | 85.90 | |||
1977 Parliamentary General Election
[edit]Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[9]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 30,226 | 58.87 |
| A. W. G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 19,563 | 38.10 |
| Chandra Gunasekera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 1,067 | 2.08 |
| T. A. D. K. Thambugala | Star | 335 | 0.65 | |
| Valid Votes | 51,191 | 99.70 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 152 | 0.30 | ||
| Total Polled | 51,343 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 58,236 | |||
| Turnout | 88.16 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.