Akuressa Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent     United National Party     Communist Party of Sri Lanka  

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 W. Wickremasinghe Ind. 1947-1952
1952 D. Y. Wickremasinghe CPC 1952-1956
1956 S. A. Wickramasinghe 1956-1960
1960 (March) 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 1965-1970
1970 1970-1977
1977 Dayananda Wickremasinghe UNP 1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
W. WickremasingheIndependentElephant13,45862.34
David WanigasekeraUnited National PartyCartwheel6,13228.40
H. P. D. KarunaratneIndependentHand1,4536.73
Valid Votes21,04397.47
Rejected Votes5462.53
Total Polled21,589100.00
Registered Electors45,886
Turnout47.05

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
D. Y. WickremasingheCommunist Party of CeylonStar16,62650.92
C. WijesingheUnited National PartyElephant15,62547.85
Valid Votes32,25198.78
Rejected Votes4001.22
Total Polled32,651100.00
Registered Electors43,234
Turnout75.52

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
S. A. WickramasingheCommunist Party of CeylonStar20,86758.35
D. C. WanigasekeraUnited National PartyElephant14,63940.94
Valid Votes35,50699.29
Rejected Votes2540.71
Total Polled35,760100.00
Registered Electors51,365
Turnout69.62

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
S. A. WickramasingheCommunist Party of CeylonStar13,19155.15
D. C. WanigasekeraUnited National PartyElephant10,29043.02
K. F. RatnasekeraUmbrella2701.13
Valid Votes23,75199.30
Rejected Votes1670.70
Total Polled23,918100.00
Registered Electors29,973
Turnout79.80

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
S. A. WickramasingheCommunist Party of CeylonStar12,48854.34
D. C. WanigasekeraUnited National PartyElephant10,03843.68
N. H. Ariyasiri YapaCartwheel3371.47
Valid Votes22,86399.48
Rejected Votes1200.52
Total Polled22,983100.00
Registered Electors29,973
Turnout76.68

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[7]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
S. A. WickremasingheCommunist Party of CeylonStar16,09652.54
C. A. DharmapalaUnited National PartyElephant13,72244.79
M. KarunadasaCartwheel6722.19
Valid Votes30,49099.52
Rejected Votes1470.48
Total Polled30,637100.00
Registered Electors36,263
Turnout84.49

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[8]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
S. A. WickremasingheCommunist Party of Sri LankaStar20,00757.86
V. P. A. AbeysingheSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand14,46641.83
Valid Votes34,47399.69
Rejected Votes1070.31
Total Polled34,580100.00
Registered Electors40,078
Turnout86.28

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[9]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Dayananda WickremasingheUnited National PartyElephant25,73957.05
S. A. WickremasingheCommunist Party of Sri LankaStar16,43636.43
H. G. SirisenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand2,8366.29
Valid Votes45,01199.76
Rejected Votes1080.24
Total Polled45,119100.00
Registered Electors50,778
Turnout88.86

References
  1. "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  7. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  9. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

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