Avissawella Electoral District

Avissawella electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Avissawella in Colombo 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] Avissawella electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Avissawella continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

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1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Philip Gunawardena Lanka Sama Samaja Party Hand 17,598 75.61%
Bernard Jayasuriya Elephant 5,676 24.39%
Valid Votes 23,274 100.00%
Rejected Votes 259
Total Polled 23,533
Registered Electors 50,009
Turnout 47.06%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Kusumasiri Gunawardena Elephant 19,414 51.23%
Clodagh Jayasuriya Hand 18,485 48.77%
Valid Votes 37,899 100.00%
Rejected Votes 358
Total Polled 38,257
Registered Electors 52,507
Turnout 72.86%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
D. P. R. Gunawardena Hand 30,070 78.83%
Clodagh Jayasuriya Elephant 7,818 20.49%
H. M. S. Jayawardhana Bicycle 258 0.68%
Valid Votes 38,146 100.00%
Rejected Votes 244
Total Polled 38,390
Registered Electors 59,267
Turnout 64.77%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Philip Gunawardena Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 16,648 60.10%
Ariyadasa Jayawardena United National Party Elephant 10,395 37.53%
Neville de Jacolyn Umbrella 657 2.37%
Valid Votes 27,700 100.00%
Rejected Votes 175
Total Polled 27,875
Registered Electors 33,589
Turnout 82.99%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Philip Gunawardena Cart Wheel 13,295 50.40%
Ariyadasa Jayawardena United National Party Elephant 10,600 40.19%
R. P. Jayawardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 2,482 9.41%
Valid Votes 26,377 100.00%
Rejected Votes 108
Total Polled 26,485
Registered Electors 33,589
Turnout 78.85%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Philip Gunawardena Cart Wheel 22,093 67.24%
Soma Wickramanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,766 32.76%
Valid Votes 32,859 100.00%
Rejected Votes 217
Total Polled 33,076
Registered Electors 40,902
Turnout 80.87%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Bonnie Jayasuriya Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 19,687 48.93%
Philip Gunawardena Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 17,661 43.90%
Siripala Padukka Chair 2,883 7.17%
Valid Votes 40,231 100.00%
Rejected Votes 134
Total Polled 40,365
Registered Electors 46,402
Turnout 86.99%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
M. D. Premaratne Elephant 23,812 49.67%
Dinesh Gunawardena Cart Wheel 17,897 37.33%
W. P. Senanayake Hand 4,762 9.93%
Chandrapala Kumarage Key 1,187 2.48%
Don Pemaratne Thillakaratne Pair of Scales 282 0.59%
Valid Votes 47,940 100.00%
Rejected Votes 138
Total Polled 48,078
Registered Electors 54,375
Turnout 88.42%

References

  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. http://www.parliament.lk/about_us/electoral_system.jsp. 
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1947%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1952%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1956%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_03_19%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1960_07_20%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1965%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/Results_1970%20GENERAL%20ELECTION.PDF. 
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/General%20Election%201977.PDF. 
Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka
Central Province
Eastern Province
Northern Province
Southern Province
Western Province