Kilinochchi Electoral District

Kilinochchi Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kilinochchi in Kilinochchi District, Northern Province. The district was carved out of the southern part of Chavakacheri Electoral District in March 1960. 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] Kilinochchi electoral district was replaced by the Jaffna multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Kilinochchi continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

  All Ceylon Tamil Congress     Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi     Tamil United Liberation Front  

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1960 (March) A. Sivasunderam Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 1960-1965
1960 (July)
1965 K. P. Ratnam 1965-1970
1970 V. Anandasangaree All Ceylon Tamil Congress 1970-1977
1977 Tamil United Liberation Front 1977-1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[2]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
  A. SivasunderamIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[3]House3,74141.76%
Anton C. PonnampalamIndependentSewing Machine2,58228.82%
P. ArumugamCockerel1,38615.47%
  V. AnandasangareeLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey1,11412.43%
C. SaravanamuttuSun1361.52%
Valid Votes8,959100.00%
Rejected Votes120
Total Polled9,079
Registered Electors13,991
Turnout64.89%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[4]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
  A. SivasunderamIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[3]House5,33872.64%
  V. AnandasangareeLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey2,01127.36%
Valid Votes7,349100.00%
Rejected Votes88
Total Polled7,437
Registered Electors13,991
Turnout53.16%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[5]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
  K. P. RatnamIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[3]House5,92244.69%
  V. CoomaraswamyAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle4,07630.76%
  V. AnandasangareeLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey1,80413.62%
C. SaravanamuttuTree8316.27%
K. SelvanayagamPair of Scales3902.94%
N. S. SethukavalarOmnibus1300.98%
R. VethanayagamUmbrella970.73%
Valid Votes13,250100.00%
Rejected Votes116
Total Polled13,366
Registered Electors18,738
Turnout71.33%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[6]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
  V. AnandasangareeAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle9,04950.19%
  M. AlalasundaramIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[3]House8,39246.55%
K. A. JeromeIndependentPair of Scales2531.40%
A. SivasunderamEye1961.09%
  K. KanagaratnamLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey1390.77%
Valid Votes18,029100.00%
Rejected Votes60
Total Polled18,089
Registered Electors23,793
Turnout76.03%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[7]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
  V. AnandasangareeTamil United Liberation FrontSun15,60773.42%
  C. KumarasuriarSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand4,00618.84%
N. KanagasuriarElephant1,4977.04%
I. GnanasangaryPair of Scales760.36%
Sinnathamby GanesuEye720.34%
Valid Votes21,258100.00%
Rejected Votes56
Total Polled21,314
Registered Electors26,670
Turnout79.92%

V. Anandasangaree and all other TULF MPs boycotted Parliament from the middle of 1983 for a number of reasons: they were under pressure from Sri Lankan Tamil militants not to stay in Parliament beyond their normal six-year term; the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka required them to swear an oath unconditionally renouncing support for a separate state; and the Black July riots in which up to 3,000 Tamils were murdered by Sinhalese mobs. After three months of absence, Anandasangaree forfeited his seat in Parliament on 22 October 1983.[8]

References & footnotes

  1. ↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Also known as the Federal Party
  4. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  5. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  6. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  7. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  8. ↑ Wickramasinghe, Wimal (18 January 2008). "Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for extension of Parliament". The Island, Sri Lanka.