Avissawella Electoral District

This article is about the former electoral district in Sri Lanka. For town, see Avissawella.

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.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party Lanka Sama Samaja Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party

	Member	Party	Term
1947	Philip Gunawardena	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	1947-1952
1952	Kusumasiri Gunawardena	Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party	1952-1956
1956	Philip Gunawardena	Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party	1956-1960
1960		Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	1960-1970
1960
1965
1970	Bonnie Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970-1977
1977	M. D. Premaratne	United National Party	1977-1989

Elections

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	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	Symbol	Votes	%
Philip 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	United National Party	Elephant	23,812	49.67%
Dinesh Gunawardena	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	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

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "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.

Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka

Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara

Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee

Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya

North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa

North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa

Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya

Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota

Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama

Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa

Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

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