Vavuniya Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

Key

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

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 C. Suntharalingam Independent 1947-1952
1952 1952-1956
1956 1956-1960
1960 (March) 1960-1960
1960 (July) T. Sivasithamparam 1960-1965
1965 All Ceylon Tamil Congress 1965-1970
1970 X. M. Sellathambu Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi 1970-1977
1977 T. Sivasithamparam Tamil United Liberation Front 1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
C. SuntharalingamIndependentTree4,02666.61%
  T. M. SabaratnamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressSpoon2,01833.39%
Valid Votes6,044100.00%
Rejected Votes132
Total Polled6,176
Registered Electors11,099
Turnout55.64%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
C. SuntharalingamIndependentStar6,01966.83%
U. B. DassanayakeIndependentKey1,49716.62%
  T. M. SabaratnamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressUmbrella1,39815.52%
K. VellupillaiIndependentChair931.03%
Valid Votes9,007100.00%
Rejected Votes104
Total Polled9,111
Registered Electors13,093
Turnout69.59%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
C. SuntharalingamInd (Tamil Resistance Front)Tree6,85378.69%
P. TharmalingamIndependentCart Wheel1,85621.31%
Valid Votes8,709100.00%
Rejected Votes69
Total Polled8,778
Registered Electors15,946
Turnout55.05%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
T. SivasithamparamIndependentSun5,37043.28%
C. SuntharalingamIndependentShip4,23134.10%
P. MuthiahOrange1,46911.84%
  S. SubramaniamIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6]House1,33810.78%
Valid Votes12,408100.00%
Rejected Votes107
Total Polled12,515
Registered Electors18,469
Turnout67.76%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[7]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
T. SivasithamparamIndependentBicycle7,39357.71%
  G. B. VincentIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6]House5,41842.29%
Valid Votes12,811100.00%
Rejected Votes56
Total Polled12,867
Registered Electors18,469
Turnout69.67%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[8]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
  T. SivasithamparamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle7,26540.33%
  G. B. VincentIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6]House4,51225.05%
C. SuntharalingamTree3,95221.94%
V. SiriwardhanaChair8724.84%
Ariyawansa GoonasekeraUmbrella7444.13%
  W. S. PereraMahajana Eksath PeramunaCart Wheel4362.42%
S. SirinivasanIndependentPair of Scales2311.28%
Valid Votes18,012100.00%
Rejected Votes130
Total Polled18,142
Registered Electors24,701
Turnout73.45%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[9]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
  X. M. SellathambuIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[6]House10,94742.99%
  T. SivasithamparamAll Ceylon Tamil CongressBicycle10,67441.92%
  S. PathmanathanCommunist PartyStar3,12012.25%
S. M. K. SubasinghePair of Scales5842.29%
A. D. A. SeneviratneTree1370.54%
Valid Votes25,462100.00%
Rejected Votes116
Total Polled25,578
Registered Electors31,650
Turnout80.82%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[10]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
  T. SivasithamparamTamil United Liberation FrontSun13,82159.02%
  K. T. PulendranUnited National PartyElephant9,44440.33%
Udayarege SubasingheEye1510.64%
Valid Votes23,416100.00%
Rejected Votes80
Total Polled23,496
Registered Electors28,450
Turnout82.59%

T. Sivasithamparam 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, Sivasithamparam forfeited his seat in Parliament on 5 October 1983.[11]

References & footnotes

  1. ↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  3. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  4. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  5. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Also known as the Federal Party
  7. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  8. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  9. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  10. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  11. ↑ Wickramasinghe, Wimal (18 January 2008). "Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for extention [sic] of Parliament". The Island, Sri Lanka.

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