Attanagalla Electoral District
Attanagalla electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Attanagalla in present-day Gampaha 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] Attanagalla electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Attanagalla continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
Key
Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
Election | Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | United National Party | 1947-1960 | |
1952 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | |||
1956 | ||||
1960 | James Peter Obeyesekere III | 1960-1965 | ||
1960 | ||||
1965 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | 1965-1989 | ||
1970 | ||||
1977 |
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 | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | United National Party | Hand | 31,463 | 87.22% |
C. Gunasekera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Elephant | 4,609 | 12.78% |
Valid Votes | 36,072 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 417 | |||
Total Polled | 36,489 | |||
Registered Electors | 55,948 | |||
Turnout | 65.22% |
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 | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Elephant | 38,478 | 86.64% |
A.W.G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Star | 5,934 | 13.36% |
Valid Votes | 44,412 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 360 | |||
Total Polled | 44,772 | |||
Registered Electors | 58,322 | |||
Turnout | 76.77% |
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 | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 45,016 | 92.52% |
A.W.G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 3,019 | 6.20% |
I. Tinsi | Independent | Umbrella | 621 | 1.28% |
Valid Votes | 48,656 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 369 | |||
Total Polled | 49,025 | |||
Registered Electors | 64,310 | |||
Turnout | 76.23% |
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[5]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
James Peter Obeyesekere III | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 20,985 | 73.72% |
A.W.G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 5,668 | 19.91% |
Gemunu Kulasekera | Key | 1,559 | 5.48% | |
Mahanama Wickremasinghe | Orange | 254 | 0.89% | |
Valid Votes | 28,466 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 162 | |||
Total Polled | 28,628 | |||
Registered Electors | 35,783 | |||
Turnout | 80.00% |
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:[6]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
James Peter Obeyesekere III | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 22,491 | 82.20% |
A.W.G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 4,870 | 17.80% |
Valid Votes | 27,361 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 121 | |||
Total Polled | 27,482 | |||
Registered Electors | 35,783 | |||
Turnout | 76.80% |
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:[7]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 26,150 | 72.16% |
A.W.G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 9,615 | 26.53% |
J. Kasturiarachi | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cart Wheel | 288 | 0.79% |
U.H.D.S. Wijetunga | Clock | 185 | 0.51% | |
Valid Votes | 36,238 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 142 | |||
Total Polled | 36,380 | |||
Registered Electors | 42,735 | |||
Turnout | 85.13% |
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:[8]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 31,612 | 75.54% |
J.R.P. Suriyapperuma | United National Party | Elephant | 9,889 | 23.63% |
R.A.D. W. Ratnasekera | Ship | 349 | 0.83% | |
Valid Votes | 41,850 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 161 | |||
Total Polled | 42,011 | |||
Registered Electors | 48,908 | |||
Turnout | 85.90% |
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[9]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 30,226 | 59.05% |
A.W.G. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 19,563 | 38.22% |
Chandra Gunasekera | Key | 1,067 | 2.08% | |
T.A.D.K. Thambugala | Star | 335 | 0.65% | |
Valid Votes | 51,191 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 152 | |||
Total Polled | 51,343 | |||
Registered Electors | 58,236 | |||
Turnout | 88.16% |
References
- ↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
- ↑ "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.
Coordinates: 7°06′43″N 80°07′58″E / 7.1119°N 80.1328°E