Kalutara Electoral District (1947–1989)

This article is about the former electoral district in Sri Lanka. For other uses, see Kalutara (disambiguation).

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

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Lanka Sama Samaja Party United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
1947	Cholomondeley Gunawardena	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	1947-1952
1952	P. Andrew Cooray		1952-1956
1956	C. de Fonseka Gunawardena		1956-1960
1960	Cholomondeley Gunawardena		1960-1960
1960			1960-1965
1965			1965-1970
1970			1970-1977
1977	V. L. Wijemanne	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	Symbol	Votes	%
Cholomondeley Gunawardena	Key	13,797	47.49%
Upali Batuwantudawa	Elephant	11,827	40.71%
H. Obeysekera	Cup	2,888	9.94%
T. R. P. Perera	Flower	539	1.86%
Valid Votes		29,051	100.00%
Rejected Votes		575
Total Polled		29,626
Registered Electors		51,031
Turnout		58.05%

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	%
P. Andrew Cooray	United National Party	Key	11,665	33.87%
Cholomondeley Gunawardena		Elephant	11,333	32.90%
Upali Batuwantudawa		Star	9,914	28.78%
A. P. de Zoysa		Hand	1,530	4.44%
Valid Votes			34,442	100.00%
Rejected Votes			389
Total Polled			34,831
Registered Electors			51,291
Turnout			67.91%

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	%
C. de Fonseka Gunawardena	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	14,659	37.83%
Upali Batuwantudawa		Hand	13,536	34.94%
P. Andrew Cooray	United National Party	Elephant	10,551	27.23%
Valid Votes			38,746	100.00%
Rejected Votes			282
Total Polled			39,028
Registered Electors			57,930
Turnout			67.37%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Cholomondeley Gunawardena		Key	7,749	29.65%
V. L. Wijemanne	United National Party	Elephant	6,984	26.72%
Kingsley Wickremasinghe		Sun	5,566	21.30%
K. W. Silva	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	3,151	12.06%
M. P. Perera	Communist Party	Star	1,675	6.41%
S. D. P. Senaratne		Umbrella	700	2.68%
C. E. Dalpatadu		Cockerel	309	1.18%
Valid Votes			26,134	100.00%
Rejected Votes			174
Total Polled			26,308
Registered Electors			33,209
Turnout			79.22%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Cholomondeley Gunawardena	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	14,458	57.07%
V. L. Wijemanne	United National Party	Elephant	10,489	41.40%
Milton Wijekulatilleke		Winnow	202	0.80%
K. N. E. P. Rajakaruna		Cart Wheel	184	0.73%
Valid Votes			25,333	100.00%
Rejected Votes			102
Total Polled			25,435
Registered Electors			33,209
Turnout			76.59%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Cholomondeley Gunawardena		Key	17,705	52.76%
Kingsley Wickremasinghe	United National Party	Elephant	15,667	46.68%
W. Edward Samaranayake		Cockerel	188	0.56%
Valid Votes			33,560	100.00%
Rejected Votes			212
Total Polled			33,772
Registered Electors			39,439
Turnout			85.63%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Cholomondeley Gunawardena	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	23,696	57.39%
V. L. Wijemanne	United National Party	Elephant	17,591	42.61%
Valid Votes			41,287	100.00%
Rejected Votes			90
Total Polled			41,377
Registered Electors			47,334
Turnout			87.41%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
V. L. Wijemanne	Elephant	26,123	54.28%
D. S. Indrapala Abeyweera	Hand	11,333	23.55%
Cholomondeley Gunawardena	Key	10,453	21.72%
K. W. Silva	Lamp	217	0.45%
Valid Votes		48,126	100.00%
Rejected Votes		132
Total Polled		48,258
Registered Electors		54,995
Turnout		87.75%

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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