Mirigama Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1947 Don Stephen Senanayake UNP 1947-1952
1952 John Amaratunga 1952-1956
1956 Vimala Wijewardene SLFP 1956-1960
1960 A. A. E. Jayasinghe 1960-1960
1960 Wijayabahu Wijayasinha 1960-1965
1965 Siva Obeyesekere 1965-1970
1970 1970-1977
1977 Mahendra S. Wijeratne UNP 1977-1989

Elections

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1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Don Stephen Senanayake Elephant 26,762 71.49%
Edmund Samarakkody Bolshevik–Leninist Party Lamp 10,673 28.51%
Valid Votes 37,435 100.00%
Rejected Votes 462
Total Polled 37,897
Registered Electors 55,474
Turnout 68.31%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
John Amaratunga Elephant 27,447 61.06%
James Peter Obeyesekere III Hand 17,502 38.94%
Valid Votes 44,949 100.00%
Rejected Votes 304
Total Polled 45,253
Registered Electors 56,728
Turnout 79.77%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Vimala Wijewardene Hand 36,193 75.62%
John Amaratunga Elephant 10,896 22.76%
H. P. Jayawardane Pair of Spectacles 399 0.83%
A. A. Stanley Dias Pair of Scales 375 0.78%
Valid Votes 47,863 100.00%
Rejected Votes 234
Total Polled 48,097
Registered Electors 63,440
Turnout 75.81%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
A. E. Jayasinghe Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,430 42.75%
W. D. Senanayake United National Party Elephant 12,304 42.32%
K. Ratnayake Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 4,340 14.93%
Valid Votes 29,074 100.00%
Rejected Votes 189
Total Polled 29,263
Registered Electors 37,086
Turnout 78.91%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Wijayabahu Wijayasinha Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,424 51.45%
W. D. Senanayake United National Party Elephant 13,934 46.48%
E. A. Jayasinghe Chair 345 1.15%
Tilaka Kulasekera Cart Wheel 276 0.92%
Valid Votes 29,979 100.00%
Rejected Votes 113
Total Polled 30,092
Registered Electors 37,086
Turnout 81.14%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Siva Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 17,872 46.90%
Wijayabahu Wijayasinha United National Party Elephant 17,028 44.69%
K. P. P. Karunanayake Chair 1,956 5.13%
M. K. W. Fonseka Omnibus 1,015 2.66%
M. B. Ratnayake Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cart Wheel 235 0.62%
Valid Votes 38,106 100.00%
Rejected Votes 183
Total Polled 38,289
Registered Electors 44,575
Turnout 85.90%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Siva Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 24,872 55.99%
W. S. Karunaratne United National Party Elephant 19,549 44.01%
Valid Votes 44,421 100.00%
Rejected Votes 135
Total Polled 44,556
Registered Electors 50,721
Turnout 87.85%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Mahendra Wijeratne Elephant 30,877 57.91%
J. P. Obeysekera Hand 21,080 39.54%
Narada Jayakody Key 1,178 2.21%
J. Jayasinghe Lamp 180 0.34%
Valid Votes 53,315 100.00%
Rejected Votes 187
Total Polled 53,502
Registered Electors 60,810
Turnout 87.98%

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-12.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13.
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
  9. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.

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