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




Contents





  • 1 Members of Parliament


  • 2 Elections

    • 2.1 1947 Parliamentary General Election


    • 2.2 1952 Parliamentary General Election


    • 2.3 1956 Parliamentary General Election


    • 2.4 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election


    • 2.5 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election


    • 2.6 1965 Parliamentary General Election


    • 2.7 1970 Parliamentary General Election


    • 2.8 1977 Parliamentary General Election



  • 3 References




Members of Parliament[edit]


Key


 Independent    Lanka Sama Samaja Party    Sri Lanka Freedom Party    United National Party  











































ElectionMemberPartyTerm


1947

Somaweera Chandrasiri

LSSP
1947-1952


1952
1952-1956


1956

T. W. Merril Fernando
1956-1960


1960

M. Ruskin Fernando

UNP
1960-1960


1960

T. W. Merril Fernando

LSSP
1960-1965


1965

M. Ruskin Fernando

UNP
1965-1970


1970

Wimalasiri de Mel

LSSP
1970-1977


1977

Tyronne Fernando

UNP
1977-1989


Elections[edit]



1947 Parliamentary General Election[edit]


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



















































CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Somaweera ChandrasiriLanka Sama Samaja PartyHand13,46448.15%
T. AmarasuriyaChair9,54734.15%
Darrel PeirisLamp3,52312.60%
Watson FernandoStar7222.58%
A. C. W. PeirisSpoon4941.77%
Gilbert PereraElephant2100.75%
Valid Votes27,960
100.00%
Rejected Votes467
Total Polled28,427
Registered Electors57,723
Turnout49.25%


1952 Parliamentary General Election[edit]


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




































CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Somaweera ChandrasiriLanka Sama Samaja PartyElephant16,12541.19%
Jermyn G. FernandoHand12,74132.54%
D. D. AbeysingheStar10,28326.27%
Valid Votes39,149
100.00%
Rejected Votes417
Total Polled39,566
Registered Electors55,090
Turnout71.82%


1956 Parliamentary General Election[edit]


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














































CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Meryl FernandoLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey19,52948.42%
H. E. P. de MelUnited National PartyElephant11,81129.28%
Somaweera ChandrasiriIndependentFlower6,55916.26%
M. Vincent PereraAeroplane2,2675.62%
M. S. Oliver StemboChair1660.41%
Valid Votes40,332
100.00%
Rejected Votes187
Total Polled40,519
Registered Electors60,395
Turnout67.09%


1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election[edit]


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

































































CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
M. Ruskin FernandoUnited National PartyElephant10,26242.28%
Meryl FernandoKey9,42738.84%
Nina WijesuriyaLamp2,1378.80%
Watson FernandoCommunist PartyStar1,0914.49%
Leonard de MelShip6482.67%
P. J. D. RodrigoUmbrella3551.46%
S. O. StemboSaw1970.81%
Samuel P. C. FernandoSun900.37%
Vinnie de SilvaPair of Scales0.27%
Valid Votes24,272
100.00%
Rejected Votes82
Total Polled24,354
Registered Electors32,413
Turnout75.14%


1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election[edit]


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



































CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Meryl FernandoLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey12,94351.73%
M. Ruskin FernandoUnited National PartyElephant11,59346.33%
Mohandas de MelCart Wheel1.94%
Valid Votes25,021
100.00%
Rejected Votes66
Total Polled25,087
Registered Electors32,413
Turnout77.40%


1965 Parliamentary General Election[edit]


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



































CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
M. Ruskin FernandoUnited National PartyElephant18,05951.41%
Kusala AbhayawardhanaKey45.61%
Meryl FernandoLamp1,0482.98%
Valid Votes35,127
100.00%
Rejected Votes102
Total Polled35,229
Registered Electors44,955
Turnout78.37%


1970 Parliamentary General Election[edit]


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




































CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Wimalasiri De MelLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey24,67254.61%
M. Ruskin FernandoUnited National PartyElephant20,25844.84%
G. K. Nina WijesuriyaBell2520.56%
Valid Votes45,182
100.00%
Rejected Votes68
Total Polled45,250
Registered Electors54,188
Turnout83.51%


1977 Parliamentary General Election[edit]


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
























































CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Tyronne FernandoElephant28,48854.47%
Douglas FernanoHand13,61426.03%
Wimalasiri De MelKey7,00013.38%
Meryl FernandoLamp2,8915.53%
P. F. Calistus PereraChair1120.21%
A. Francis FernandoUmbrella1110.21%
Nina WijesuriyaBell860.16%
Valid Votes52,302
100.00%
Rejected Votes250
Total Polled52,552
Registered Electors64,190
Turnout81.87%


References[edit]




  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-04.


  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-04.


  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-04.


  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 2016-02-04.


  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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