Negombo Electoral District
Negombo electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Negombo 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] Negombo electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Negombo continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament[edit]
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | H. de Z. Siriwardena | UNP | 1947-1952 | |
| 1952 | A. N. D. A. Abeysinghe | 1952-1956 | ||
| 1956 | Hector Fernando | LSSP | 1956-1960 | |
| 1960 | T. Quintin Fernando | UNP | 1960-1960 | |
| 1960 | 1960-1965 | |||
| 1965 | 1965-1967 | |||
| 1967 (by-election) | Denzil Fernando | 1967-1970 | ||
| 1970 | 1970-1977 | |||
| 1977 | 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]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. de Z. Siriwardena | United National Party | Butterfly | 10,174 | 39.20 |
| W. S. Fernando | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Elephant | 9,218 | 35.52 |
| A. L. J. Croos Rajchandra | Independent | Star | 6,169 | 23.77 |
| Valid Votes | 25,561 | 98.50 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 390 | 1.5 | ||
| Total Polled | 25,951 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 55,642 | |||
| Turnout | 46.64 | |||
1952 Parliamentary General Election[edit]
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. N. D. A. Abeysinghe | United National Party | Hand | 22,721 | 57.42 |
| Hector Fernando | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Star | 9,396 | 23.75 |
| M. B. G. Kurera | Independent | Elephant | 3,396 | 8.58 |
| C. M. Fernando | Independent | Key | 3,207 | 8.10 |
| K. C. D. Senanayake | Independent | Lamp | 459 | 1.16 |
| Valid Votes | 39,179 | 99.01 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 390 | 0.99 | ||
| Total Polled | 39,569 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 60,617 | |||
| Turnout | 65.28 | |||
1956 Parliamentary General Election[edit]
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Fernando | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 20,892 | 47.51 |
| T. Quintin Fernando | United National Party | Elephant | 18,212 | 41.42 |
| Tudor B. Gunasekera | Lamp | 4,589 | 10.44 | |
| Valid Votes | 43,693 | 99.37 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 277 | 0.63 | ||
| Total Polled | 43,970 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 67,060 | |||
| Turnout | 65.57 | |||
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election[edit]
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Quintin Fernando | United National Party | Elephant | 11,207 | 48.38 |
| M. Bernard Kurera | Cockerel | 5,786 | 24.98 | |
| L.C. Dissanayake | Winnow | 3,360 | 14.50 | |
| W.S.M.M. Abeysekera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 1,372 | 5.92 |
| Valentine F. Wijeratne] | Sun | 1,115 | 4.81 | |
| D.M.M. Jayawardane | Sewing Machine | 156 | 0.67 | |
| Valid Votes | 22,996 | 99.26 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 171 | 0.74 | ||
| Total Polled | 23,167 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 32,569 | |||
| Turnout | 71.13 | |||
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election[edit]
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:[6]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Quintin Fernando | United National Party | Elephant | 14,469 | 67.06% |
| M. Bernard Kurera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 7,108 | 32.94% |
| Valid Votes | 21,577 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 124 | |||
| Total Polled | 21,701 | |||
| Registered Electors | 32,569 | |||
| Turnout | 66.63% | |||
1965 Parliamentary General Election[edit]
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:[7]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Quintin Fernando | United National Party | Elephant | 22,056 | 76.52% |
| M. Bernard Kurera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 6,766 | 23.48% |
| Valid Votes | 28,822 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 188 | |||
| Total Polled | 29,010 | |||
| Registered Electors | 37,900 | |||
| Turnout | 76.54% | |||
1970 Parliamentary General Election[edit]
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:[8]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denzil Fernando | United National Party | Elephant | 20,457 | 56.24% |
| Justin Fernando | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 15,920 | 43.76% |
| Valid Votes | 36,377 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 132 | |||
| Total Polled | 36,509 | |||
| Registered Electors | 44,284 | |||
| Turnout | 82.44% | |||
1977 Parliamentary General Election[edit]
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[9]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denzil Fernando | Elephant | 28,470 | 65.71% | |
| Ananda Munasinghe | Hand | 13,718 | 31.66% | |
| W. Nelson Peiris | Key | 1,018 | 2.35% | |
| Gamini Fonseka | Ship | 124 | 0.29% | |
| Valid Votes | 43,330 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 161 | |||
| Total Polled | 43,491 | |||
| Registered Electors | 51,463 | |||
| Turnout | 84.51% | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.[permanent dead link]