Maskeliya Electoral District

Maskeliya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977. The district was named after the town of Maskeliya in Nuwara Eliya District, Central 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] Maskeliya electoral district was replaced by the Nuwara Eliya multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

  Ceylon Indian Congress     United National Party     Sri Lanka Freedom Party  

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 G. R. Motha Ceylon Indian Congress 1947-1950
1950 by-election Abdul Aziz 1950-1952
1952 P. H. C. Silva United National Party 1952-1956
1956 S. Jinadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956-1960
1960 (March) Donald J. Ranaweera United National Party 1960
1960 (July) Edmund Wijesuriya Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960-1970
1965 United National Party
1970 P. Gamini Ariyatilake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1976

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
G. R. MothaCeylon Indian CongressSpectacles9,08660.09
B. D. W. GunapalaIndependentHouse3,94926.12
K. Natesa AiyarIndependentUmbrella9186.07
T. M. SolomanLanka Sama Samaja PartyHand5983.96
Valid Votes14,55196.24
Rejected Votes5693.76
Total Polled15,120100.00
Registered Electors24,427
Turnout61.90

1950 Parliamentary By-Election

Results of the parliamentary by-election held on 11 March 1950:[3]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Abdul AzizCeylon Indian CongressHand11,34387.65
G. R. RajapreyarCartwheel1,30110.05
Valid Votes12,66497.85
Rejected Votes2782.15
Total Polled12,942100.00
Registered Electors24,427
Turnout52.98

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[4]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
P. H. C. SilvaUnited National PartyHouse3,41559.37
Chandrapala GunasekeraLanka Sama Samaja PartyUmbrella95616.62
B. D. W. GunapalaCeylon Labour PartyElephant83714.55
R. Bandara GannewaIndependentStar3606.26
H. P. CalderaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand1121.95
Valid Votes5,68098.75
Rejected Votes721.25
Total Polled5,752100.00
Registered Electors8,703
Turnout66.09

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
S. JinadasaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand3,22845.91
P. H. C. SilvaUnited National PartyElephant3,01442.87
Ananda PremasingheKey73810.50
Valid Votes6,98099.27
Rejected Votes510.73
Total Polled7,031100.00
Registered Electors9,461
Turnout74.32

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[6]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Donald J. RanaweeraUnited National PartyElephant4,19234.74
S. JinadasaMahajana Eksath PeramunaCartwheel3,03125.12
P. Gamini AriyatilakeLanka Sama Samaja PartyKey2,25618.69
V. K. VellayanTree1,34911.18
R. B. GannewaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand6315.23
Effie JayatillakeUmbrella1941.61
Yakandawala L. SenanayakeStar1211.00
Piyadasa WelhenaSun1160.96
P.P. PillaiScales560.46
Valid Votes11,96999.18
Rejected Votes990.82
Total Polled12,068100.00
Registered Electors15,450
Turnout78.11

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[7]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Edmund WijesuriyaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand6,37854.03
D. J. RanaweeraUnited National PartyElephant5,26344.59
N. P. BandaCartwheel910.77
Valid Votes11,73299.39
Rejected Votes720.61
Total Polled11,804100.00
Registered Electors15,450
Turnout76.40

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[8]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Edmund WijesuriyaUnited National PartyElephant11,02456.85
P. Gamini AriyatilakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand7,85140.49
D. B. RajapaksaButterfly2331.20
Valid Votes19,10898.54
Rejected Votes2841.46
Total Polled19,392100.00
Registered Electors22,808
Turnout85.02

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[9]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
P. Gamini AriyatilakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand10,78345.75
Edmund WijesuriyaUnited National PartyElephant10,08742.50
V. K. VellaiyenUmbrella1,4125.95
D. J. RanaweeraButterfly1,2895.43
Valid Votes23,57199.31
Rejected Votes1630.69
Total Polled23,734100.00
Registered Electors27,945
Turnout84.93
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References
  1. "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. "Results of the Parliamentary By Elections held between 1947 - 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

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