Maturata electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Maturata in Kandy 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. Maturata electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947M. D. BandaUnited National Party 1947-1952 1952 1952-1956 1956 1956-1960
Elections 1947 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. D. Banda United National Party Star 12,438 67.44 S. Somasunderam Scales 3,572 19.37 I. C. S. Goonatilleke Eye 798 4.33 E. W. A. de Silva Elephant422 2.29 [E. Goonawardena Hand 404 2.19 I. B. Mani Key 229 1.24Valid Votes17,86396.86 Rejected Votes580 3.14Total Polled18,443 100.00Registered Electors28,708 Turnout64.24
1952 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. D. Banda United National Party Umbrella 15,333 83.32 I. C. S. Goonatilleke Star 1,122 6.10 Charles Barton Scales 941 5.11 A. Abeykoon Key 687 3.73Valid Votes18,08398.27Rejected Votes319 1.73Total Polled18,402 100.00Registered Electors26,740 Turnout69.52
1956 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. D. Banda United National Party Elephant 9,523 51.23 S. W. Y. B. N. B. Beddewela Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,083 43.48 D. P. A. Jayasekera Lamp 760 4.09Valid Votes18,36698.80Rejected Votes224 1.20Total Polled18,590 100.00Registered Electors31,149 Turnout59.68
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