Wattegama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977. The district was named after the City of Wattegama 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. Wattegama electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947Abeyratne RatnayakaUnited National Party 1947–1952 1952 1952–1956 1956Aloysius WeerakoonSri Lanka Freedom Party 1956–1960 1960 (March) 1960 1960 (July) Abeyratne Ratnayaka United National Party 1960–1965 1965 Aloysius Weerakoon United National Party 1965–1970 1970 A. G. Fernando Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970–1977
Elections 1947 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Abeyratne Ratnayaka United National Party Elephant 14,788 78.73 B. P. Percy Perera Hand 3,477 18.51Valid Votes18,26597.24Rejected Votes 519 2.76Total Polled 18,784 100.00Registered Electors 32,009 Turnout 58.68
1952 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Abeyratne Ratnayaka United National Party Elephant 14,264 62.29 P. N. Dharmasena Wheel 5,381 23.50 Charles Amunugama Key 2,903 12.68Valid Votes22,54898.46Rejected Votes 353 1.54Total Polled 22,901 100.00Registered Electors 31,840 Turnout 71.93
1956 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Aloysius Weerakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,657 56.12 Abeyratne Ratnayaka United National Party Elephant 11,109 42.54Valid Votes25,76698.66Rejected Votes 351 1.34Total Polled 26,117 100.00Registered Electors 36,461 Turnout 71.63
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Aloysius Weerakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,680 53.04 Abeyratne Ratnayaka United National Party Elephant 7,110 43.45 Vipula Dharmawardena Cartwheel 399 2.44Valid Votes61,18998.93Rejected Votes 176 1.07Total Polled 16,365 100.00Registered Electors 20,093 Turnout 81.45
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Abeyratne Ratnayaka United National Party Elephant 8,317 50.75 G. Wereke Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 7,960 48.57Valid Votes16,27799.32Rejected Votes 112 0.68Total Polled 16,389 100.00Registered Electors 20,093 Turnout 81.57
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Aloysius Weerakoon United National Party Elephant 12,373 56.02 A. G. Fernando Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,461 42.83 M.G. Ukku Menike Samarakoon Butterfly 117 0.53Valid Votes21,95199.38Rejected Votes 137 0.62Total Polled 22,088 100.00Registered Electors 25,731 Turnout 85.84
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% A. G. Fernando Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,840 48.64 Aloysius Weerakoon United National Party Elephant 10,869 41.18 C. Ratnayake Ladder 2,598 9.84Valid Votes26,30799.66Rejected Votes 90 0.34Total Polled 26,397 100.00Registered Electors 30,024 Turnout 87.92
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