Weligama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Weligama in Matara District, Southern 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. Weligama electoral district was replaced by the Matara multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947 Montague Jayawickrama United National Party1947 - 1956 1952 1956 Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956 -1960 1960 (March) Montague Jayawickrama United National Party 1960 - 1970 1960 (July) 1965 1970 Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 1977 1977 Montague Jayawickrama United National Party 1977 -1989
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Montague Jayawickrama United National Party Umbrella 11,255 42.95 Edward Senaratne Star 7,468 28.50 A. B. Seneviratne Elephant 5,212 19.89 E. Y. D. Abeygunawardena Key 1,422 5.43 D. L. Senaratne Hand 413 1.58Valid Votes25,77098.35Rejected Votes433 1.65Total Polled26,203 100.00Registered Electors51,174 Turnout51.20
1952 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Montague Jayawickrama United National Party Umbrella 16,397 53.78 Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Star 13,806 45.28Valid Votes30,20399.06Rejected Votes286 0.94Total Polled30,489 100.00Registered Electors40,727 Turnout74.86
1956 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 18,648 57.27 Montague Jayawickrama United National Party Elephant 13,659 41.95Valid Votes32,30799.23Rejected Votes252 0.77Total Polled32,559 100.00Registered Electors44,610 Turnout72.99
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Montague Jayawickrema United National Party Elephant 14,270 52.44 Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,240 37.63 D. Wickremaratna Star 1,709 6.28 D. B. de S. Jayawardena Umbrella 447 1.64 G. P. J. Nanayakkara Eye 271 0.99 A. G. Piyasinghe Pair of Scales 128 0.47Valid Votes27,06599.46Rejected Votes147 0.54Total Polled27,212 100.00Registered Electors37,119 Turnout73.31
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Montague Jayawickrema United National Party Elephant 15,281 54.29 Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,741 45.26Valid Votes28,02299.55Rejected Votes126 0.45Total Polled28,148 100.00Registered Electors37,119 Turnout75.83
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Montague Jayawickrema United National Party Elephant 18,316 52.66 Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,271 46.78Valid Votes34,58799.43Rejected Votes197 0.57Total Polled34,784 100.00Registered Electors44,912 Turnout78.71
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Panini Ilangakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 22,635 58.09 S. S. Perera United National Party Elephant 16,224 41.64Valid Votes38,85999.73Rejected Votes107 0.27Total Polled38,966 100.00Registered Electors 47,309 Turnout82.36
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Montague Jayawickrema United National Party Elephant 25,440 55.95 Chulpadmendra Dahanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 16,343 35.94 H. G. S. Ratnaweera Communist Party of Sri Lanka Star 3,560 7.83Valid Votes45,34399.72Rejected Votes128 0.28Total Polled45,471 100.00Registered Electors54,430 Turnout83.54
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