Kolonna electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kolonna in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa 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. Kolonna electoral district was replaced by the Ratnapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)Cyril MathewUnited National Party 1960 1960 (July) 1960 - 1965 1960 (July) Nanda Mathew 1965 - 1970 1970 P. O. Wimalanaga Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 - 1977 1977 Nanda Mathew United National Party 1977 - 1989
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Cyril Mathew United National Party Elephant 3,420 31.86 W. Siripala Nawagamuwa Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 2,405 22.40 S. D. Wanigatilake Sun 2,089 19.46 Senarath Jayatunga Key 1,515 14.11 K. G. Rupasena Eye 785 7.31 Daniel Weerasena Umbrella 383 3.57Valid Votes10,59798.71Rejected Votes 139 1.29Total Polled 10,736 100.00Registered Electors 15,234 Turnout 70.47
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Cyril Mathew United National Party Elephant 4,257 39.98 S. D. Wanigathillaka Key 4,209 39.53 D. J. R. Dissanayaka Bell 1,969 18.49 W. S. Nawagamuwa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Cartwheel 135 1.27Valid Votes 10,570 99.26Rejected Votes 79 0.74Total Polled 10,649 100.00Registered Electors 15,234 Turnout 69.90
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Nanda Mathew United National Party Elephant 7,119 Ananda Sirisena Key 6,033 D. J. R. Dissanayake Lamp 3,619 S. Don Wanigatilaka Cart Wheel 644 Valid Votes Rejected Votes 99 Total Polled 17,514 100.00Registered Electors 21,968 Turnout
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% P. O. Wimalanaga Sri Lanka Freedom Party Key 16,886 Nanda Mathew Elephant 9778 S. D. Wanigatilleke Lamp 454 Valid Votes ''|| '''Rejected Votes 136 Total Polled 27,254Registered Electors 33,118Turnout
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Nanda Mathew United National Party Elephant 20,378 D. J. R. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 12,903 P. O. Wimalanaga Key 1,339 W. A. Seni Wijesinghe Lamp 500 Valid Votes35,369 Rejected Votes 106 0.29Total Polled 35,475 Registered Electors 43,367Turnout
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