Mulkirigala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Mulkirigala in Hambantota 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. Mulkirigala electoral district was replaced by the Hambantota multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March) George Rajapaksa 1960 1960 (July)SLFP 1960-1965 1965 1965-1970 1970 1970-1976 1976 by-election Lakshman Rajapaksa 1976-1977 1977 T. D. Fransisku United National Party 1977-1989
Elections
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% George Rajapaksa Cartwheel 13,533 50.53 Premaratne Welivitigoda Star 5,355 19.99 Chandra Atapattu Elephant 5,001 18.67 G. W. Kulatunga Cockrel 896 3.35 J. M. M. Bandara Radio 632 2.36 Edwin Dahanayaka Hand 514 1.92 C. A. Mathew Umbrella 326 1.22 D. A. Sirisena Weerasinghe Flower 173 0.65 K. L. Don Andrayas Sun 135 0.50Valid Votes26,56599.19Rejected Votes216 0.81Total Polled26,781 100.00Registered Electors32,499 Turnout82.41
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% George Rajapaksa Hand 17,317 68.47 Thomaratne Don Pranceesku Elephant 7,826 30.95Valid Votes25,14399.42Rejected Votes147 0.58Total Polled25,290 100.00Registered Electors32,499Turnout77.81
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% George Rajapaksa Hand 18,245 54.39 T. D. Fransisku Elephant 15,085 44.97Valid Votes33,33099.37Rejected Votes213 0.63Total Polled33,543100.00Registered Electors40,050 Turnout83.75
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% George Rajapaksa Hand 22,569 57.29 T. D. Fransisku Elephant 16,643 42.24Valid Votes39,21299.53Rejected Votes185 0.47Total Polled39,397 100.00Registered Electors45,870 Turnout85.89
1976 Parliamentary By Election Following the death of the sitting member, George Rajapaksa on 18 June 1976 a parliamentary by election was held on 26 August 1976:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Lakshman Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 27,110 52.71 T. D. Fransisku United National Party Elephant 23,109 44.93 Neale Rajapaksa Chair 750 1.46 Sepala Rajapaksa Lamp 297 0.58Valid Votes51,26699.68Rejected Votes164 0.32Total Polled51,430100.00Registered Electors Turnout
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% T. D. Fransisku United National Party Elephant 22,638 54.75 Basil Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 17,700 42.81 Neale Rajapaksa Cartwheel 425 1.03 Amara Wellappili Key 297 0.72 K. V. A. Kulatunga Rabbit 143 0.35 Valid Votes41,20399.65Rejected Votes143 0.35Total Polled41,346 100.00Registered Electors46,551 Turnout88.82
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