Kalmunai Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kalmunai in Ampara District, Eastern 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. [1] Kalmunai electoral district was replaced by the Ampara (Amparai) multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Kalmunai continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Key
Independent Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | M. S. Kariapper | United National Party | 1947-1952 | |
| 1952 | A. M. Merza | Independent | 1952-1956 | |
| 1956 | M. S. Kariapper | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 1956-1960 | |
| 1960 (March) | Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya | 1960-1960 | ||
| 1960 (July) | M. C. Ahamed | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 1960-1965 | |
| 1965 | M. S. Kariapper | Independent | 1965-1970 | |
| 1970 | M. C. Ahamed | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 | |
| 1977 | Abdul Rasak Mansoor | United National Party | 1977-1989 | |
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947: [2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. S. Kariapper | United National Party | Key | 6,886 | 51.17% | |
| K. Kanapathipillai | Elephant | 3,592 | 26.69% | ||
| M. A. L. Kariapper | Hand | 2,978 | 22.13% | ||
| Valid Votes | 13,456 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 406 | ||||
| Total Polled | 13,862 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 22,753 | ||||
| Turnout | 60.92% | ||||
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952: [3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. M. Merza | Independent | Star | 6,078 | 42.69% | |
| M. A. I. Kariapper | Pair of Scales | 4,414 | 31.01% | ||
| M. S. Kariapper | United National Party | Key | 3,744 | 26.30% | |
| Valid Votes | 14,236 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 228 | ||||
| Total Polled | 14,464 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 22,120 | ||||
| Turnout | 65.39% | ||||
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956: [4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. S. Kariapper | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi [5] | House | 9,464 | 47.80% | |
| M. A. Abdul Majeed | Tree | 6,095 | 30.78% | ||
| N. T. Francis Xavier | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 4,242 | 21.42% | |
| Valid Votes | 19,801 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 183 | ||||
| Total Polled | 19,984 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 27,841 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.78% | ||||
M. S. Kariapper defected to the government within six months of the election. [6]
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [7]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. S. Kariapper | Lanka Democratic Party [8] | Umbrella | 5,743 | 41.27% | |
| S. Z. M. M. Moulana | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi [5] | House | 5,520 | 39.67% | |
| M. C. Ahamed | Cockerel | 1,280 | 9.20% | ||
| M. A. L. Kariapper | Ladder | 1,153 | 8.29% | ||
| C. Cader Mohideen | Pot | 219 | 1.57% | ||
| Valid Votes | 13,915 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 189 | ||||
| Total Polled | 14,104 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 17,762 | ||||
| Turnout | 79.41% | ||||
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: [9]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. C. Ahamed | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi [5] | House | 7,616 | 57.41% | |
| M. S. Kariapper | All Ceylon Islamic United Front | Sun | 5,651 | 42.59% | |
| Valid Votes | 13,267 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 138 | ||||
| Total Polled | 13,405 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 17,762 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.47% | ||||
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: [10]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. S. Kariapper | Independent | Umbrella | 6,726 | 35.26% | |
| S. Z. M. M. Moulana | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi [5] | House | 6,235 | 32.69% | |
| M. C. Ahamed | Independent | Cockerel | 5,838 | 30.61% | |
| C. Abdul Cader Mohideen | United National Party | Elephant | 275 | 1.44% | |
| Valid Votes | 19,074 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 173 | ||||
| Total Polled | 19,247 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 22,363 | ||||
| Turnout | 86.07% | ||||
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: [11]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. C. Ahamed | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 8,779 | 40.71% | |
| A. R. Munsoor | United National Party | Elephant | 7,827 | 36.29% | |
| A. Udumalebbe | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi [5] | House | 4,960 | 23.00% | |
| Valid Votes | 21,566 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 107 | ||||
| Total Polled | 21,673 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 24,693 | ||||
| Turnout | 87.77% | ||||
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977: [12]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Rasak Mansoor | United National Party | Elephant | 12,636 | 48.78% | |
| A. M. Samsudeen | Tamil United Liberation Front (Muslim United Liberation Front) | Sun | 7,093 | 27.38% | |
| Ahamed Mohamed Cassim | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 5,922 | 22.86% | |
| Thuraiappa Muthukrishnan | Lamp | 253 | 0.98% | ||
| Valid Votes | 25,904 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 101 | ||||
| Total Polled | 26,005 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 28,826 | ||||
| Turnout | 90.21% | ||||
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