Kottawa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and July 1977. The district was named after the town of Kottawa in Colombo District, Western 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] Kottawa electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 (March) | Robert Gunawardena | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 1960-1960 | |
| 1960 (July) | 1960-1965 | |||
| 1965 | M. D. H. Jayawardena | United National Party | 1965-1970 | |
| 1970 | Chandra Gunasekera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 1970-1977 | |
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district: [2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gunawardena | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 12,928 | 76.51 |
| Henry Boteju | United National Party | Elephant | 8,879 | 34.09 |
| W. Bodhipala | Hand | 4,101 | 15.75 | |
| Valid Votes | 25,908 | 99.47 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 137 | 0.53 | ||
| Total Polled | 26,045 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 34,871 | |||
| Turnout | 74.69 | |||
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district: [3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Gunawardena | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 11,276 | 40.35 |
| Mahabalage Don Henry Jayawardena | United National Party | Elephant | 10,912 | 39.04 |
| D. D. Weragala | Hand | 5,662 | 20.26 | |
| Valid Votes | 27,850 | 99.65 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 99 | 0.35 | ||
| Total Polled | 27,949 | 100 | ||
| Registered Electors | 34,871 | |||
| Turnout | 80.15 | |||
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district: [4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahabalage Don Henry Jayawardena | United National Party | Elephant | 15,971 | 41.78 |
| Chandra Gunasekera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 13,911 | 36.39 |
| Robert Gunawardena | Chair | 8,095 | 21.17 | |
| Valid Votes | 38,090 | 99.63 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 140 | 0.37 | ||
| Total Polled | 38,230 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 45,877 | |||
| Turnout | 83.33 | |||
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district: [5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandra Gunasekera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 31,662 | 60.95 |
| Mahabalage Don Henry Jayawardena | United National Party | Elephant | 20,167 | 38.82 |
| Valid Votes | 51,829 | 99.78 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 115 | 0.22 | ||
| Total Polled | 51,944 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 59,658 | |||
| Turnout | 87.07 | |||
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