Nivitigala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Nivitigala 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. [1] Nivitigala electoral district was replaced by the Ratnapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Key
Election | Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1947 | D. F. Hettiarachchi | LSSP | 1947 - 1952 | |
1952 | W. H. Weragama | UNP | 1952 -1956 | |
1956 | D. F. Hettiarachchi | SLFP | 1956 - 1960 | |
1960 (March) | MEP | 1960 | ||
1960 (July) | S. Molligoda | SLFP | 1960 - 1965 | |
1965 | D. F. Hettiarachchi | 1965 - 1970 | ||
1970 | Piyadasa Harischandra | 1970 - 1977 | ||
1977 | Gamini Atukorale | UNP | 1977 - 1989 |
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947: [2]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don Frank Hettiarachchi | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Elephant | 5,626 | 43.58 |
Jayaweera Kuruppu | United National Party | Hand | 5,602 | 43.40 |
W. J. P. Delgoda | Pair of Scales | 1,130 | 8.75 | |
C. E. Perera | Umbrella | 309 | 2.39 | |
Valid Votes | 12,667 | 98.13 | ||
Rejected Votes | 242 | 1.87 | ||
Total Polled | 12,909 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 28,486 | |||
Turnout | 45.32 |
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952: [3]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harold Weragama | United National Party | Elephant | 12,785 | 57.44 |
Don Frank Hettiarachchi | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Star | 9,257 | 41.59 |
Valid Votes | 22,042 | 99.03 | ||
Rejected Votes | 217 | 0.97 | ||
Total Polled | 22,259 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 29,246 | |||
Turnout | 76.11 |
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956: [4]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don Frank Hettiarachchi | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 16,205 | 66.01 |
W. H. Weragama | United National Party | Elephant | 8,220 | 34.48 |
Valid Votes | 24,425 | 99.49 | ||
Rejected Votes | 126 | 0.51 | ||
Total Polled | 24,551 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 33,676 | |||
Turnout | 72.90 |
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [5]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don Frank Hettiarachchi | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 7,314 | 39.37 |
K. E. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 5,897 | 31.74 |
A. D. Abeysuriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 2,733 | 14.71 |
D. E. Malwara Arachchi | Key | 1,339 | 7.21 | |
B. A. M. Dhanapala | Star | 812 | 4.37 | |
M. P. J. Maligaspe | Umbrella | 200 | 1.08 | |
C. C. Tissera | Orange | 172 | 0.68 | |
Valid Votes | 18,467 | 99.40 | ||
Rejected Votes | 111 | 0.60 | ||
Total Polled | 18,578 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 23,819 | |||
Turnout | 78.00 |
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: [6]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stanley Molligoda | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 7,486 | 42.41 |
U. Mandawala | United National Party | Elephant | 5,766 | 32.67 |
Don Frank Hettiarachchi | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 3,993 | 22.62 |
M. T. Premaratne | Bicycle | 305 | 1.73 | |
Valid Votes | 17,550 | 99.43 | ||
Rejected Votes | 101 | 0.57 | ||
Total Polled | 17,651 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 23,819 | |||
Turnout | 74.11 |
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: [7]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don Frank Hettiarachchi | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 14,943 | 58.48 |
Stanley Molligoda | United National Party | Elephant | 9,981 | 39.06 |
E. R. Eratne | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 316 | 1.24 |
Daya Basnayake | Sun | 197 | 0.77 | |
Valid Votes | 25,437 | 99.55 | ||
Rejected Votes | 114 | 0.45 | ||
Total Polled | 25,551 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 30,525 | |||
Turnout | 83.71 |
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: [8]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Piyadasa Harischandra | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 20,614 | 67.34 |
Alfred L. Amarasekera | United National Party | Elephant | 9,461 | 30.91 |
D. M. S. Dharmatillake | Bell | 368 | 1.20 | |
Valid Votes | 30,443 | 99.45 | ||
Rejected Votes | 169 | 0.55 | ||
Total Polled | 30,612 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 34,989 | |||
Turnout | 87.49 |
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977: [9]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gamini Atukorale | United National Party | Elephant | 17,450 | 49.89 |
Piyadasa Harischandra | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Elephant | 15,795 | 45.16 |
Upali Rajapakse | Star | 896 | 2.56 | |
B. B. Marapana | Key | 450 | 1.29 | |
L. P. Wimalasena | Lamp | 183 | 0.52 | |
Anton Senanayake | Cartwheel | 96 | 0.28 | |
Valid Votes | 34,870 | 99.69 | ||
Rejected Votes | 107 | 0.31 | ||
Total Polled | 34,977 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 39,328 | |||
Turnout | 88.94 |
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