Puttalam Electoral District (1947–1989)

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Puttalam electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the City of Puttalam in Puttalam District, North 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] Puttalam electoral district was replaced by the Puttalam multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Puttalam continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

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Members of Parliament

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  Independent   SLFP   UNP

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 H. S. Ismail Independent 1947-1952
1952 1952-1956
1956 1956-1960
1960 (March) M. H. M. Naina Marikar United National Party 1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 1965-1970
1970 S. M. Asenkudhoos Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977
1977 M. H. M. Naina Marikar United National Party 1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail Independent uncontested
Valid Votes100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1952 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1956 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Valid Votes100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

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References

  1. "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.