Tissamaharama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Tissamaharama 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. [1] Tissamaharama electoral district was replaced by the Hambantota multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
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Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [2]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
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Lakshman Rajapaksa | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 10,665 | 44.83 |
Charles Edirisuriya | Elephant | 7,253 | 30.23 | |
Piyadasa Weeraratne | Pair of Scales | 2,108 | 8.79 | |
R. G. W. Nilaweera | Hand | 1,660 | 6.92 | |
Danister Serasinghe | Sun | 1,057 | 4.41 | |
Albert Ediriwickremasuriya | Umbrella | 754 | 3.14 | |
E. G. Wijesinghe | Eye | 291 | 1.21 | |
Valid Votes | 23,788 | 99.15 | ||
Rejected Votes | 204 | 0.85 | ||
Total Polled | 23,992 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 32,024 | |||
Turnout | 74.92 |
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: [3]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lakshman Rajapaksa | Cartwheel | 12,551 | 54.32 | |
Charles Edirisuriya | Elephant | 10,426 | 45.12 | |
Valid Votes | 22,977 | 99.44 | ||
Rejected Votes | 130 | 0.56 | ||
Total Polled | 23,107 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 32,024 | |||
Turnout | 72.16 |
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: [4]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Edirisuriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 14,295 | 45.60 |
Lakshman Rajapaksa | Independent | Cartwheel | 14,059 | 44.85 |
Ubewarna Nimal Rohana | Flower | 2,719 | 8.67 | |
Valid Votes | 31,073 | 99.12 | ||
Rejected Votes | 276 | 0.88 | ||
Total Polled | 31,349 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 40,724 | |||
Turnout | 76.98 |
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: [5]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tennyson Edirisuriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 18,576 | 43.25 |
Lakshman Rajapaksa | Independent | Umbrella | 13,121 | 30.55 |
Charles Edirisuriya | United National Party | Elephant | 5,919 | 13.78 |
Thassim Mohamed Riyal | Chair | 2,733 | 6.36 | |
Weerasin Gunasekera Edmund | Butterfly | 2,269 | 5.28 | |
Ubewarna Nimal Rohana | Bell | 169 | 0.39 | |
Valid Votes | 42,787 | 99.61 | ||
Rejected Votes | 167 | 0.39 | ||
Total Polled | 42,954 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 51,500 | |||
Turnout | 83.41 |
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977: [6]
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. M. B. Cyril | United National Party | Elephant | 20,879 | 53.00 |
Lakshman Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 13,109 | 33.28 |
Tennyson Edirisuriya | Star | 5,206 | 13.22 | |
Valid Votes | 39,354 | 99.99 | ||
Rejected Votes | 160 | 0.01 | ||
Total Polled | 39,394 | 100.00 | ||
Registered Electors | 45,888 | |||
Turnout | 85.85 |
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