Wattegama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977. The district was named after the City of Wattegama in Kandy District, Central 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] Wattegama electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Abeyratne Ratnayaka | United National Party | 1947-1952 | |
| 1952 | 1952-1956 | |||
| 1956 | Aloysius Weerakoon | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1956-1960 | |
| 1960 (March) | 1960 | |||
| 1960 (July) | Abeyratne Ratnayaka | United National Party | 1960-1965 | |
| 1965 | Aloysius Weerakoon | United National Party | 1965-1970 | |
| 1970 | A. G. Fernando | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 | |
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947: [2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abeyratne Ratnayaka | United National Party | Elephant | 14,788 | 78.73 |
| B. P. Percy Perera | Hand | 3,477 | 18.51 | |
| Valid Votes | 18,265 | 97.24 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 519 | 2.76 | ||
| Total Polled | 18,784 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 32,009 | |||
| Turnout | 58.68 | |||
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952: [3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abeyratne Ratnayaka | United National Party | Elephant | 14,264 | 62.29 |
| P. N. Dharmasena | Wheel | 5,381 | 23.50 | |
| Charles Amunugama | Key | 2,903 | 12.68 | |
| Valid Votes | 22,548 | 98.46 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 353 | 1.54 | ||
| Total Polled | 22,901 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 31,840 | |||
| Turnout | 71.93 | |||
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956: [4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloysius Weerakoon | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 14,657 | 56.12 |
| Abeyratne Ratnayaka | United National Party | Elephant | 11,109 | 42.54 |
| Valid Votes | 25,766 | 98.66 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 351 | 1.34 | ||
| Total Polled | 26,117 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 36,461 | |||
| Turnout | 71.63 | |||
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloysius Weerakoon | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 8,680 | 53.04 |
| Abeyratne Ratnayaka | United National Party | Elephant | 7,110 | 43.45 |
| Vipula Dharmawardena | Cartwheel | 399 | 2.44 | |
| Valid Votes | 61,189 | 98.93 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 176 | 1.07 | ||
| Total Polled | 16,365 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 20,093 | |||
| Turnout | 81.45 | |||
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: [6]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abeyratne Ratnayaka | United National Party | Elephant | 8,317 | 50.75 |
| G. Wereke | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 7,960 | 48.57 |
| Valid Votes | 16,277 | 99.32 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 112 | 0.68 | ||
| Total Polled | 16,389 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 20,093 | |||
| Turnout | 81.57 | |||
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: [7]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloysius Weerakoon | United National Party | Elephant | 12,373 | 56.02 |
| A. G. Fernando | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 9,461 | 42.83 |
| M.G. Ukku Menike Samarakoon | Butterfly | 117 | 0.53 | |
| Valid Votes | 21,951 | 99.38 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 137 | 0.62 | ||
| Total Polled | 22,088 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 25,731 | |||
| Turnout | 85.84 | |||
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: [8]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. G. Fernando | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 12,840 | 48.64 |
| Aloysius Weerakoon | United National Party | Elephant | 10,869 | 41.18 |
| C. Ratnayake | Ladder | 2,598 | 9.84 | |
| Valid Votes | 26,307 | 99.66 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 90 | 0.34 | ||
| Total Polled | 26,397 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 30,024 | |||
| Turnout | 87.92 | |||
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