Beliatta Electoral District

Beliatta electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Beliatta 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] Beliatta electoral district was replaced by the Hambantota multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
1947	D. A. Rajapaksa	United National Party	1947 - 1960
1952		Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1956		Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1960 (March)	D. P. Atapattu	United National Party	1960
1960 (July)	D. A. Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1960 - 1965
1965	D. P. Atapattu	United National Party	1965 - 1970
1970	Mahinda Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970 - 1977
1977	Ranjit Atapattu	United National Party	1977 -1988

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:^[2]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
D. A. Rajapaksa	United National Party	Hand	14,007
D. P. Atapattu		Chair	5,985
Eddie Fernando		Elephant	4,885
P. James de Silva		Star	362
P.D.S. Wickremasinghe		Key	270
Valid Votes			25,509	100.00%
Rejected Votes			433
Total Polled			25,942
Registered Electors			41,570
Turnout

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:^[3]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
D. A. Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Umbrella	17,382
D. P. Atapattu	United National Party	Star	13,750
Valid Votes			31,132	100.00%
Rejected Votes			304
Total Polled			31,436
Registered Electors			41,578
Turnout

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:^[4]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
D. A. Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	26,215
D. P. Atapattu	United National Party	Elephant	10,382
Valid Votes			36,597	100.00%
Rejected Votes			252
Total Polled			36,849
Registered Electors			49,456
Turnout

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:^[5]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%






Valid Votes				100.00%
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Registered Electors
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1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:^[6]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%






Valid Votes				100.00%
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Total Polled
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1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:^[7]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%






Valid Votes				100.00%
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Total Polled
Registered Electors
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1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:^[8]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Mahinda Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	23,103
Ranjit Atapattu	United National Party	Elephant	16,477
Gunadasa Weerawarna Nilaweera		Ship	678
Valid Votes			40,258	100.00%
Rejected Votes			163
Total Polled			40,421
Registered Electors			46,342
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:^[9]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%






Valid Votes				100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
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References

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka

Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara

Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee

Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya

North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa

North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa

Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya

Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota

Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama

Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa

Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

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