Kankesanthurai Electoral District

Kankesanthurai Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kankesanthurai in Jaffna District, Northern 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] Kankesanthurai electoral district was replaced by the Jaffna multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Kankesanthurai continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

All Ceylon Tamil Congress Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Tamil United Liberation Front United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
1947	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam	All Ceylon Tamil Congress	1947-1952
1952	S. Natesan	United National Party	1952-1956
1956	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi	1956-1977
1960 (March)
1960 (July)
1965
1970
1977	A. Amirthalingam	Tamil United Liberation Front	1977-1989

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	%
	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam	All Ceylon Tamil Congress	Key	12,126	55.39%
	Ponnambalam Nagalingam	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Hand	5,160	23.57%
	S. Natesan	United National Party	Pair of Scales	4,605	21.04%
Valid Votes				21,891	100.00%
Rejected Votes				534
Total Polled				22,425
Registered Electors				38,871
Turnout				57.69%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate		Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	S. Natesan	United National Party	Key	15,337	57.00%
	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi^[4]	Bicycle	11,571	43.00%
Valid Votes				26,908	100.00%
Rejected Votes				355
Total Polled				27,263
Registered Electors				38,439
Turnout				70.93%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate		Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi^[4]	House	14,855	54.30%
	S. Natesan	Independent	Umbrella	8,188	29.39%
	V. Ponnampalam	Communist Party	Star	4,313	15.77%
Valid Votes				27,356	100.00%
Rejected Votes				317
Total Polled				27,673
Registered Electors				40,964
Turnout				67.55%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:^[6]

Candidate		Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi^[4]	House	13,545	67.61%
	V. Karalasingham	Lanka Sama Samaja Party	Key	5,042	25.17%
	R. N. Sivapirakasam	All Ceylon Tamil Congress	Bicycle	1,448	7.23%
Valid Votes				20,035	100.00%
Rejected Votes				244
Total Polled				20,279
Registered Electors				28,473
Turnout				71.22%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:^[7]

Candidate		Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi^[4]	House	15,668	88.63%
	R. N. Sivapirakasam	All Ceylon Tamil Congress	Pair of Spectacles	2,009	11.37%
Valid Votes				17,677	100.00%
Rejected Votes				131
Total Polled				17,808
Registered Electors				28,473
Turnout				62.54%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:^[8]

Candidate		Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi^[4]	House	14,735	58.24%
	S. Sri Bhaskaran	All Ceylon Tamil Congress	Bicycle	6,611	26.13%
	V. Karalasingham	Lanka Sama Samaja Party (R)	Lamp	2,257	8.92%
	K. Vaikunthavasan	Communist Party (Moscow)	Star	958	3.79%
	V. Seenivasagam	Communist Party (Peking)	Umbrella	741	2.93%
Valid Votes				25,302	100.00%
Rejected Votes				269
Total Polled				25,571
Registered Electors				35,309
Turnout				72.42%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:^[9]

Candidate		Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	S. J. V. Chelvanayakam	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi^[4]	House	13,520	44.29%
	V. Ponnampalam	Communist Party	Star	8,164	26.75%
	C. Suntharalingam	Independent	Cockerel	5,788	18.96%
	T. Thirunavukarasu	All Ceylon Tamil Congress	Bicycle	3,051	10.00%
Valid Votes				30,523	100.00%
Rejected Votes				140
Total Polled				30,663
Registered Electors				37,804
Turnout				81.11%

1975 by-election

Main article: Kankesanthurai Electoral District by-election, 1975

Candidate		Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	S.J.V. Chelvanayakam	Tamil United Front	House	25,927	72.55%
	V. Ponnampalam	Communist Party	Star	9,457	26.46%
	M. Ambalavanar		Ship	185	0.52%
Valid Votes				35,569	100.00%
Rejected Votes				168
Total Polled				35,737
Registered Electors				41,227
Turnout				86.68%

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1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:^[11]

Candidate		Party	Symbol	Votes	%
	A. Amirthalingam	Tamil United Liberation Front	Sun	31,155	85.41%
	Sivapiragasam Sritharan	Independent	Pair of Scales	5,322	14.59%
Valid Votes				36,477	100.00%
Rejected Votes				218
Total Polled				36,695
Registered Electors				43,907
Turnout				83.57%

A. Amirthalingam and all other TULF MPs boycotted Parliament from the middle of 1983 for a number of reasons: they were under pressure from Sri Lankan Tamil militants not to stay in Parliament beyond their normal six-year term; the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka required them to swear an oath unconditionally renouncing support for a separate state; and the Black July riots in which up to 3,000 Tamils were murdered by Sinhalese mobs. After three months of absence, Amirthalingam forfeited his seat in Parliament on 22 October 1983.^[12]

References & footnotes

↑ "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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Also known as the Federal Party
↑ "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.
↑ "Summary of By-Elections 1947 to 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ Wickramasinghe, Wimal (18 January 2008). "Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for extention [sic] of Parliament". The Island, 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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