Matugama Electoral District

This article is about the former electoral district in Sri Lanka. For the town, see Matugama.

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

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
1947	Wilmot A. Perera	Independent	1947-1952
1952	Wilmot A. Perera	Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party	1952-1956
1956	Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1956-1960
1960			1960-1960
1960			1960-1965
1965			1965-1970
1970			1970-1977
1977	Reginald V. Wijegunaratne	United National Party	1977-1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Wilmot A. Perera	Elephant	19,753	53.41%
C. W. W. Kannangara	Star	16,139	43.64%
R. A. Munasinghage	Lamp	1,091	2.95%
Valid Votes		36,983	100.00%
Rejected Votes		535
Total Polled		37,518
Registered Electors		48,407
Turnout		77.51%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Wilmot A. Perera	Key	18,168	53.70%
Athulathmudali	Chair	15,666	46.30%
Valid Votes		33,834	100.00%
Rejected Votes		376
Total Polled		34,210
Registered Electors		46,219
Turnout		74.02%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual	Hand	25,798	71.27%
A. C. Gooneratne	Elephant	6,189	17.10%
R. A. Reginald Perera	Cart Wheel	3,920	10.83%
W. M. Bibile Fonseka	Umbrella	289	0.80%
Valid Votes		36,196	100.00%
Rejected Votes		296
Total Polled		36,492
Registered Electors		52,095
Turnout		70.05%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	7,099	28.82%
Ratnapala Tirimanne	United National Party	Elephant	5,737	23.29%
Edmund Jayanetti	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Cart Wheel	5,670	23.02%
D. S. L. Vithanage		Key	5,544	22.50%
M. G. N.. de S. Gunawardena		Lamp	320	1.30%
Udaya Jayatileke		Eye	265	1.08%
Valid Votes			24,635	100.00%
Rejected Votes			154
Total Polled			24,789
Registered Electors			32,377
Turnout			76.56%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	14,790	62.05%
De Alwis Seneviratne	United National Party	Elephant	7,752	32.52%
Simon Lewis		Cart Wheel	1,294	5.43%
Valid Votes			23,836	100.00%
Rejected Votes			94
Total Polled			23,930
Registered Electors			32,377
Turnout			73.91%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	18,122	56.77%
M. D. J. Dissanayake		Chair	7,026	22.01%
K. Bandula Jayasinghe	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Cart Wheel	5,909	18.51%
D. P. Samaraweera		Sun	865	2.71%
Valid Votes			31,922	100.00%
Rejected Votes			344
Total Polled			32,266
Registered Electors			40,399
Turnout			79.87%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	24,718	63.84%
Reginald V. Wijegunaratne	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Cart Wheel	13,998	36.16%
Valid Votes			38,716	100.00%
Rejected Votes			115
Total Polled			38,831
Registered Electors			46,066
Turnout			84.29%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Reginald V. Wijegunaratne	Elephant	25,484	55.27%
Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual	Hand	10,497	22.77%
Anil Moonesinghe	Key	9,932	21.54%
Thomas Kulatunga	Cart Wheel	196	0.43%
Valid Votes		46,109	100.00%
Rejected Votes		172
Total Polled		46,281
Registered Electors		53,238
Turnout		86.93%

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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