Avissawella Electoral District
{{short description|Electoral district of Sri Lanka}}
{{About|the former electoral district in Sri Lanka|town|Avissawella}}
Avissawella electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Avissawella in Colombo 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.lk/about_us/electoral_system.jsp |title=The Electoral System |publisher=Parliament of Sri Lanka |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127041829/http://parliament.lk/about_us/electoral_system.jsp |archive-date=2010-11-27 }} Avissawella electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Avissawella continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
Key
{{Party index link|Independent (politician)}} {{Party index link|Mahajana Eksath Peramuna}} {{Party index link|Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party}} {{Party index link|Lanka Sama Samaja Party}} {{Party index link|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}
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| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
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| 1947 | rowspan=2|Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 1947-1948 | |||
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| 1948 by-election | rowspan=2|Kusumasiri Gunawardena | 1948-1952 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party}}" |
| 1952 | rowspan=2|Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 1952-1956 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party}}" |
| 1956 | rowspan=4|Philip Gunawardena | 1956-1960 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Mahajana Eksath Peramuna}}" |
| 1960 | rowspan=3| Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 1960-1960 | |||
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| 1960 | 1960-1965 | |||
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| 1965 | 1965-1970 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}" |
| 1970 | 1970-1977 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|United National Party}}" |
| 1977 | 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:{{cite web |url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/general-election-1947.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=1 September 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! align=left width="180"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|% | ||||
| align=left|Philip Gunawardena | align=left|Lanka Sama Samaja Party | align=left|Hand | align=right|17,598 | align=right|74.78 |
| align=left|Bernard Jayasuriya | align=left|Elephant | align=right|5,676 | align=right|24.12 | |
| align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes | align=right|23,274 | align=right|98.90 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes | align=right|259 | align=right|0.11 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Total Polled | align=right|23,533 | align=right|100.00 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors | align=right|50,009 | |||
| align=left colspan=4|Turnout | align=right|47.06 |
=1948 Parliamentary By-Election=
Results of the 1948 parliamentary by-election, at which Kusumasiri Gunawardena was elected unopposed:{{cite web |url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/parliamentary-general-election-1947.pdf |title=Results of By-Elections subsequent to Parliamentary General Election 1947 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=1 September 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! align=left width="180"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|% | |||
| align=left| Kusumasiri Gunawardena | align=left| | align=left| | align=right |
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| align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes | align=right|- | align=right|- | |
| align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes | align=right | ||
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| align=left colspan=3|Total Polled | align=right | ||
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| align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors | align=right|50,009 | ||
| align=left colspan=4|Turnout | align=right |
=1952 Parliamentary General Election=
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:{{cite web |url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/general-election-1952.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=1 September 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! align=left width="180"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|% | ||||
| align=left|Kusumasiri Gunawardena | align=left|Elephant | align=right|19,414 | align=right|50.75 | |
| align=left|Clodagh Jayasuriya | align=left|Hand | align=right|18,485 | align=right|48.32 | |
| align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes | align=right|37,899 | align=right|99.06 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes | align=right|358 | align=right|0.94 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Total Polled | align=right|38,257 | align=right|100.00 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors | align=right|52,507 | |||
| align=left colspan=4|Turnout | align=right|72.86 |
=1956 Parliamentary General Election=
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:{{cite web |url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/general-election-1956.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=1 September 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! align=left width="180"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|% | ||||
| align=left|Philip Gunawardena | align=left|Hand | align=right|30,070 | align=right|78.33 | |
| align=left|Clodagh Jayasuriya | align=left|Elephant | align=right|7,818 | align=right|20.36 | |
| align=left|H. M. S. Jayawardhana | align=left|Bicycle | align=right|258 | align=right|0.67 | |
| align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes | align=right|38,146 | 99.36 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes | align=right|244 | align=right|0.64 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Total Polled | align=right|38,390 | align=right|100.00 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors | align=right|59,267 | |||
| align=left colspan=4|Turnout | align=right|64.77 |
=1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election=
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:{{cite web |url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/general-election-1960-03-19.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=1 September 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! align=left width="190"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|% | ||||
| align=left|Philip Gunawardena | align=left|Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | align=left|Cartwheel | align=right|16,648 | align=right|59.72 |
| align=left|Ariyadasa Jayawardena | align=left|United National Party | align=left|Elephant | align=right|10,395 | align=right|37.29 |
| align=left|Neville de Jacolyn | align=left|Umbrella | align=right|657 | align=right|2.36 | |
| align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes | align=right|27,700 | align=right|99.37 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes | align=right|175 | align=right|0.63 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Total Polled | 27,875 | align=right|100.00 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors | 33,589 | |||
| align=left colspan=4|Turnout | 82.99 |
=1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election=
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:{{cite web |url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/parliamentary-general-election-1960-07-20.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=1 September 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! align=left width="190"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|% | ||||
| align=left|Philip Gunawardena | align=left|Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | align=left|Cartwheel | align=right|13,295 | align=right|50.20 |
| align=left|Ariyadasa Jayawardena | align=left|United National Party | align=left|Elephant | align=right|10,600 | align=right|40.02 |
| align=left|R. P. Jayawardena | align=left|Sri Lanka Freedom Party | align=left|Hand | align=right|2,482 | align=right|9.37 |
| align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes | align=right|26,377 | align=right|99.59 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes | align=right|108 | align=right|0.41 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Total Polled | align=right|26,485 | align=right|100.00 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors | align=right|33,589 | |||
| align=left colspan=4|Turnout | align=right|78.85 |
=1965 Parliamentary General Election=
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:{{cite web |url=https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/general-election-1965.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=1 September 2017 }}
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! align=left width="190"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|% | ||||
| align=left|Philip Gunawardena | align=left|Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | align=left|Cartwheel | align=right|22,093 | align=right|66.80 |
| align=left|Soma Wickramanayake | align=left|Sri Lanka Freedom Party | align=left|Hand | align=right|10,766 | align=right|32.55 |
| align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes | align=right|32,859 | align=right|99.34 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes | align=right|217 | align=right|0.65 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Total Polled | align=right|33,076 | align=right|100.00 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors | align=right|40,902 | |||
| align=left colspan=4|Turnout | align=right|80.87 |
=1970 Parliamentary General Election=
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:{{cite web |url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/general-election-1970.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=1 September 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! align=left width="190"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|% | ||||
| align=left|Bonnie Jayasuriya | align=left|Sri Lanka Freedom Party | align=left|Hand | align=right|19,687 | 48.77 |
| align=left|Philip Gunawardena | align=left|Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | align=left|Cartwheel | 17,661 | 43.75 |
| align=left|Siripala Padukka | align=left|Chair | 2,883 | 7.14 | |
| align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes | align=right|40,231 | align=right|99.67 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes | align=right|134 | align=right|0.33 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Total Polled | align=right|40,365 | align=right|100.00 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors | align=right|46,402 | |||
| align=left colspan=4|Turnout | align=right|86.99% |
=1977 Parliamentary General Election=
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:{{cite web |url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/general-election-results/general-election-1977.pdf |title=Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 |publisher=Department of Elections, Sri Lanka |access-date=1 September 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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! align=left width="190"|Candidate!!align=left width="180"|Party!!align=left width="120"|Symbol!!align=left width="60"|Votes!!align=left width="60"|% | ||||
| align=left|M. D. Premaratne | align=left|United National Party | align=left|Elephant | align=right|23,812 | align=right|49.53 |
| align=left|Dinesh Gunawardena | align=left|Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | align=left|Cartwheel | align=right|17,897 | align=right|37.23 |
| align=left|W. P. Senanayake | align=left|Sri Lanka Freedom Party | align=left|Hand | align=right|4,762 | align=right|9.91 |
| align=left|Chandrapala Kumarage | align=left|Key | align=right|1,187 | align=right|2.47 | |
| align=left|Don Pemaratne Thillakaratne | align=left|Pair of Scales | align=right|282 | align=right|0.59 | |
| align=left colspan=3|Valid Votes | align=right|47,940 | align=right|99.71 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Rejected Votes | align=right|138 | align=right|0.29 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Total Polled | align=right|48,078 | align=right|100.00 | ||
| align=left colspan=3|Registered Electors | align=right|54,375 | |||
| align=left colspan=4|Turnout | align=right|88.42 |
References
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