Kalmunai Electoral District
Template:Short description Kalmunai Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kalmunai in Ampara District, Eastern 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] Kalmunai electoral district was replaced by the Ampara (Amparai) multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Kalmunai continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
Key
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| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1947 | M. S. Kariapper | United National Party | 1947-1952 |
| 1952 | A. M. Merza | Independent | 1952-1956 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1956 | M. S. Kariapper | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 1956-1960 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1960 (March) | Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya | 1960-1960 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1960 (July) | M. C. Ahamed | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 1960-1965 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1965 | M. S. Kariapper | Independent | 1965-1970 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1970 | M. C. Ahamed | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1977 | Abdul Rasak Mansoor | 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:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | M. S. Kariapper | United National Party | Key | 6,886 | 51.17% |
| K. Kanapathipillai | Elephant | 3,592 | 26.69% | ||
| M. A. L. Kariapper | Hand | 2,978 | 22.13% | ||
| Valid Votes | 13,456 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 406 | ||||
| Total Polled | 13,862 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 22,753 | ||||
| Turnout | 60.92% | ||||
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. M. Merza | Independent | Star | 6,078 | 42.69% | |
| M. A. I. Kariapper | Pair of Scales | 4,414 | 31.01% | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | M. S. Kariapper | United National Party | Key | 3,744 | 26.30% |
| Valid Votes | 14,236 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 228 | ||||
| Total Polled | 14,464 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 22,120 | ||||
| Turnout | 65.39% | ||||
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | M. S. Kariapper | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[5] | House | 9,464 | 47.80% |
| M. A. Abdul Majeed | Tree | 6,095 | 30.78% | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | N. T. Francis Xavier | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 4,242 | 21.42% |
| Valid Votes | 19,801 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 183 | ||||
| Total Polled | 19,984 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 27,841 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.78% | ||||
M. S. Kariapper defected to the government within six months of the election.[6]
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[7]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | M. S. Kariapper | Lanka Democratic Party[8] | Umbrella | 5,743 | 41.27% |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | S. Z. M. M. Moulana | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[5] | House | 5,520 | 39.67% |
| M. C. Ahamed | Cockerel | 1,280 | 9.20% | ||
| M. A. L. Kariapper | Ladder | 1,153 | 8.29% | ||
| C. Cader Mohideen | Pot | 219 | 1.57% | ||
| Valid Votes | 13,915 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 189 | ||||
| Total Polled | 14,104 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 17,762 | ||||
| Turnout | 79.41% | ||||
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[9]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | M. C. Ahamed | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[5] | House | 7,616 | 57.41% |
| M. S. Kariapper | All Ceylon Islamic United Front | Sun | 5,651 | 42.59% | |
| Valid Votes | 13,267 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 138 | ||||
| Total Polled | 13,405 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 17,762 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.47% | ||||
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[10]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. S. Kariapper | Independent | Umbrella | 6,726 | 35.26% | |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | S. Z. M. M. Moulana | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[5] | House | 6,235 | 32.69% |
| M. C. Ahamed | Independent | Cockerel | 5,838 | 30.61% | |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | C. Abdul Cader Mohideen | United National Party | Elephant | 275 | 1.44% |
| Valid Votes | 19,074 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 173 | ||||
| Total Polled | 19,247 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 22,363 | ||||
| Turnout | 86.07% | ||||
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[11]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | M. C. Ahamed | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 8,779 | 40.71% |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | A. R. Munsoor | United National Party | Elephant | 7,827 | 36.29% |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | A. Udumalebbe | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi[5] | House | 4,960 | 23.00% |
| Valid Votes | 21,566 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 107 | ||||
| Total Polled | 21,673 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 24,693 | ||||
| Turnout | 87.77% | ||||
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[12]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Abdul Rasak Mansoor | United National Party | Elephant | 12,636 | 48.78% |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | A. M. Samsudeen | Tamil United Liberation Front (Muslim United Liberation Front) |
Sun | 7,093 | 27.38% |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Ahamed Mohamed Cassim | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 5,922 | 22.86% |
| Thuraiappa Muthukrishnan | Lamp | 253 | 0.98% | ||
| Valid Votes | 25,904 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 101 | ||||
| Total Polled | 26,005 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 28,826 | ||||
| Turnout | 90.21% | ||||
References & footnotes
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