Kalmunai Electoral District
Members of Parliament
Key
Independent Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya SLFP UNP
Election | Member | Party | Term | |
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1947 | M. S. Kariapper | United National Party | 1947-1952 | |
1952 | A. M. Merza | Independent | 1952-1956 | |
1956 | M. S. Kariapper | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 1956-1960 | |
1960 (March) | Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya | 1960-1960 | ||
1960 (July) | M. C. Ahamed | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 1960-1965 | |
1965 | M. S. Kariapper | Independent | 1965-1970 | |
1970 | M. C. Ahamed | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 | |
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:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
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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:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
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A. M. Merza | Independent | Star | 6,078 | 42.69% | |
M. A. I. Kariapper | Pair of Scales | 4,414 | 31.01% | ||
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:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
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M. S. Kariapper | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | House | 9,464 | 47.80% | |
M. A. Abdul Majeed | Tree | 6,095 | 30.78% | ||
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.
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
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M. S. Kariapper | Lanka Democratic Party | Umbrella | 5,743 | 41.27% | |
S. Z. M. M. Moulana | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 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:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
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M. C. Ahamed | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 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:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
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M. S. Kariapper | Independent | Umbrella | 6,726 | 35.26% | |
S. Z. M. M. Moulana | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | House | 6,235 | 32.69% | |
M. C. Ahamed | Independent | Cockerel | 5,838 | 30.61% | |
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:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
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M. C. Ahamed | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 8,779 | 40.71% | |
A. R. Munsoor | United National Party | Elephant | 7,827 | 36.29% | |
A. Udumalebbe | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 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:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdul Rasak Mansoor | United National Party | Elephant | 12,636 | 48.78% | |
A. M. Samsudeen | Tamil United Liberation Front (Muslim United Liberation Front) |
Sun | 7,093 | 27.38% | |
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
- ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
- ^ Also known as the Federal Party
- ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi. "Sinhala-Muslim Romancing and Rift: Two Published Records from the Past". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-12.
- ^ Also known as the Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-13.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17.