Paddiruppu Electoral District
Members of Parliament
Key
Independent Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi UNP
Election | Member | Party | Term | |
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1947 | S. U. Ethiramanasingham | 1947–1952 | ||
1952 | S. M. Rasamanickam | Independent | 1952–1956 | |
1956 | S. U. Ethiramanasingham | 1956–1960 | ||
1960 (March) | S. M. Rasamanickam | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 1960-1970 | |
1960 (July) | ||||
1965 | ||||
1970 | S. Thambirajah | United National Party | 1970–1977 | |
1977 | P. Ganeshalingam | 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 for the district:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. U. Ethiramanasingham | Bird | 5,672 | 37.63% | |
S. M. Rasamanickam | Independent | Pair of Spectacles | 4,784 | 31.74% |
V.O. Gurugulasinghe | Hand | 4,617 | 30.63% | |
Valid Votes | 15,073 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 274 | |||
Total Polled | 15,347 | |||
Registered Electors | 22,358 | |||
Turnout | 68.64% |
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. M. Rasamanickam | Independent | Pair of Spectacles | 7,672 | 39.92% |
S. U. Ethiramanasingham | Bird | 7,198 | 37.45% | |
K. Arulambalam | Star | 4,350 | 22.63% | |
Valid Votes | 19,220 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 198 | |||
Total Polled | 19,418 | |||
Registered Electors | 23,440 | |||
Turnout | 82.84% |
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. U. Ethiramanasingham | Lamp | 9,528 | 50.28% | |
S. M. Rasamanickam | Federal Party | House | 9,422 | 49.72% |
Valid Votes | 18,950 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 222 | |||
Total Polled | 19,172 | |||
Registered Electors | 25,849 | |||
Turnout | 74.17% |
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. M. Rasamanickam | Federal Party | House | 10,799 | 62.36% |
S. U. Ethiramanasingham | Cup | 6,517 | 37.64% | |
Valid Votes | 17,316 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 153 | |||
Total Polled | 17,469 | |||
Registered Electors | 19,429 | |||
Turnout | 89.91% |
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. M. Rasamanickam | Federal Party | House | 10,948 | 66.44% |
S. U. Ethiramanasingham | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Bicycle | 5,283 | 32.06% |
E. Ponniah | Ladder | 247 | 1.50% | |
Valid Votes | 16,478 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 98 | |||
Total Polled | 16,576 | |||
Registered Electors | 19,429 | |||
Turnout | 85.32% |
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. M. Rasamanickam | Federal Party | House | 11,270 | 51.50% |
S. U. Ethiramanasingham | Independent | Bird | 9,140 | 41.77% |
V. Sinnadurai | Elephant | 1,472 | 6.73% | |
Valid Votes | 21,882 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 155 | |||
Total Polled | 22,037 | |||
Registered Electors | 25,855 | |||
Turnout | 85.23% |
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. Thambirajah | United National Party | Elephant | 13,370 | 51.24% |
S. M. Rasamanickam | Federal Party | House | 12,723 | 48.76% |
Valid Votes | 26,093 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 129 | |||
Total Polled | 26,222 | |||
Registered Electors | 28,992 | |||
Turnout | 90.45% |
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
P. Ganeshalingam | Tamil United Liberation Front | Sun | 15,877 | 49.17% |
S. Sivagurunathan | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 5,633 | 17.45% |
S. Thambirajah | Hand | 5,590 | 17.31% | |
P. Retnasingham | Elephant | 5,189 | 16.07% | |
Valid Votes | 32,289 | 100.00% | ||
Rejected Votes | 243 | |||
Total Polled | 32,532 | |||
Registered Electors | 35,909 | |||
Turnout | 90.60% |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-12.
- ^ "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.