Kottawa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and July 1977. The district was named after the town of Kottawa 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. Kottawa electoral district was replaced by the Colombo multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)Robert GunawardenaLanka Sama Samaja Party 1960-1960 1960 (July) 1960-1965 1965 M. D. H. Jayawardena United National Party 1965-1970 1970 Chandra Gunasekera Lanka Sama Samaja Party 1970-1977
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Robert Gunawardena Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 12,928 76.51 Henry Boteju United National Party Elephant 8,879 34.09 W. Bodhipala Hand 4,101 15.75Valid Votes25,90899.47Rejected Votes137 0.53Total Polled26,045 100.00Registered Electors34,871 Turnout74.69
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Robert Gunawardena Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 11,276 40.35 Mahabalage Don Henry JayawardenaUnited National Party Elephant 10,912 39.04 D. D. Weragala Hand 5,662 20.26Valid Votes27,85099.65 Rejected Votes99 0.35Total Polled27,949 100Registered Electors34,871 Turnout80.15
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Mahabalage Don Henry JayawardenaUnited National Party Elephant 15,971 41.78 Chandra Gunasekera Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 13,911 36.39 Robert Gunawardena Chair 8,095 21.17Valid Votes38,09099.63Rejected Votes140 0.37Total Polled38,230 100.00Registered Electors45,877 Turnout83.33
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Chandra Gunasekera Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 31,662 60.95 Mahabalage Don Henry JayawardenaUnited National Party Elephant 20,167 38.82Valid Votes51,82999.78Rejected Votes115 0.22Total Polled51,944 100.00Registered Electors59,658 Turnout87.07
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