Wattala electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Wattala in Gampaha 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. Wattala electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March) D. Shelton JayasingheUnited National Party1960 - 1970 1960 (July) 1965 1970 A. D. J. L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 - 1977 1977 D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party 1977 - 1989
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 9,665 40.03 D. J. Weerackody Hand 5,520 22.86 Stanley Mendis Key 3,198 13.24 Vincent Rajapaksa Tumbler 2,941 12.18 C. M. Jayawardena Umbrella 1,681 6.96 L. Wewala Panditha Star 571 2.36 A. S. Jayamaha Cockerel 220 0.91 K. G. Jayaweera Lamp 147 0.61Valid Votes23,94399.16Rejected Votes 203 0.84Total Polled 24,146 100.00Registered Electors 30,201 Turnout 79.95
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 11,633 49.27 A. D. J. L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,529 48.83 W. S. Perera Cartwheel 287 1.22 D. J. Weerackody Butterfly 94 0.40Valid Votes23,54399.71Rejected Votes 68 0.29Total Polled 23,611 100.00Registered Electors 30,201 Turnout 78.18
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 17,649 54.77 A. D. J. L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,076 43.69 D. G. B. Joseph Cartwheel 184 0.57Valid Votes31,90999.03Rejected Votes 312 0.97Total Polled 32,221 100.00Registered Electors 38,456 Turnout 83.79
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% A. D. J. L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 21,856 52.50 D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 19,667 47.24Valid Votes41,52399.75Rejected Votes 106 0.25Total Polled 41,629 100.00Registered Electors 48,875 Turnout 85.17
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. Shelton Jayasinghe United National Party Elephant 26,355 62.77 A. D. J. L. Leo Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,677 34.95 D. J. R. J. Jayakody Key 625 1.49 Nelson Fernando Flower 208 0.50 B. J. M. Rodrigo Ship 32 0.08Valid Votes41,89799.78Rejected Votes 92 0.22Total Polled 41,989 100.00Registered Electors 48,749 Turnout 86.13
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