Akuressa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Akuressa in Matara District, Southern 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. Akuressa electoral district was replaced by the Matara multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947 W. Wickremasinghe Independent 1947-1952 1952 D. Y. WickremasingheCommunist Party of Ceylon 1952-1956 1956S. A. Wickramasinghe 1956-1960 1960 (March) 1960 1960 (July) 1960-1965 1965 1965-1970 1970 1970-1977 1977 Dayananda Wickremasinghe 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:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% W. Wickremasinghe Independent Elephant 13,458 62.34 David WanigasekeraUnited National Party Cartwheel 6,132 28.40 H. P. D. Karunaratne Independent Hand 1,453 6.73Valid Votes21,04397.47Rejected Votes546 2.53Total Polled 21,589 100.00Registered Electors45,886 Turnout47.05
1952 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. Y. Wickremasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon Star 16,626 50.92 C. Wijesinghe United National Party Elephant 15,625 47.85Valid Votes32,25198.78Rejected Votes400 1.22Total Polled32,651 100.00Registered Electors43,234 Turnout75.52
1956 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% S. A. Wickramasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon Star 20,867 58.35 D. C. Wanigasekera United National Party Elephant 14,639 40.94Valid Votes35,50699.29Rejected Votes254 0.71Total Polled35,760 100.00Registered Electors51,365 Turnout69.62
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% S. A. Wickramasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon Star 13,191 55.15 D. C. Wanigasekera United National Party Elephant 10,290 43.02 K. F. Ratnasekera Umbrella 270 1.13Valid Votes23,75199.30Rejected Votes167 0.70Total Polled23,918 100.00Registered Electors29,973 Turnout79.80
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% S. A. Wickramasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon Star 12,488 54.34 D. C. Wanigasekera United National Party Elephant 10,038 43.68 N. H. Ariyasiri Yapa Cartwheel 337 1.47Valid Votes22,86399.48Rejected Votes120 0.52Total Polled22,983 100.00Registered Electors29,973 Turnout76.68
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% S. A. Wickremasinghe Communist Party of Ceylon Star 16,096 52.54 C. A. Dharmapala United National Party Elephant 13,722 44.79 M. Karunadasa Cartwheel 672 2.19Valid Votes30,49099.52Rejected Votes147 0.48Total Polled30,637 100.00 Registered Electors36,263 Turnout84.49
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% S. A. Wickremasinghe Communist Party of Sri Lanka Star 20,007 57.86 V. P. A. Abeysinghe Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,466 41.83Valid Votes34,47399.69Rejected Votes107 0.31 Total Polled34,580 100.00 Registered Electors40,078 Turnout86.28
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Dayananda Wickremasinghe United National Party Elephant 25,739 57.05 S. A. Wickremasinghe Communist Party of Sri Lanka Star 16,436 36.43 H. G. Sirisena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 2,836 6.29 Valid Votes45,01199.76Rejected Votes108 0.24Total Polled45,119 100.00 Registered Electors50,778 Turnout88.86
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