Kuliyapitiya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kuliyapitiya in Kurunegala District, North 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. Kuliyapitiya electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle 1960 1960 (July) G. W. Samarasinghe 1960-1965 1965I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle 1965-1970 1970 G. W. Samarasinghe 1970-1977 1977 Lionel Jayatillake
Elections
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1965 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Elephant 17,246 52.90G. W. Samarasinghe Hand 14,428 44.25A. T. Somaratna Cartwheel 809 2.48Valid Votes32,48399.63Rejected Votes 119 0.37Total Polled 32,602 100.00Registered Electors 38,252 Turnout 85.23
1970 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%G. W. Samarasinghe Hand 19,963 52.32I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle Elephant 18,055 47.32Valid Votes38,01899.64Rejected Votes 136 0.36Total Polled 38,154 Registered Electors 42,974 Turnout 88.78
1977 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%Lionel Jayatillake Elephant 26,000 59.21Wijayasiri Samarasinghe Hand 16,927 38.55W. A. Abeysinghe Star 853 1.94Valid Votes43,78099.70Rejected Votes 134 0.30Total Polled 43,914 100.00Registered Electors 48,552 Turnout 90.45
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