Kalawana electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kalawana in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa 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. Kalawana electoral district was replaced by the Ratnapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March) Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party 1960 - 1960 1960 (July) L. de S.A. Gunasekera Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960 - 1965 1965 Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party 1965 - 1970 1970 Sarath Muttetuwegama Communist Party of Sri Lanka 1970-1977 1977 Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party 1977-1981 1981 by-election Sarath Muttetuwegama Communist Party of Sri Lanka 1981-1989
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party Elephant Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%L. de S.A. Gunasekera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1965 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party Elephant Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1970 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%Sarath Muttetuwegama Communist Party of Ceylon Star Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout
1977 Parliamentary General Election
CandidatePartySymbolVotes%Abeyratne Pilapitiya United National Party Elephant 12,098 Sarath Muttetuwegama Communist Party of Ceylon Star 10,436 S. S. Gauthamadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 1,668 H. R. S. de Zoysa Chair 86 Valid Votes 100.00%Rejected Votes 61 Total Polled 24,288 100.00Registered Electors 26,964 Turnout
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