# Kiriella Electoral District

Kiriella electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977. The district was named after the town of Kiriella 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. Kiriella electoral district was replaced by the Ratnapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

## Members of Parliament

Key
Independent SLFP UNP LSSP
| Election | Member | Party | Term |
| 1947 | Florence Senanayake | LSSP | 1947-52 |
| 1952 | A. E. B. Kiriella | UNP | 1952-1956 |
| 1956 | Kusumasiri Gunawardena | VLSSP | 1956-1960 |
| 1960 (March) | A. E. B. Kiriella | UNP | 1960 |
| 1960 (July) | P. B. Wijayasundara | LSSP | 1960-1965 |
| 1965 | P. B. Wijayasundara | LSSP | 1965-1970 |
| 1970 | Vasudeva Nanayakkara | LSSP | 1970-1977 |

## Elections
### 1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Florence Senanayake | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Umbrella | 5,535 | 35.52 |
| T. K. W. Chandrasekera | United National Party | Butterfly | 3,294 | 21.14 |
| A. E. B. Kiriella | United National Party | Tree | 2,439 | 15.65 |
| H. A. G. Kalatuwawa | Independent | Pineapple | 2,428 | 15.58 |
| B. S. Ramachandra | Independent | Scales | 1,120 | 7.19 |
| A. M. S. L. Patani Muhandiram | | Chair | 366 | 2.35 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 15,182 | 97.44 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 399 | 2.56 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 15,581 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 30,307 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51.41 |

### 1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| A. E. B. Kiriella | United National Party | Chair | 9,978 | 47.99 |
| Jayaweera Kuruppu | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Umbrella | 7,369 | 35.44 |
| Florence Senanayake | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Star | 3,192 | 15.35 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 20,539 | 98.79 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 251 | 1.21 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 20,790 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 29,037 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69.79 |

### 1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Kusumasiri Gunawardena | Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Hand | 16,272 | 68.43 |
| A. E. B. Kiriella | United National Party | Elephant | 6,309 | 26.53 |
| H. Chandrapala Gunasekera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 1,011 | 4.25 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 23,592 | 99.22 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 186 | 0.78 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 23,778 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 33,008 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72.04 |

### 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| A. E. B. Kiriella | United National Party | Elephant | 6,816 | 32.65 |
| P. B. Wijesundara | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 5,270 | 25.25 |
| W. L. D. Jayawardena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 4,654 | 22.30 |
| Kusumasiri Gunawardena | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 3,906 | 18.71 |
| H. Attanayake | Independent | Umbrella | 131 | 0.63 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 20,777 | 99.53 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 98 | 0.47 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 20,875 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 26,106 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79.96 |

### 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| P. B. Wijesundara | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 10,708 | 53.58 |
| A. E. B. Kiriella | United National Party | Elephant | 8,230 | 41.18 |
| D. C. P. Beneragama | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 984 | 4.92 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 19,922 | 99.67 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 65 | 0.33 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 19,987 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 26,106 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76.56 |

### 1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| P. B. Wijayasundara | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 13,887 | 51.20 |
| A. E. B. Kiriella | United National Party | Elephant | 11,620 | 42.84 |
| H. A. Premaratne | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 1,167 | 4.30 |
| U. D. Kulasinghe | | Sun | 334 | 1.23 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 27,008 | 99.58 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 115 | 0.42 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 27,123 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 32,011 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84.73 |

### 1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Vasudeva Nanayakkara | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 19,158 | 58.72 |
| Leonard Kiriella | United National Party | Elephant | 12,975 | 39.77 |
| A. E. B. Kiriella | Independent | Chair | 300 | 0.92 |
| Arthur Daundasekera | Samajawadi Mahajana Peramuna | Bell | 153 | 0.47 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,586 | 99.88 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 39 | 0.12 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 32,625 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 36,789 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88.68 |