# Kamburupitiya Electoral District

Kamburupitiya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Kamburupitiya 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. Kamburupitiya electoral district was replaced by the Matara multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

## Members of Parliament

Key
UNP Communist Party
| Election | Member | Party | Term |
| 1960 (March) | Percy Wickremasinghe | Communist Party of Ceylon | 1960 |
| 1960 (July) | Percy Wickremasinghe | Communist Party of Ceylon | 1960-1965 |
| 1965 | Percy Wickremasinghe | Communist Party of Ceylon | 1965-1970 |
| 1970 | Aelian Mahanaga Nanayakkara | Communist Party of Ceylon | 1970-1977 |
| 1977 | Don Edwin Malawaraarachchi | United National Party | 1977-1978 |
| 1979 by-election | Albert Silva | United National Party | 1979-1983 |
| 1983 by-election | Chandrakumara Wijeya Gunawardena | United National Party | 1983-1989 |

## Elections
### 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Percy Wickremasinghe | Communist Party of Ceylon | Star | 9,442 | 41.37 |
| Archie Abeywardena | United National Party | Elephant | 6,036 | 26.45 |
| S. P. Jayawardane | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 4,414 | 19.34 |
| Yapa Surasena | | Key | 2,414 | 10.58 |
| M. G. Sriyapala | | Umbrella | 315 | 1.38 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 22,621 | 99.12 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 202 | 0.88 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 22,823 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 29,927 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76.26 |

### 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Percy Wickremasinghe | Communist Party of Ceylon | Star | 14,022 | 62.19 |
| Archie Abeywardena | United National Party | Elephant | 8,433 | 37.40 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 22,455 | 99.58 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 94 | 0.42 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 22,549 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 29,927 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75.35 |

### 1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Percy Wickremasinghe | Communist Party of Ceylon | Star | 16,955 | 57.57 |
| Justin Wijayawardhene | United National Party | Elephant | 12,379 | 41.93 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,334 | 99.36 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 189 | 0.64 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 29,523 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 36,438 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81.02 |

### 1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Aelian Mahanaga Nanayakkara | Communist Party of Ceylon | Star | 21,685 | 62.95 |
| C. A. Dharmapala | United National Party | Elephant | 12,439 | 36.11 |
| Buddhadasa Rasaputram | | Lamp | 216 | 0.63 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 34,340 | 99.69 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 107 | 0.31 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 34,447 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 40,548 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84.95 |

### 1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
In September 1978 Malawaraachchi resigned from the United National Party with the party appointing Albert Silva to the parliamentary seat in November 1979.
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Don Edwin Malawaraarachchi | United National Party | Elephant | 22,306 | 52.30 |
| Aelian Mahanaga Nanayakkara | Communist Party of Ceylon | Star | 12,630 | 29.60 |
| Percy Wickremasinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 7,539 | 17.70 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 42,475 | 99.57 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 183 | 0.43 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 42,658 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 49,592 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86.02 |

### 1983 Parliamentary By-Election

On 10 February 1983 Albert Silva resigned and a by-election was subsequently conducted. Results of the 1983 Parliamentary by-election, held on 18 May 1983:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Chandrakumara Wijeya Gunawardena | United National Party | Elephant | 22,707 | 54.66 |
| Aelian Mahanaga Nanayakkara | Communist Party of Ceylon | Star | 16,081 | 38.71 |
| Premachandra Munasinghe | | Bell | 2,062 | 4.96 |
| D. E. Arachchi Malawara | | Scales | 499 | 1.20 |
| Samsan Mallikarachchi | | Eye | 106 | 0.26 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 41,455 | 99.79 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 86 | 0.21 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 41,541 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 49,592 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83.77 |