# March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon on 19 March 1960.

## Background

By 1960, Ceylon's governing Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) coalition was falling apart. The Marxist parties that were junior partners of the coalition had broken with the dominant Sri Lanka Freedom Party over the issue of paddy lands. The Marxist Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party formed a new party that took the name MEP. The SLFP itself had been torn by an internal power struggle since the death of its leader, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, the previous year.
Both the United National Party and the SLFP campaigned on a strongly anti-Tamil line, promising to repatriate the estate Tamils to India, and implement the Sinhala Only Act.

## Results

Dudley Senanayake and the UNP obtained a plurality of seats, but without a majority could not form a stable government. This led to the July 1960 elections.
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Party | 909,043 | 29.39 | 50 |
| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 647,175 | 20.92 | 46 |
| | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 325,286 | 10.52 | 10 |
| | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 324,332 | 10.49 | 10 |
| | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi | 176,444 | 5.70 | 15 |
| | Communist Party of Ceylon | 147,612 | 4.77 | 3 |
| | Lanka Democratic Party | 135,138 | 4.37 | 4 |
| | All Ceylon Tamil Congress | 38,275 | 1.24 | 1 |
| | Socialist People's Front of Ceylon | 23,253 | 0.75 | 1 |
| | Sinhala National Association | 13,835 | 0.45 | 0 |
| | Ceylon Independent Congress | 11,321 | 0.37 | 0 |
| | National Liberation Front | 11,201 | 0.36 | 2 |
| | Sri Lanka National Front | 11,115 | 0.36 | 1 |
| | Bosath Bandaranaike Front | 9,749 | 0.32 | 1 |
| | Ceylon Democratic Congress | 8,877 | 0.29 | 0 |
| | Tamil Speaking Front | 8,699 | 0.28 | 0 |
| | Udarata Peramuna | 6,741 | 0.22 | 0 |
| | Buddhist Republican Party | 1,188 | 0.04 | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Dharma Rajya Party | 744 | 0.02 | 0 |
| | Ceylon Socialist Party | 171 | 0.01 | 0 |
| | Others | 282,797 | 9.14 | 7 |
| Total | Total | 3,092,996 | 100.00 | 151 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,724,507 | 77.6 | |
| Source: Report on the Sixth Parliamentary General Election of Ceylon |||||

## Provincial results
### Western Province
#### Colombo District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 1 Colombo North | V.A.Sugathadasa | Elephant | 9,446 |
| 2 Colombo Central | M.C.M. Kaleel | Pair of Spectacles | 33,121 |
| | Pieter Keuneman | Star | 30,574 |
| | R. Premadasa | Elephant | 29,828 |
| 3 Borella | R.B. Lenora | Elephant | 7,261 |
| 4 Colombo South | Edmund Samarawickrema | Elephant | 25,312 |
| 17 Kolonnawa | K.E. Perera | Cart Wheel | 8,608 |
| 18 Kotte | A.J. Niyathapala | Elephant | 8,850 |
| 19 Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia | S. de S. Jayasinghe | Elephant | 12,971 |
| 20 Moratuwa | M. Ruskin Fernando | Elephant | 10,262 |
| 21 Kesbewa | Somaweera Chandrasiri | Spoon | 11,115 |
| 22 Kottawa | D.B.R. Gunawardena | Key | 12,928 |
| 23 Homagama | Gamini Jayasuriya | Elephant | 10,873 |
| 24 Avissawella | Philip Gunawardena | Cart Wheel | 16,648 |

#### Gampaha District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 5 Wattala | D. Shelton Jayasinghe | Elephant | 9,665 |
| 6 Negombo | T. Quintin Fernando | Elephant | 11,207 |
| 7 Katana | Wijayapala Mendis | Elephant | 9,117 |
| 8 Divulapitiya | Percy Jayakody | Elephant | 10,509 |
| 9 Mirigama | A.E. Jayasinghe | Hand | 12,430 |
| 10 Minuwangoda | M.P. de Z. Siriwardena | Hand | 11,565 |
| 11 Attanagalla | J.P. Obeysekera | Hand | 20,985 |
| 12 Gampaha | S.D. Bandaranayake | Butterfly | 9,565 |
| 13 Ja-ela | Paris Perera | Elephant | 11,960 |
| 14 Mahara | S.K.K. Suriarachchi | Hand | 15,098 |
| 15 Dompe | Felix Dias Bandaranaike | Hand | 16,227 |
| 16 Kelaniya | J.R. Jayawardane | Elephant | 10,227 |

#### Kalutara District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 26 Bulathsinghala | Bibile Fonseka | Elephant | 5,728 |
| 27 Bandaragama | D.C.W. Kannangara | Elephant | 10,154 |
| 28 Panadura | Leslie Goonewardena | Key | 9,266 |
| 29 Kalutara | Cholmondeley Goonewardena | Key | 7,749 |
| 30 Beruwala | Mohamed A. Bakeer Markar | Elephant | 9,339 |
| 31 Matugama | Dayasena T. Pasqual | Hand | 7,099 |
| 32 Agalawatte | Anil Moonesinghe | Key | 12,007 |

### Central Province
#### Matale District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 33 Dambulla | Tikiri Banda Tennekoon | Hand | 10,792 |
| 34 Laggala | K.M.K. Banda | Hand | 3,073 |
| 35 Matale | B.H. Aluvihare | Elephant | 8,022 |
| 36 Rattota | Chandrasena Munaweera | Hand | 6,198 |

#### Kandy District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 37 Wattegma | P. B. A. Weerakoon | Hand | 8,680 |
| 38 Akurana | D. H. Jayawickrema | Umbrella | 15,856 |
| 39 Galagedara | C. A. S. Marikkar | Hand | 4,493 |
| 40 Yatinuwara | S. S. Abeysundera | Elephant | 4,352 |
| 41 Udunuwara | T.B. Jayasundera | Hand | 7,650 |
| 42 Kandy | E. L. Senanayake | Elephant | 6,924 |
| 43 Senkadagala | N. Wimalasena | Elephant | 5,831 |
| 44 Kundasale | U. P. Y. Jinadasa | Hand | 7,121 |
| 45 Teldeniya | Tissa Kapukotuwa | Elephant | 3,726 |
| 46 Minipe | R. W. Tennekoon | Elephant | 3,868 |
| 49 Hewaheta | T.B. Illangaratne | Hand | 5,570 |
| 50 Gampola | R.R.D. Bandaranayake | Hand | 5,911 |
| 51 Nawalapitiya | R.S. Pelpola | Hand | 7,200 |

#### Nuwaraeliya District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 47 Walapane | T.B.M. Herath | Hand | 5,727 |
| 48 Hanguranketha | M.D. Banda | Elephant | 7,119 |
| 53 Nuwara Eliya | T. William Fernando | Hand | 2,397 |
| 54 Maskeliya | Donald J. Ranaweera | Elephant | 4,192 |
| 52 Kotmale | J.D.Weerasekera | Umbrella | 4,643 |

### Southern Province
#### Galle District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 55 Balapitiya | Lakshman de Silva | Hand | 8,465 |
| 56 Ambalangoda | William de Silva | Cart Wheel | 8,716 |
| 57 Bentara-Elpitiya | R. G. Samaranayake | Elephant | 7,769 |
| 58 Hiniduma | M. S. Amarasiri | Cart Wheel | 4,173 |
| 59 Baddegama | Neal de Alwis | Key | 4,871 |
| 60 Ratgama | M. P. de Zoysa | Hand | 7,700 |
| 61 Akmeemana | Senapala Samarasekera | Umbrella | 11,815 |
| 62 Galle | W. D. S. Abeygoonawardena | Elephant | 10,480 |
| 63 Habaraduwa | Prins Gunasekera | Cart Wheel | 7,217 |

#### Matara District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 64 Weligama | Montague Jayawickrema | Elephant | 14,270 |
| 65 Akuressa | S. A. Wickremasinghe | Star | 13,191 |
| 66 Deniyaya | P. L. Jinadasa | Elephant | 6,555 |
| 67 Hakmana | Don Roy Rajapaksa | Cart Wheel | 9,083 |
| 68 Kamburupitiya | Percy Wickremasinghe | Star | 9,442 |
| 69 Matara | Justin Wijayawardhene | Elephant | 8,409 |
| 70 Devinuwara | C. A. Dharmapala | Elephant | 8,748 |

#### Hambantota District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 71 Beliatta | D. P. Atapattu | Elephant | 14,379 |
| 72 Mulkirigala | George Rajapaksa | Cartwheel | 13,533 |
| 73 Tissamaharama | Lakshman Rajapaksa | Cartwheel | 10,665 |

### Northern Province
#### Jaffna District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 74 Kayts | V. A. Kandiah | House | 10,820 |
| 75 Vaddukkoddai | A. Amirthalingam | House | 11,524 |
| 76 Kankesanturai | S.J.V. Chelvanayakam | House | 13,545 |
| 77 Uduvil | Visuvanathar Tharmalingam | House | 9,033 |
| 78 Jaffna | A.T. Durayappah | Sun | 6,201 |
| 79 Nallur | E.M.V. Naganathan | House | 9,651 |
| 80 Kopai | M.Balasundaram | House | 10,279 |
| 81 Uduppiddi | M. Sivasithamparam | Bicycle | 7,365 |
| 82 Point Pedro | K. Thurairatnam | House | 5,679 |
| 83 Chavakachcheri | V.N. Navaratnam | House | 13,907 |

#### Vanni District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 84 Kilinochchi | A. Sivasunderam | House | 3,741 |
| 85 Mannar | V.A. Alegacone | House | 6,463 |
| 86 Vavuniya | T. Sivasithamparam | Sun | 5,370 |

### Eastern Province
#### Trincomalee District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 87 Trincomalee | N.R. Rajavarothiam | House | 8,872 |
| 88 Mutur T. | Ahambaram | House | 10,685 |

#### Batticaloa District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 89 Kalkudah | P. Manicavasagam | House | 7,318 |
| 90 Batticaloa | C. Rajadurai | House | 28,309 |
| 91 Amparai | Wijayabahu Wijayasinha | Hand | 4,237 |
| 92 Paddiruppu | S.M.Rasamanickam | House | 10,799 |
| 93 Kalmunai | M.S. Kariapper | Umbrella | 5,743 |
| 94 Nintavur | M.I.M. Abdul Majeed | Radio Set | 10,017 |
| 95 Pottuvil | M.A. Abdul Majeed | Cockerel | 9,874 |

### North Western Province
#### Puttalam and Kurunegaka Districts

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 96 Puttalam | M.H. Naina Marikkar | Elephant | 7,344 |
| 97 Nikaweratiya | Mudiyanse Tennekoon | Hand | 13,409 |
| 98 Yapahuwa | R.B. Tennekoon | Hand | 8,536 |
| 99 Hiriyala | A.H. Senanayake | Elephant | 9,202 |
| 100 Wariyapola | A. Adikari | Hand | 11,894 |
| 101 Bingiriya | L.B. Jayasena | Hand | 6,673 |
| 102 Chilaw | W.J.C. Munasinghe | Hand | 9,302 |
| 103 Nattandiya | Albert F. Peries | Elephant | 10,914 |
| 104 Wennappuwa | Hugh Fernando | Hand | 11,043 |
| 105 Katugampola | T.B. Subasinghe | Mortar | 8,766 |
| 106 Kuliyapitiya | I.M.R.A. Iriyagolle | Eye | 8,257 |
| 107 Dambadeniya | R.G. Senanayake | Hand | 14,401 |
| 108 Polgahawela | Stephen Samarakkody | Hand | 6,038 |
| 109 Kurunegala | D.B. Monnekulama | Hand | 8,176 |
| 110 Mawatagama | E.M.R.B.Ekanayake | Elephant | 6,877 |
| 111 Dodangaslanda | A.U. Romanis | Elephant | 7,571 |

### North Central Province
#### Anuradapura District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 112 Anuradhapura | Sirimewan Godage | Hand | 5,922 |
| 113 Medawachchiya | Maithripala Senanayake | Hand | 9,475 |
| 114 Horowupotana | E.L.B. Hurulle | Elephant | 5,120 |
| 115 Mihintale | P.M.K. Tennakoon | Key | 2,581 |
| 116 Kalawewa | R.B. Ratnamalala | Hand | 7,455 |
| 117 Kekirawa | S.B. Lenawa | Hand | 4,590 |

#### Polonnaruwa District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 118 Minneriya | C.P. de Silva | Hand | 9,770 |
| 119 Polonnaruwa | A.H. de Silva | Hand | 7,107 |

### Uva Province
#### Badulla District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 120 Mahiyangane | C. P. J. Seneviratne | Elephant | 3,164 |
| 122 Passara | S. A. Peeris | Elephant | 3,286 |
| 123 Badulla | B. H. Bandara | Hand | 4,775 |
| 124 Soranatota | K. Y. M WijeratneBanda | Hand | 3,821 |
| 125 Uva Paranagama | Kusuma Rajaratne | Aeroplane | 4,662 |
| 126 Welimada | K. M. P. Rajaratne | Aeroplane | 6,539 |
| 127 Bandarawela | J. G. Gunasekera | Hand | 5,603 |
| 128 Haputale | W. P. G. Ariyadasa | Hand | 3,655 |

#### Monaragala District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 129 Monaragala | W.G.M. Albert Silva | Hand | 3,738 |
| 121 Bibile R.M. | Gunasekera | Elephant | 3,361 |

### Sabaragamuwa Province
#### Kegalle District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 130 Dedigama | Dudley Senanayake | Elephant | 12,208 |
| 131 Galigamuwa | Wimala Kannangara | Elephant | 9,025 |
| 132 Kegalle | P. B. G. Kalugalle | Hand | 10,572 |
| 133 Rambukkana | N. H. A. M. Karunaratne | Hand | 11,938 |
| 134 Mawanella | P. B. Bandaranayake | Elephant | 7,238 |
| 135 Yatiyantota | N. M. Perera | Key | 10,432 |
| 136 Ruwanwella | H. G. Somabandu | Key | 9,883 |
| 137 Dehiowita | Soma Wickremanayake | Key | 6,606 |

#### Ratnapura District

| Electorate | Elected Member | Symbol | Votes |
| 138 Kiriella | A. E. B. Kiriella | Elephant | 6,816 |
| 139 Ratnapura | H. Weragama | Elephant | 7,434 |
| 140 Pelmadulla | W. A. Karunasena | Hand | 4,535 |
| 141 Balangoda | C. S. Ratwatte | Hand | 9,494 |
| 142 Rakwana | V. T. G. Karunaratne | Hand | 4,766 |
| 143 Nivitigala | D. F. Hettiarachchi | Cart Wheel | 7,314 |
| 144 Kalawana | Abeyratne Pilapitiya | Sun | 3,291 |
| 145 Kolonna | Cyril Mathew | Elephant | 3,420 |