# Mawatagama Electoral District

Mawatagama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Mawatagama 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. Mawatagama electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

## Members of Parliament

Key
Independent SLFP UNP
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1960 (March) | E. M. R. B. Ekanayake | United National Party |
| 1960 (July) | D. P. Wickremasinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| 1965 | Herath Ekanayake | United National Party |
| 1970 | D. P. Wickramasinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| 1977 | G. M. Premachandra | United National Party |

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

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| E. M. R. B. Ekanayake | UNP | Elephant | 6,877 | 37.48 |
| D. P. Wickremasinghe | SLFP | Hand | 6,555 | 35.73 |
| Sarat Wanigasekera | | Star | 2,019 | 11.00 |
| D. D. Waidyasekera | | Key | 846 | 4.61 |
| P. S. Ranasinghe | | Star | 672 | 3.66 |
| S. Piyasena | | Cartwheel | 574 | 3.13 |
| R. Janis | | Umbrella | 280 | 1.53 |
| D.S. Handunge | | Eye | 258 | 1.41 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 18,081 | 98.54 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 268 | 1.46 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 18,349 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 22,967 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79.89 |

### 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| D. P. Wickremasinghe | SLFP | Hand | 10,647 | 56.13 |
| E. M. R. B. Ekanayake | UNP | Elephant | 7,964 | 41.98 |
| Linton Gunatunge | | Cartwheel | 223 | 1.18 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 18,834 | 99.28 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 136 | 0.72 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 18,970 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 22,967 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82.60 |

### 1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| Herath Ekanayake | UNP | Elephant | 12,285 | 49.84 |
| D. P. Wickremasinghe | SLFP | Hand | 11,767 | 47.73 |
| P. S. Ranasinghe | | Sun | 279 | 1.13 |
| Y. A. Somaratna | | Cartwheel | 187 | 0.76 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 24,518 | 99.46 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 132 | 0.54 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 24,650 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 28,245 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87.27 |

### 1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| D. P. Wickramasinghe | SLFP | Hand | 16,608 | 57.65 |
| Herath Ekanayake | UNP | Elephant | 12,112 | 42.04 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,720 | 99.69 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 88 | 0.31 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 28,808 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 32,562 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88.47 |

### 1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| G. M. Premachandra | UNP | Elephant | 20,392 | 55.79 |
| D. P. Wickremasinghe | SLFP | Hand | 15,608 | 42.70 |
| N. B. Kaluhendiwela | | Star | 237 | 0.65 |
| W. Sunil Fernando | | Lamp | 163 | 0.45 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 36,400 | 99.58 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 152 | 0.42 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 36,552 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 40,303 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90.32 |