Beliatta Electoral District

The Beliatta electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka from August 1947 until February 1989. The district got its name from the town of Beliatta in the Hambantota District of Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lankan Constitution of 1978 changed the voting system to proportional representation. The voting system was to elect members of the Sri Lankan Parliament. 22 multi-member electoral districts replaced the existing 160 single-member electoral districts. The 1989 general elections changed the Beliatta electoral district to the Hambantota multi-member electoral district. The Hambantota electoral district was the first one to use the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament
Key



ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947D. A. Rajapaksa United National Party 1947 - 1960 1952 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956  1960 (March) D. P. Atapattu United National Party 1960 1960 (July) D. A. Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960 - 1965 1965 D. P. Atapattu United National Party 1965 - 1970 1970 Mahinda Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 - 1977 1977 Ranjit Atapattu United National Party 1977 -1988

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the first parliamentary election. People voted in the election between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. A. Rajapaksa United National Party Hand 14,007 53.99  D. P. Atapattu  Chair 5,985 23.07 Eddie Fernando  Elephant 4,885 18.83 P. James de Silva  Star 362 1.40 P. D. S. Wickremasinghe  Key 270 1.04Valid Votes25,50998.33Rejected Votes433 1.67Total Polled25,942 100.00Registered Electors41,570 Turnout62.41

1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the second parliamentary election. People voted in the election between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. A. Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Umbrella 17,382 55.29  D. P. Atapattu United National Party Star 13,750 43.74Valid Votes31,13299.03Rejected Votes304 0.97Total Polled31,436 100.00Registered Electors41,578 Turnout75.61

1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the third parliamentary election. People voted in the election between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. A. Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 26,215 71.14  D. P. Atapattu United National Party Elephant 10,382 28.17Valid Votes36,59799.32Rejected Votes252 0.68Total Polled36,849 100.00Registered Electors49,456 Turnout74.51

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the fourth parliamentary election. People voted in the election on 19 March 1960:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. P. Atapattu United National Party  Elephant 14,379 49.74 D. A. Rajapaksa  Cartwheel 12,685 43.88 G. W. Sumathipala  Hand 439 1.52 T. H. Somadasa Key  432 1.49 Wilfred Mathangaweera  Umbrella  354 1.22 D.L. Weeraratne  Star  298 1.03 Karunadasa Wickremanayaka  Lamp  125 0.43Valid Votes28,71299.32Rejected Votes197 0.68Total Polled28,909 100.00Registered Electors35,992 Turnout80.32

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the fifth parliamentary election. People voted in the election on 20 July 1960:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. A. Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 15,121  51.57 D. P. Atapattu United National Party Elephant 14,074 48.00Valid Votes29,19599.57Rejected Votes127 0.43Total Polled29,322 100.00Registered Electors35,992  Turnout81.47

1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the sixth parliamentary election. People voted in the election on 22 March 1965:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% D. P. Atapattu United National Party Elephant 20,735 57.95 D. A. Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 14,873 41.57Valid Votes35,60899.52Rejected Votes171 0.48Total Polled35,779 100.00Registered Electors41,584 Turnout86.04

1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the seventh parliamentary election. People voted in the election on 27 May 1970:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Mahinda Rajapaksa  Sri Lanka Freedom Party  Hand 23,103 57.16 Ranjit Atapattu  United National Party  Elephant  16,477 40.76 Gunadasa Weerawarna Nilaweera    Ship 678 1.68Valid Votes40,25899.60Rejected Votes163 0.40Total Polled40,421 100.00Registered Electors46,342 Turnout87.22

1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the eighth parliamentary election. People voted in the election on 21 July 1977:

CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Ranjit Atapattu  United National Party  Elephant  24,289  56.36 Mahinda Rajapaksa  Sri Lanka Freedom Party  Hand 17,896  41.52 Wimaladasa Jayawardana Key 766 1.78Valid Votes42,95199.66Rejected Votes147 0.34Total Polled43,098 100.00Registered Electors48,648 Turnout88.59

References

Category:Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka
Category:Politics of Hambantota District