Mirigama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Mirigama in present-day Gampaha District, 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.[1] Mirigama electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Mirigama continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Don Stephen Senanayake | UNP | 1947-1952 | |
| 1952 | John Amaratunga | 1952-1956 | ||
| 1956 | Vimala Wijewardene | SLFP | 1956-1960 | |
| 1960 | A. A. E. Jayasinghe | 1960-1960 | ||
| 1960 | Wijayabahu Wijayasinha | 1960-1965 | ||
| 1965 | Siva Obeyesekere | 1965-1970 | ||
| 1970 | 1970-1977 | |||
| 1977 | Mahendra S. Wijeratne | UNP | 1977-1989 | |
Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947 for the district:[2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Stephen Senanayake | Elephant | 26,762 | 71.49% | |
| Edmund Samarakkody | Bolshevik–Leninist Party | Lamp | 10,673 | 28.51% |
| Valid Votes | 37,435 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 462 | |||
| Total Polled | 37,897 | |||
| Registered Electors | 55,474 | |||
| Turnout | 68.31% | |||
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:[3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Amaratunga | Elephant | 27,447 | 61.06% | |
| James Peter Obeyesekere III | Hand | 17,502 | 38.94% | |
| Valid Votes | 44,949 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 304 | |||
| Total Polled | 45,253 | |||
| Registered Electors | 56,728 | |||
| Turnout | 79.77% | |||
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:[4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vimala Wijewardene | Hand | 36,193 | 75.62% | |
| John Amaratunga | Elephant | 10,896 | 22.76% | |
| H. P. Jayawardane | Pair of Spectacles | 399 | 0.83% | |
| A. A. Stanley Dias | Pair of Scales | 375 | 0.78% | |
| Valid Votes | 47,863 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 234 | |||
| Total Polled | 48,097 | |||
| Registered Electors | 63,440 | |||
| Turnout | 75.81% | |||
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:[5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. E. Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 12,430 | 42.75% |
| W. D. Senanayake | United National Party | Elephant | 12,304 | 42.32% |
| K. Ratnayake | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cart Wheel | 4,340 | 14.93% |
| Valid Votes | 29,074 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 189 | |||
| Total Polled | 29,263 | |||
| Registered Electors | 37,086 | |||
| Turnout | 78.91% | |||
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:[6]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wijayabahu Wijayasinha | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 15,424 | 51.45% |
| W. D. Senanayake | United National Party | Elephant | 13,934 | 46.48% |
| E. A. Jayasinghe | Chair | 345 | 1.15% | |
| Tilaka Kulasekera | Cart Wheel | 276 | 0.92% | |
| Valid Votes | 29,979 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 113 | |||
| Total Polled | 30,092 | |||
| Registered Electors | 37,086 | |||
| Turnout | 81.14% | |||
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:[7]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siva Obeyesekere | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 17,872 | 46.90% |
| Wijayabahu Wijayasinha | United National Party | Elephant | 17,028 | 44.69% |
| K. P. P. Karunanayake | Chair | 1,956 | 5.13% | |
| M. K. W. Fonseka | Omnibus | 1,015 | 2.66% | |
| M. B. Ratnayake | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cart Wheel | 235 | 0.62% |
| Valid Votes | 38,106 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 183 | |||
| Total Polled | 38,289 | |||
| Registered Electors | 44,575 | |||
| Turnout | 85.90% | |||
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:[8]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siva Obeyesekere | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 24,872 | 55.99% |
| W. S. Karunaratne | United National Party | Elephant | 19,549 | 44.01% |
| Valid Votes | 44,421 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 135 | |||
| Total Polled | 44,556 | |||
| Registered Electors | 50,721 | |||
| Turnout | 87.85% | |||
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:[9]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahendra Wijeratne | Elephant | 30,877 | 57.91% | |
| J. P. Obeysekera | Hand | 21,080 | 39.54% | |
| Narada Jayakody | Key | 1,178 | 2.21% | |
| J. Jayasinghe | Lamp | 180 | 0.34% | |
| Valid Votes | 53,315 | 100.00% | ||
| Rejected Votes | 187 | |||
| Total Polled | 53,502 | |||
| Registered Electors | 60,810 | |||
| Turnout | 87.98% | |||