Ja-Ela Electoral District

This article is about the former electoral district in Sri Lanka. For town, see Ja-Ela.

Ja-Ela electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Ja-Ela 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] Ja-Ela electoral district was replaced by the Gampaha multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the PR system, though Ja-Ela continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Member	Party	Term
1947	D. P. Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1947-1952
1952	D. P. Jayasuriya		1952-1956
1956	Stanley de Zoysa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1956-1960
1960	G. J. Paris Perera	United National Party	1960-1960
1960			1960-1965
1965			1965-1970
1970			1970-1977
1977	M. Joseph Michael Perera		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	Symbol	Votes	%
D.P. Jayasuriya	Hand	11,133	50.08%
P.N. Siriwardena	Umbrella	8,406	37.82%
Stanley Mendis	Elephant	1,913	8.61%
F. Nettisinghe	House	777	3.50%
Valid Votes		22,229	100.00%
Rejected Votes		393
Total Polled		22,622
Registered Electors		51,274
Turnout		44.12%

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 for the district:^[3]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
D.P. Jayasuriya	Star	18,212	58.12%
Lassin Wewala Panditha	Elephant	6,308	20.13%
S. Stock Anthony	House	5,790	18.48%
D.F. Hettiaratchyge	Hand	1,025	3.27%
Valid Votes		31,335	100.00%
Rejected Votes		357
Total Polled		31,692
Registered Electors		55,368
Turnout		57.24%

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956 for the district:^[4]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Stanley de Zoysa	Hand	24,381	55.27%
G.J. Paris Perera	Elephant	19,132	43.37%
Don Martin Jayamahamudalige	Bicycle	596	1.35%
Valid Votes		44,109	100.00%
Rejected Votes		205
Total Polled		44,314
Registered Electors		61,091
Turnout		72.54%

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960 for the district:^[5]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
G.J. Paris Perera	United National Party	Elephant	11,960	43.84%
D. Oliver Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	8,765	32.13%
Stanley de Zoysa		Umbrella	4,224	15.48%
Edward de Silva		Key	2,331	8.54%
Valid Votes			27,280	100.00%
Rejected Votes			170
Total Polled			27,450
Registered Electors			34,002
Turnout			80.73%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960 for the district:^[6]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
G.J. Paris Perera	United National Party	Elephant	13,622	50.34%
D. Oliver Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	10,898	40.27%
Stanley de Zoysa	Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya	Umbrella	2,308	8.53%
D.G.B. Joseph		Cart Wheel	234	0.86%
Valid Votes			27,062	100.00%
Rejected Votes			119
Total Polled			27,181
Registered Electors			34,002
Turnout			79.94%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965 for the district:^[7]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
G.J. Paris Perera	United National Party	Elephant	21,867	61.22%
D. Oliver Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	13,850	38.78%
Valid Votes			35,717	100.00%
Rejected Votes			133
Total Polled			35,850
Registered Electors			43,432
Turnout			82.54%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970 for the district:^[8]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
G.J. Paris Perera	United National Party	Elephant	21,657	49.69%
Shelton Amarasekera	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	19,762	45.34%
Peter Mendis		Lamp	2,166	4.97%
Valid Votes			43,585	100.00%
Rejected Votes			71
Total Polled			43,656
Registered Electors			52,066
Turnout			83.85%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977 for the district:^[9]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
M. Joseph Michael Perera	Elephant	31,054	49.69%
Peter Mendis	Hand	14,802	45.34%
L.D. Silva	Key	1,737	4.97%
Valid Votes		47,593	100.00%
Rejected Votes		130
Total Polled		47,723
Registered Electors		56,839
Turnout		83.96%

References

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka

Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara

Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee

Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya

North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa

North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa

Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya

Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota

Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama

Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa

Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

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