Hakmana Electoral District
# Hakmana Electoral District

Hakmana electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Hakmana in Matara District, Southern 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. Hakmana electoral district was replaced by the Matara multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

## Members of Parliament

Key

Independent SLFP UNP

| Election | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1947 | P. Kumarasiri | Ceylon Communist Party | 1947-1952 |
| 1952 | C. A. Dharmapala | United National Party | 1952-1956 |
| 1956 | C. A. Dharmapala | United National Party | 1956-1960 |
| 1960 (March) | Don Roy Rajapakse | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 1960 |
| 1960 (July) | Don Roy Rajapakse | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1960-1965 |
| 1965 | Sirisena Hettige | United National Party | 1965-1970 |
| 1970 | Don Roy Rajapakse | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 |
| 1977 | Harshanath Wanigasekera | United National Party | 1977-1989 |

## Elections

### 1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Kumarasiri | Ceylon Communist Party | Hand | 9,958 | 39.47 |
| C. A. Dharmapala | United National Party | Elephant | 6,152 | 24.39 |
| Percy Wickremasinghe | Ceylon Communist Party | Star | 5,056 | 20.04 |
| A. F. Wijemanne | | Chair | 2,365 | 9.37 |
| C. J. Ranatunga | | Cup | 816 | 3.23 |
| P. L. D. W. de Silva | | Key | 414 | 1.64 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 24,751 | 98.11 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 476 | 1.89 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 25,227 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 44,414 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56.8 |

### 1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| C. A. Dharmapala | United National Party | Elephant | 15,762 | 49.84 |
| S. A. Wickramasinghe | Ceylon Communist Party | Star | 12,601 | 39.84 |
| Leelaratne Ubayawansa Jayasinghe | | Hand | 2,981 | 9.43 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 31,344 | 99.10 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 284 | 0.90 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 31,628 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 42,077 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75.17 |

### 1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| C. A. Dharmapala | United National Party | Elephant | 13,298 | 38.58 |
| Percy Wickremasinghe | Ceylon Communist Party | Star | 10,591 | 30.72 |
| P. P. Wickremasuriya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 10,250 | 29.74 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 34,139 | 99.04 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 332 | 0.96 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 34,471 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 47,502 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72.57 |

### 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Don Roy Rajapakse | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 9,083 | 41.80 |
| Victor Ratnayake | United National Party | Elephant | 6,884 | 31.68 |
| P. Somawathie Mathew | | Umbrella | 2,758 | 12.69 |
| Sepala Ratnayaka | | Cockerel | 1,500 | 6.90 |
| Tudor Wakista | Communist Party of Ceylon | Star | 1,318 | 6.06 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 21,543 | 99.13 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 189 | 0.87 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 21,732 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 27,277 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79.67 |

### 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Don Roy Rajapakse | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 11,949 | 55.92 |
| Sirisena Hettige | United National Party | Elephant | 9,340 | 43.71 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 21,289 | 99.63 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 80 | 0.37 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 21,369 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 27,277 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78.34 |

### 1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sirisena Hettige | United National Party | Elephant | 15,450 | 52.35 |
| Don Roy Rajapakse | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 13,427 | 45.49 |
| H. S. D. Samarasekera | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 232 | 0.79 |
| M. G. Sriyadasa | | Umbrella | 179 | 0.61 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,288 | 99.23 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 226 | 0.76 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 29,514 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 34,627 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85.23 |

### 1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Don Roy Rajapakse | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 21,699 | 63.74 |
| Harshanath Wanigasekera | United National Party | Elephant | 12,226 | 35.91 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 33,925 | 99.66 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 117 | 0.34 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 34,042 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 39,604 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85.96 |

### 1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Harshanath Wanigasekera | United National Party | Elephant | 22,253 | 53.22 |
| Ariyaratne Bulegoda | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 14,747 | 35.27 |
| Samarasinghe Eugin Alwis | Communist Party of Sri Lanka | Star | 2,364 | 5.65 |
| Ranjit Don Rajapakse | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 1,339 | 3.20 |
| Rubasin Jayasekera Robert | | Bell | 723 | 1.73 |
| R. G. A. Andrayas | | Chair | 233 | 0.56 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 41,659 | 99.63 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 157 | 0.37 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 41,816 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 48,009 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87.10 |
