Nintavur electoral district was an electoral district

Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...

 of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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 between March 1960 and February 1989

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1989

Sri Lanka had not had a parliamentary election since 1977. The elections that should normally have been held by 1983 had been cancelled by the 1982 referendum.President Ranasinghe Premadasa called the election for February 15.-Electoral District:...

. The district was renamed Samanthurai electoral district in July 1977

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1977

The 1977 Sri Lankan election heralded the beginning of a new period of Sri Lanka's history - a period of unprecedented violence.-Background:Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike had become extraordinarily unpopular. Her economic policies had led to industrial growth and self-reliance, but was...

. The district was named after the towns of Nintavur and Samanthurai in Ampara District

Ampara District

Ampara district is one of the 25 administrative districts of Sri Lanka. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The headquarters is located in Ampara town...

, Eastern Province

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. The 1978 Constitution

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 of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation

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 electoral system for electing

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 members

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 of Parliament

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. The existing 160 mainly single-member

Plurality voting system

The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...

 electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts

Electoral district

An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...

. Samanthurai electoral district was replaced by the Ampara (Amparai) multi-member electoral district

Ampara Electoral District

Ampara Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Ampara in Ampara District, Eastern Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing...

 at the 1989 general elections

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1989

Sri Lanka had not had a parliamentary election since 1977. The elections that should normally have been held by 1983 had been cancelled by the 1982 referendum.President Ranasinghe Premadasa called the election for February 15.-Electoral District:...

, the first under the PR system, though Samanthurai continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	|Symbol	|%
M.I.M. Abdul Majeed		Radio Set	10,017	54.81%
M.M. Mustapha		Umbrella	5,390	29.49%
Haji M. Mirza		Cockerel	2,655	14.53%
M. Sheriff Cader		Sun	215	1.18%
Valid Votes			18,277	100.00%
Rejected Votes			118
Total Polled			18,395
Registered Electors			21,087
Turnout			87.23%

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	|Symbol	|%
M.I.M. Abdul Majeed		Cockerel	12,115	73.63%
M.A.M. Jalaldeen		Radio Set	4,339	26.37%
Valid Votes			16,454	100.00%
Rejected Votes			94
Total Polled			16,548
Registered Electors			21,087
Turnout			78.47%

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	|Symbol	|%
M.M. Mustapha	United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	Elephant	13,789	59.46%
M.I.M. Abdul Majeed		Cockerel	9,400	40.54%
Valid Votes			23,189	100.00%
Rejected Votes			210
Total Polled			23,399
Registered Electors			26,497
Turnout			88.31%

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	|Symbol	|%
M.M. Mustapha	United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	Elephant	13,481	49.12%
M.I.M. Abdul Majeed		Radio	13,406	48.85%
I.H. Mohamed Cassim	Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...	Hand	556	2.03%
Valid Votes			27,443	100.00%
Rejected Votes			84
Total Polled			27,527
Registered Electors			29,718
Turnout			92.63%

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1977

The 1977 Sri Lankan election heralded the beginning of a new period of Sri Lanka's history - a period of unprecedented violence.-Background:Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike had become extraordinarily unpopular. Her economic policies had led to industrial growth and self-reliance, but was...

 held on 21 July 1977 for the district:

Candidate	|Symbol	|%
M.A. Abdul Majeed		Elephant	13,642	54.87%
H.L.M. Hassim	Tamil United Liberation Front Tamil United Liberation Front The Tamil United Liberation Front is a political party in Sri Lanka which seeks independence for the Tamil-populated areas of Sri Lanka.-Formation:...	Sun	8,615	34.65%
Abdul Jabar		Hand	2,605	10.48%
Valid Votes			24,862	100.00%
Rejected Votes			82
Total Polled			24,944
Registered Electors			27,308
Turnout			91.34%