1965 Parliamentary General Election
In the 1965 election the ACTC won 2.44% of the popular vote and 3 out of 151 seats in the Sri Lankan parliament.
Votes and seats won by ACTC by electoral district
Electoral District | Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | ACTC MP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batticaloa | 8,107 | 12.14% | 0 | 150.59% | |
Chavakachcheri | 7,191 | 30.59% | 0 | 77.92% | |
Jaffna | 9,350 | 42.37% | 1 | 77.76% | G. G. Ponnambalam |
Kalkudah | 3,354 | 19.38% | 0 | 72.70% | |
Kankesanthurai | 6,611 | 26.13% | 0 | 72.42% | |
Kayts | 5,816 | 30.02% | 0 | 61.49% | |
Kilinochchi | 4,076 | 30.76% | 0 | 71.33% | |
Kopay | 8,230 | 34.34% | 0 | 72.90% | |
Mutur | 327 | 0.58% | 0 | 150.92% | |
Nallur | 9,860 | 43.12% | 0 | 72.03% | |
Point Pedro | 6,614 | 40.43% | 0 | 71.62% | |
Udupiddy | 12,009 | 46.67% | 1 | 75.47% | M. Sivasithamparam |
Uduvil | 5,577 | 23.29% | 0 | 72.80% | |
Vaddukoddai | 4,359 | 17.09% | 0 | 69.83% | |
Vavuniya | 7,265 | 40.33% | 1 | 73.45% | T. Sivasithamparam |
Total | 98,746 | 2.44% | 3 | ||
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