All Ceylon Tamil Congress
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All Ceylon Tamil Congress (Tamil: அகில இலங்கைத் தமிழ்க் காங்கிரஸ்), is the oldest Tamil political party in Sri Lanka.
All Ceylon Tamil Congress Akila Ilankai Thamil Congress அகில இலங்கைத் தமிழ்க் காங்கிரஸ் අකිල ඉලංකෙයි තමිල් කොංග්රස් | |
|---|---|
| Secretary | Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam |
| Founder | G. G. Ponnambalam |
| Founded | 29 August 1944 |
| Headquarters | 15 Queen's Road, Colpetty, Colombo 3 |
| Ideology | Tamil nationalism |
| National affiliation | Tamil National People's Front |
| Election symbol | |
| Bicycle | |
| Party flag | |
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HistoryEdit
The ACTC was founded in 1944 by G.G. Ponnambalam. Ponnambalam asked for a 50-50 representation in parliament (50% for the Sinhalese, 50% for all other ethnic groups).[1] This was immediately rejected by the British Governor General Lord Soulbury as a "mockery of democracy".[citation needed]
Due to the cooperation of the ACTC with the United National Party a group led by S.J.V. Chelvanayakam broke away in 1949, forming the Federal Party (FP). The ACTC was largely discredited when their ally the UNP moved away from bilingual and bicommunal policies towards a pro-Sinhalese stance. Thus the FP emerged as the major Tamil party in 1956.[citation needed]
In 1972 the ACTC and the FP formed the Tamil United Front, which later evolved into the Tamil United Liberation Front in 1976.[citation needed]
Ahead of the 2001 elections, ACTC joined the LTTE-backed Tamil National Alliance (TNA). In the 2004 elections the TNA won 6.9% of the popular vote and 22 out of the 225 seats in parliament.[citation needed]
The ACTC left the TNA in 2010 and subsequently joined a new political alliance, the Tamil National People's Front.[citation needed]
LeadersEdit
Leaders of this party:
1947 Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
In the 1947 election, the first for the independent Ceylon, the ACTC won 4.37% of the popular vote and 7 out of 95 seats in the Sri Lankan parliament.
Votes and seats won by ACTC by electoral district
| Electoral District | Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | ACTC MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavakachcheri | 11,813 | 85.51% | 1 | 49.34% | V. Kumarasamy |
| Jaffna | 14,324 | 73.28% | 1 | 46.26% | G. G. Ponnambalam |
| Kankesanthurai | 12,126 | 55.39% | 1 | 57.69% | S. J. V. Chelvanayakam |
| Kayts | 5,230 | 29.21% | 0 | 55.69% | |
| Kopay | 9,619 | 58.90% | 1 | 50.33% | C. Vanniasingam |
| Point Pedro | 10,396 | 43.51% | 1 | 58.39% | T. Ramalingam |
| Trincomalee | 5,252 | 56.15% | 1 | 56.10% | S. Sivapalan |
| Vaddukoddai | 11,721 | 61.24% | 1 | 52.00% | K. Kanagaratnam |
| Vavuniya | 2,018 | 33.39% | 0 | 55.64% | |
| Total | 82,499 | 4.37% | 7 | ||
| Source:[2] | |||||
1952 Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
In the 1952 election the ACTC won 2.77% of the popular vote and 4 out of 95 seats in the Sri Lankan parliament.
Votes and seats won by ACTC by electoral district
| Electoral District | Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | ACTC MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavakachcheri | 14,801 | 72.33% | 1 | 67.22% | V. Kumarasamy |
| Jaffna | 12,726 | 60.48% | 1 | 71.66% | G. G. Ponnambalam |
| Kayts | 9,517 | 43.44% | 1 | 73.36% | Alfred Thambiayah |
| Kopay | 9,200 | 43.88% | 0 | 64.57% | |
| Point Pedro | 11,609 | 41.54% | 1 | 65.80% | T. Ramalingam |
| Vaddukoddai | 5,261 | 22.64% | 0 | 69.54% | |
| Vavuniya | 1,398 | 15.52% | 0 | 69.59% | |
| Total | 64,512 | 2.77% | 4 | ||
| Source:[3] | |||||
1956 Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
In the 1956 election the ACTC fielded only one candidate, party leader G.G. Ponnambalam in Jaffna, who managed to win the seat with 8,914 votes.[4]
1960 (March) Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
In the March 1960 election the ACTC won 1.32% of the popular vote and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavakachcheri | 6,930 | 32.52% | 0 | 83.20% | |
| Jaffna | 5,312 | 30.56% | 0 | 71.91% | |
| Kankesanthurai | 1,448 | 7.23% | 0 | 71.22% | |
| Kopay | 4,936 | 23.35% | 0 | 77.13% | |
| Nallur | 6,808 | 34.82% | 0 | 73.12% | |
| Point Pedro | 2,521 | 17.91% | 0 | 73.33% | |
| Udupiddy | 7,365 | 34.70% | 1 | 74.84% | M. Sivasithamparam |
| Vaddukoddai | 2,955 | 13.72% | 0 | 75.37% | |
| Total | 38,275 | 1.32% | 1 | ||
| Source:[5] | |||||
1960 (July) Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
In the July 1960 election the ACTC won 1.66% of the popular vote and 1 out of 151 seats in the Sri Lankan parliament.[6]
1965 Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
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 | ||
| Source:[7] | |||||
1970 Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
In the 1970 election the ACTC won 2.32% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavakachcheri | 12,921 | 45.51% | 0 | 86.11% | |
| Jaffna | 7,222 | 29.05% | 0 | 79.89% | |
| Kankesanthurai | 3,051 | 10.00% | 0 | 81.03% | |
| Kayts | 1,667 | 6.80% | 0 | 76.88% | |
| Kilinochchi | 9,049 | 50.19% | 1 | 76.03% | V. Anandasangaree |
| Kopay | 11,288 | 38.38% | 0 | 79.01% | |
| Nallur | 13,116 | 46.78% | 1 | 78.69% | C. Arulampalam |
| Point Pedro | 8,902 | 46.85% | 0 | 79.52% | |
| Udupiddy | 11,662 | 42.02% | 0 | 80.41% | |
| Uduvil | 11,656 | 40.68% | 0 | 78.43% | |
| Vaddukoddai | 14,359 | 51.29% | 1 | 78.67% | Dr. A. Thiagarajah |
| Vavuniya | 10,674 | 41.92% | 0 | 80.82% | |
| Total | 115,567 | 2.32% | 3 | ||
| Source:[8] | |||||
2000 Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
In the 2000 election the ACTC won 0.32% of the popular vote and 1 out of 225 seats in the Sri Lankan parliament.
Votes and seats won by ACTC by electoral district
| Electoral District | Votes | % | Seats | Turnout | ACTC MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batticaloa | 6,968 | 3.74% | 0 | 71.74% | |
| Colombo | 5,238 | 0.52% | 0 | 76.05% | |
| Jaffna | 10,648 | 8.94% | 1 | 21.33% | A. Vinayagamoorthy |
| Trincomalee | 3,748 | 2.82% | 0 | 68.53% | |
| Vanni | 721 | 0.87% | 0 | 42.14% | |
| Total | 27,323 | 0.32% | 1 | ||
| Source:[9] | |||||
2001 Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
Template:Tamil National Alliance 2001 parliamentary election results
2004 Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
Template:Tamil National Alliance 2004 parliamentary election results
2010 Parliamentary General ElectionEdit
Template:Tamil National People's Front 2010 parliamentary election results
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ November 1948 Archived January 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Peace and Conflict Timeline
- ↑ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947, Department of Elections [dead link]
- ↑ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952, Department of Elections [dead link]
- ↑ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956, Department of Elections [dead link]
- ↑ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19, Department of Elections [dead link]
- ↑ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-07-20, Department of Elections [dead link]
- ↑ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965, Department of Elections [dead link]
- ↑ Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970, Department of Elections[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Result of Parliamentary General Election 10.10.2000, Department of Elections[permanent dead link]