The Proposals for the New Electoral that have been Long Overdue for the Sri Lankan Public

   

 The Proposals for the New Electoral that have been Long Overdue for the Sri Lankan Public 

1.     The New Electoral Process should be Based on 2004 Parliament Select Committee Headed by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardene on Electoral Process.

2.     70% should be absolutely on First Past the Post System, (FPPS) that enables the voter to clearly identify the candidate through the ballot paper itself rather than by just numbers. The voter clearly identifying the candidate is an important part of the universal franchise, in which the voter clearly, sum up the candidate’s suitability as a persona to represent the voter to an Electorate for an elected governing body. This should never be considered as preference voting, instead the voter her/himself  given a broad opportunity to elect a correct person as the voter marks the ballot paper just by one mark only. Since there is never a practice of one vote for a party and second marking for a candidate of another party, an elective candidate should not hide behind the numbers, the hallmark of franchise system, and appropriate way to abolish the Preference Voting where marking up to 3 are allowed. If the candidature is honest and bold there is no need for candidates to hide behind the numbers.

3.     The above described absolute FPPS allows an individual to field his candidature on his own without relying on a political party or a group, and seek a membership in a local council / parliament to serve her/his own electorate people, in which likes of Dahanayakes, Mudiyanse Thennakoones, Navaratnams, Sunthralinghams and some Islamic members  emerged as elected and had done yeoman service got their opportunities through the system to serve their own people in the era before 1977. This is another characteristic of the Universal Franchise, in which people of an electorate electing their own individual woman/man had been deprived of by the present and I understand in the proposed system as well. This must be corrected in the proposed new sew system, order to appropriately fulfill the election promise of long due, avoid further covering ups by the name of change.  The inability of an individual being field herself/himself as candidate for councils have paved way forming of undesired groups and sprouting of numerous short-sighted political parties. 70% FPPS never shall hinder Independence Groups fielding their candidate in an election.

4.     The Balance 30% of members of Governing councils/ Parliament should be derived from vote casted for a political party through a candidate of that political party or an Independence Group, which makes the mixed electoral process simple and smart, easy to be understood by the voter, - most important factor in seeking public mandate. Political parties through its' candidates will hand over two applications one for individual candidate representing that political party in a particular electorate and list of names that will represent the party in the council or in the Parliament for the balance 30%, and such 30% list should be properly advertised enabling the voter to categorically decide on a political party or on the individual the party fielded as a candidate or on an Independence Candidate.  

5.     The characteristics of a franchise system should not be compromised for/by politically orientating  bad/criminal activities, by political masquerading    at all cost, or for the cost of Electoral Franchise.

6.     Such a system of 30% members deriving allow the political parties and independence groups to elect most demanding women representation and professional experts to municipal councils and Parliament. It also can be effectively used for justifiably elect members from minorities of an area or of an electoral district.

7.      This kind of Mixed Electoral System (MES) becomes best effective when total number of members of a local government body is considered as basic unit and for Provincial Council and Parliament Election, number of members carried by an Electoral District becomes basic unit. Though for Provincial council and Parliament total number of members can be considered as basic unit, it is not recommended as it will deprive or limit the appropriate representation of different ethnic groups. E.g. if Jaffna Municipal Council carries 40 members, 28 members will be elected through wards wise FPPS and 12 will be derived through Proportional Representation System (PRS).  In a Parliament election If Jaffna Electoral District carries 10 members 7 electorates will elect seven members through FPPS, the balance 3 will be allocated to political parties mustering over 7.5% of the total valid votes cast of the electoral district/local council for gaining representation. All electoral Districts having less than 7 members for parliament should be duly adjusted to appropriate 70%:30% Mixed Representation or the percentage itself may be slightly shifted.

 8.    Merit for Qualification.

 There was a proposal to have a floating number of members to Parliament, Provincial councils, and local councils to accommodate all those contesters attaining stipulated percentage of total valid votes.  This shouldn’t be the case; all elected governing bodies must have fixed numbers to be elected and there should be a merit system to accommodate the best polled only to attain the fixed number of members that has been already stipulated among  qualified- all those who attained more than 7.5% of the total valid votes for the electoral district or for the Local government; this 7.5% can be further  reduced to if this merit system is introduced for the benefit of  minor political  parties and Independence Groups.

A Merit Value of MES qualification (Q) for membership system can be easily derived by calculating the distance of deviation from average polled to attain membership, against the Total Valid votes polled amongst all who attained 7.5%. E.g.   

In a Parliament Election if Colombo Electoral District carries 20 members, total valid votes polled is divided by 20 to arrive at average votes needed to attain the one member.  If it is the value of 35000 (X) and If a qualified Party A has polled 8000it needed 27000 (Ad), more votes to qualify. If another Party B has polled 8950 B party requires 26050 (Bd)more votes to qualify which is 950 votes less than Party A required.  Therefore, obviously Party B will have to qualify than Party A.

 This is presented here as a formula to obtain a Merit Value of MES qualification by finding the percentage distance against the Total Valid votes Cast(Z) for the Electoral District.

Likewise, a merit list can be prepared for queuing up qualified political parties and least Q value parties are disqualified one by one to accommodate the best polled parties in the 30% allocation seats. Such merit list can be used to arrive at stipulated number of winners for all elected governing bodies.

 

 

9.      A situation will arise where an Independent candidate in an electorate polls substantial amount of vote, but fails to win in the FPPS, but still mustered very much more than 7.5% electoral district cut out point. Therefore, the Merit Value of MES qualification (Q) of every losing candidates should be calculated and another list prepared that differs from Political Party Merit list referred in 8 above. If that candidate is above in the merit of any political party, She/he be considered duly for membership.  

 

 

The Model  Proposals for the New Electoral Process that have been Long Overdue for the Sri Lankan People 

1.     The New Electoral Process should be Based on 2004 Parliament Select Committee Headed by Hon. Dinesh Gunawardene on Electoral Process.

2.     70% should be absolutely on First Past the Post System, (FPPS) that enables the voter to clearly identify the candidate through the ballot paper itself rather than by just numbers. The voter clearly identifying the candidate is an important part of the universal franchise, in which the voter clearly, sum up the candidate’s suitability as a persona to represent the voter to an Electorate. This should never be considered as preference voting, instead the voter is given a broad opportunity to elect a correct person as the voter marks the ballot paper just by one mark only. Since there is never a practice of one vote for a party and second marking for a candidate of another party an elective candidate should not hide behind the numbers, a hallmark of franchise system, and appropriate way to abolish the Preference Voting where marking up to 3 are allowed. If the candidature is honest and bold there is no need for candidates to hide behind the numbers.

3.     The above described absolute FPPS allows an individual to field his candidature on his own without relying on a political party or a group, and seek a membership in a local council / parliament to serve her/his own electorate people, in which likes of Dahanayakes, Mudiyanse Thennakoones, Navaratnams, Sunthralingams and some Islamic members have emerged and had done yeoman service got their opportunities through the system to serve their own people in the era before 1977. This is another characteristic of the Universal Franchise, in which people of an electorate electing their own individual woman/man had been deprived of by the present and I understand in the proposed system as well. This must be corrected in the proposed new sew system that should not be hurried upon for the sake of just fulfilling of the election promises. The inability of an individual being field herself/himself as candidate for councils have paved way forming of undesired groups and sprouting of numerous short-sighted political parties. 70% FPPS never hinders Independence Groups fielding their candidate in an election.

4.    The Balance 30% of members of a councils/ Parliament should be derived from vote casted for a political party through a candidate of that political party or an Independence Group, which makes the mixed electoral process simple and smart, easy to be understood by the voter, - most important factor in seeking public mandate. Political parties will hand over two applications one for individual candidate representing that political party in a particular electorate and list of names that will represent the party in the council or in the Parliament for the balance 30%, and such 30% list should be properly advertised enabling the voter to decide on a political party or on the individual the party fielded as a candidate or on an Independence Candidate.  

5.     The characteristics of a franchise system should not be compromised for the bad/criminal activities of politically oriented supporters at all cost, or for the cost of Electoral Franchise.

6.     Such a system of 30% members deriving allow the political parties and independence groups to elect most demanding women representation and professional experts to municipal councils and Parliament. It also can be effectively used for justifiably elect members from minorities of an area or of an electoral district.

7.      This kind of Mixed Electoral System (MES) becomes best effective when total number of members of a local government body is considered as basic unit and for Provincial Council and Parliament Election number of members carried by an Electoral District becomes basic unit. Though for Provincial council and Parliament total number of members can be considered as basic unit, it is not recommended as it will deprive or limit the appropriate representation of different ethnic groups. E.g. if Jaffna Municipal Council carries 40 members, 28 members will be elected through wards wise FPPS and 12 will be derived through Proportional Representation System (PRS).  In a Parliament election If Jaffna Electoral District carries 10 members 7 electorates will elect seven members through FPPS, the balance 3 will be allocated to political parties mustering over 7.5% of the total valid votes cast of the electoral district/local council for gaining representation. All electoral Districts having less than 7 members for parliament should be duly adjusted to appropriate 70% :30% Mixed Representation or the percentage itself may be slightly shifted.
 
 8.    Merit for Qualification.
 There was a proposal to have a floating number of members to Parliament, Provincial councils, and local councils to accommodate all those contesters attaining stipulated percentage of total valid votes.  This shouldn’t be the case; all elected governing bodies must have fixed numbers to be elected and there should be a merit system to accommodate the best only to attain the fixed number of members that has been already stipulated among  qualified- all those who attained more than 7.5% of the total valid votes for the electoral district or for the Local government; this 7.5% can be further  reduced to if this merit system is introduced for the benefit of  minor political  parties and Independence Groups.

A Merit Value of MES qualification (Q) for membership system can be easily derived by calculating the distance of deviation from average polled to attain membership, against the Total Valid votes polled amongst all who attained 7.5%. E.g.   
In a Parliament Election if Colombo Electoral District carries 20 members, total valid votes polled is divided by 20 to arrive at average votes needed to attain the one member.  If it is the value of 35000 (X) and If a qualified Party A has polled 8000it needed 27000 (Ad), more votes to qualify. If another Party B has polled 8950 B party requires 26050 (Bd)more votes to qualify which is 950 votes less than Party A required.  Therefore, obviously Party B will have to qualify than Party A.
 This is presented here as a formula to obtain a Merit Value of MES qualification by finding the percentage distance against the Total Valid votes Cast(Z) for the Electoral District.

Likewise, a merit list can be prepared for queuing up qualified political parties and least Q value parties are disqualified one by one to accommodate the best polled parties in the 30% allocation seats. Such merit list can be used to arrive at stipulated number of winners for all elected governing bodies.

 9.      A situation will arise where an Independent candidate in an electorate polls substantial amount of vote, but fails to win in the FPPS, but still mustered very much more than 7.5% electoral district cut out point. Therefore, the Merit Value of MES qualification (Q) of every losing candidates should be calculated and another list prepared that differs from Political Party Merit list referred in 8 above. If that candidate is above in the merit of any political party, She/he be considered duly for membership.  

The Way for Amicabilty of Peece in the Serendib Island

The Way for Amicabilty of Peece in this (Un)Serendib Island

Sri Lanka has a history beyond 2600 years and that is an unchallengeable fact, but then why it is cunningly confined only within 2600 years, that is the secret of claiming this Island land belongs only to just  one religious and language group; no body have been dropped from the sky to earth to uphold the ownership of particular portion of earth, hence every nation has history of transformation, and this transformations should be well recognized for the inhabitants live amicably and peacefully, when rulers of a nation confine themselves to fabricated shortened history, insinuate that  as a state policy decade by decade, though that would have brought up and defended a particular language speaking religious majority society, not a pluralistic nation where amicability and peace is lost, and is claimed as ardent society but only within themselves an ostentatious ardency. All Political Parties ruled and ruling this island nation fiercely fight for this constituency  of ostentatious ardency. Lord Buddha’s preaching for calm and peace put to rest, attitude of revenge prevails but when it comes to other minority inhabitants of the Island, if one is zealous other one is overzealous to uphold that insinuate state policy of Buddhism of their own that inducts hate amongst the other inhabitants against ruling community. 

Following stanzas are Interpretation of Ancient History Based on Scientific Findings of Genetics Civic Distribution, for the State to adopt, recognize and respect the History of more than 3000 years for best of amicability and Peace in this Ancient Island Nation.  

What is Eelam?  Before 245 BC

It is the tranquil serene island floating on the Hindu Ocean

In the ancient period attracted pilgrims over pilgrims for veneration

Thee Devine land of Eelam with Pancha Thissai Panchalayam

It isn’t the break piece of land of Tambapanni or Serendib

Eelam isn’t the break piece of land Tambapanni or Serendib

It is the tranquil serene island floating in the India Ocean

Land of Eelam a temple landscape by Pancha Thissa Panchaahlayam

Begins with Nagulaeswaram for north, Sandeswarar for the South 

Easanya Koneswarar, Ketheeswar for Northwest Zeneith and

Muneeswarar from west to face the east completes the temple shape

 

For the veneration by many in the ancient period of serene, four

Survived the turnover events off the history and turmoil, Thakshana easwar  

Stays in ruins lost its Daily Devotional care, ruins the mind of all respect

Sivan all over Serendib, Sanskrit is dialect of devote Tamil is the dialect in use

Dialect devoid natives have been the natural inhabitants, earliest Shaivism practice

Delivered the Tamil as dialect medium, still surviving its virginity only in Eelam 

Differences developed among autochthonous, one group remained dialect free,

Dialect free devotional rituals emanated, Tamil spread all over Serendib

 

After 245 BC  

Devine island Eelam that attracted pilgrims in the ancient period,

Serine Island attains a new blessing, Buddhism, introduced serine island

Serenity of multi-facet founded, euphoric of freshness of faith – Eelam

Embraces Buddhism from north to south and east to west –

Tamil professes and propagate Buddhism in the island and South India

Saivism also prevails but in lower profiles, superiority desperate  

Dialect Void Group Embraced Buddhism with Euphoric Ecstasy

As a way out from Saivism domination, still the language is Tamil

I retreat from 245 BC, for clarity

It is the tranquil serene island floating on the Hindu Ocean

In the ancient period attracted pilgrims over pilgrims for veneration

Thee Devine land of Eelam with Pancha Thissai Panchalayam

Eelam isn’t the break piece of land of Tambapanni or Serendib

 

Pancha Thissai Panchalayam to be part of landscape of a temple Serendib

Central of the Serenated Island have to be the Karppagraham – the main deity

Pancha Thissai Panchalayam thus assumes inner-circle sub deities of a temple Serendib

Centrally Elevated Sivanolipatham adopted as the Karppagraham – the main deity

Eelam with elevated hill Sivanolipatham that emits the blessings and adopts

Nagulaeswaram for north, easana Thirugoneswarm, North-West Thiruketheeswaram,

Varuna Muneeswaran West, Sandaeswarar South and for South-East Agni Corner

Vally accompanied Kathirgamar, up to North Eastern Koneswaram as circular deities.

 

 

 Coming back to post 245 BC, 

 

Center of the island inhabitants attracted by pure version Buddhism embraces it

Saivism adoring natives stay attached to Dialect gathered become Damala

Buddhism adored natives becomes pensive on Damala attach to the Shaivism –since

Saivism adoring natives’ rituals as of Shaivism was seen as relentless harsh

Buddhism adored natives assume consciousness of use of natural resources

Saivism inhabitants interacts vibrantly hosting with visitors of various tenancies

Buddhism adored natives use Damada the same dialect discreetly to stay unique,

Congress-ed in groups’ in search of means for uniqueness with dominance!

Emperor Asoka’s conquering mindset for Greater Emperor

Ends up in Emperor embracing Gautama Buddha’s preaching

Entire Royal of Asoka convinced that way of life is Buddhism

Ends up in Son and Daughter ordinate into Monkhood

Mahinda Thera dreams a mission to spread the Gautama Buddha teachings

Every nation conquered by emperor embrace Buddhism steadily

Mahinda Thera dreams a mission to the Serendib as well in 236 BC

Mahinda Thera postpones the visit Serendib based on Gautama Buddha principle

Muktha Sivan rules Serendib at his senile age, a hardened Siva Devotee

King Muktha Sivan at an older age rules nation with serene principle

Mahinda Thera despite his eagerness and excitement of  

Enlightening mission holds it with Kind and restrain the

Emotional kinetic impulses for the respect of Buddha’s teachings

Esteems the both Ruler Muktha Sivan of Serendib and Buddha’s preaching

Mahinda Thera waits and waits in patience for a mission to accomplice

Expecting Serendib’s Crown Prince maiden confront shall be of Peaceful

Earnestly gathers knowledge of dialect of converse the prince of Serendib

Earth spins on and on Time passes off Comes the year 246 BC

Monarch of Eelam Muktha Sivan attains Siva Mukthi, the Moksha

Muktha Sivan did not condemned into rebirth, as per Saiva karma

Enthrones Muktha Sivan’s son Thevanampi Theesan as Monarch of Eelam

All events gathered by enlightening mission in journeying thru banks of Vaikai

A decade old dedication equips with knowledge of and about Serendib

A mission in mind to accomplish and firmly impress the young king

A decade old dream of Mahinda Thera, comes true  when he gathers the day

Thevanampi Theesan would arrive to Rock Mihinthalai for pleasure hunting

Mahinda Thera’s special entourage leaves an ancient Buddhist temple

Now Aadhi Chokkanathar Temple, In advance along the banks of Vaikai

So that to confront the pleasure seeking Young king in Mihinthalai

Mathura ruler provides security to Mahinda Thera’s entourage

Mahinda arrives in ancient harbour north of Manner Manthai

Along the Banks Aruvi Aaru to arrive in the woods of Mihinthalai

Mahinda Thera confronts Thevanampi Theesan in the Rock Mihinthalai

Confers in dialect –Damala learned in South India for the purpose of Success

Thevanampi Theesan Embraces Buddhism though with doubts for reasoning                        Mahinda accomplice explains to him in the language he is conversant of locally

For the grace it’s reasoned out contents, Thevanampi convinced of rationality

For it to be of just acceptable to the island dwellers and be preached

Serenity of multi-facet founded, euphoric of freshness of faith – Eelam

Embraces Buddhism from north to south and east to west –

Reverent Mahinda’s long wait acquiring acquaintance made the difference

Tamil professes and propagate Buddhism in the island and South India

Buddhism adored native holds preoccupied on Damala due to

Tamil attachment of Saivism, and being a dialect of trade and knowledge

 Suspicious of Saiva natives’ social elevation with wealth and knowledge

A Super trait of Dialect Void Group still intact, sought for salvation

Embraced Buddhism with Euphoric Ecstasy, but high hurdles intact  

Saiva rituals and influence keeps abate of Buddhism Spreading

Monarchs confers Buddhism as the crown doctrine status

Monarchs constructs scores of stupas for veneration

Saiva rituals absorbed into as of rituals of Buddhism for attraction

Buddhism adopted native stays adamant of preoccupied of Damala

Buddhist Monks insists on Pali be dialect preach

Fearing Saivism would over whole the Buddhism in Tamil

Sought and searched for dialect to isolate Tamil and Buddhism

Still Saiva rituals infiltrated the Buddhism in Dharma Deepa, in the

Eagerness of sustainment born of fear, suspicion and jealous

Emancipates the contradiction of Gautama Buddha’s preaching

Fear, suspicion and jealous a dominant trait still survive - a triplet-trait

Zealous search for uniqueness borne out of the onerous triplet-trait 

Welcomes more and more South Indian Buddhist into the island

Indian Hindu revival erupts, Buddhists seeks refuge in serine Serendib

Intermingles intimately with migrant Mongolian +Bengali tribes of Madras

Overzealous seek for rareness, give birth to, but of ostentatious by trait

All born out of rage on Saivist’s search for wealth and knowledge by Tamil

Monarchs demolish temples to build stupas, crowns put the two faiths on war

Thutta Kaimunu war with Ellalan to only to spread Buddhism against Saivism

The Saiva rage tradition propagated generation to generation, thus of Tamil 

Zealous seek for individuality give birth to, Sihala dialect but of gradually 

Graduating slowly off dialects Tamil. Pali, Sanskrit and of Bengali Mongolian

Intimate intermingle Continues with South Indian Buddhist, in colonial period

Sought as a means for uniqueness but with ostentatious trait for dominance,

All against Saivist inhabitants interacting vibrantly with guests all for hosting

Array the visitors of various tenacities, sporadic occurrence of intimacy as well

Ancient behaviour incites intimacy for both alienated group

DNA divulges the details of descend off autochthonous people

Mahawamsam written in Pali, declares that's aim is to preserve Buddhism,
Subject after subject endrose that objective, never a Sinhala Origin of lately gratuated
Mahanma seeds the racism by expanding Thutta Kaimunu war against  Saivist as 
Subject of Demila, since only language prevailed then for threatening Saivist

Alienated initially to avoid confrontation in consuming the nature

Alienation parts them permanently for lack dialect in seek of dominance

They stand divided thru primitive thought of rulers, still the same no
sorprise The people signed the Kandyian Agreement in Tamil, need to 
Hide it for public functions for ostentacious superoirity, 

Lankan DNA divulges the details both have south Indian traits,

High for Sinhala majority and low for native Tamil, and Native Veddha compare reveals
High for Sinhala majority and low for native Tamil, nothing for recent migrants 
Sampling excluded Tamil native Veddha the sampling way of Sri Lankan Science 
That cowardly hide the artifacts of Archiology, 2600 years, 

The truth is to hurt nobody, but a finding a path for serenity for Eelam the Serendib

Key to Read

Eelam = Tambapanni or Serendib = ancient name of Ceylon, or Sri Lanka

Pancha Thissa Panchaahlayam = Five Siva Temples of Five Directions

Easanya Koneswarar                = Deity at North East Siva Temple 

Nagulaeswaram                     = Another version of Lord Siva

Sandeswarar                                   = The last deity in a Siva Temple

Thakshana easwar                                  = Southern located Siva Temple = Sandeswarar

Karppagraham                                       = Main deity at the Centre of a Temple

 Thiruketheeswaram,                          = Another Siva deity

Shaivism or Saivism                = is one of the four most widely followed sects of Hinduism

Muktha Sivan                              = Kings Name

Sivan Mukthy or Siva Mukthy     = Spiritual Moksha status on demise of a Saivist

Above article was Published on a Wijeyathasamy Day, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015

the day after the 9^th final Day of Navarathiry Pooja dedicated to deities of Energy, Wealth, and Knowledge, in Hinduism It is believed whatever done on a Wijeyathasamy Day will be blessed with Energy, Wealth, and Knowledge for grand success.