Mahiyangana Electoral District

Mahiyangana electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Mahiyangana in Badulla District, Uva 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.[1] Mahiyangana electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March) C. P. J. Seneviratne United National Party 1960
1960 (July) 1960–65
1965 1965–70
1970 D. D. E. Wickremaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970–77
1977 C. P. J. Seneviratne United National Party 1977–84
1985 By-election Lakshman Senewiratne 1985–89

Elections

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1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[2]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
C. P. J. Seneviratne United National Party Elephant 3,164 35.94
K. D. Goonaratna Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 2,805 31.86
K. B. Herath Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 1,781 20.23
Marshall Perera Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 606 6.88
B. P. Weerakoon SLDP Omnibus 171 1.94
Valid Votes 8,527 96.85
Rejected Votes 277 3.15
Total Polled 8,804 100.00
Registered Electors 15,909
Turnout 55.34

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[3]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
C. P. J. Seneviratne United National Party Elephant 4,811 49.58
K. D. Goonaratna Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 4,135 42.61
K. B. Herath Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 599 6.17
Valid Votes 9,545 98.36
Rejected Votes 159 1.64
Total Polled 9,704 100.00
Registered Electors 15,909
Turnout 61.0

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[4]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
C. P. J. Seneviratne United National Party Elephant 7,296 51.12
R. M. G. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,253 43.81
K. D. Gunaratne Aeroplane 460 3.22
Valid Votes 14,009 98.15
Rejected Votes 264 1.85
Total Polled 14,273 100.00
Registered Electors 19,769
Turnout 72.20

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[5]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
D. D. E. Wickremaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,886 54.98
C. P. J. Seneviratne United National Party Elephant 9,330 43.16
R. M. G. Ratnayake Chair 219 1.01
Valid Votes 21,435 99.15
Rejected Votes 183 0.85
Total Polled 21,618 100.00
Registered Electors 26,811
Turnout 80.63

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[6]

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
C. P. J. Seneviratne United National Party Elephant 14,105 70.45
Navaratna Banda Galketiya Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 5,304 26.49
Kiribanda Herath Cartwheel 257 1.28
K. H. M. Apopuhamy Piyarapana Lamp 188 0.94
Kingsley Kodippili Key 74 0.37
Valid Votes 19,928 99.54
Rejected Votes 93 0.46
Total Polled 20,021 100.00
Registered Electors 23,026
Turnout 86.95

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2019.