Yapahuwa Electoral District

Yapahuwa electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Yapahuwa in Kurunegala District, North Western 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] Yapahuwa electoral district was replaced by the Kurunegala 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) R. B. Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960
1960 (July) U. B. Wanninayake United National Party 1960-1965
1965 1965-1970
1970 Tissa R. Balalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977
1977 H. B. Abeyratne United National Party 1977-1989

Elections

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1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
R. B. Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,536 51.95
U. B. Wanninayake United National Party Elephant 6,961 42.37
N. W. Abeywardena Umbrella 792 4.82
Valid Votes 16,289 99.14
Rejected Votes 141 0.86
Total Polled 16,430 100.00
Registered Electors 24,393
Turnout 67.36

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
U. B. Wanninayake United National Party Elephant 9,420 51.28
R. B. Tennekoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,808 47.95
Valid Votes 18,228 99.23
Rejected Votes 141 0.77
Total Polled 18,369 100.00
Registered Electors 24,393
Turnout 75.30

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
U. B. Wanninayake United National Party Elephant 13,079 49.29
Tissa R. Balalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 11,882 44.78
N. W. Abeywardena Scales 12,444 46.89
H. B. Kelegama Cartwheel 183 0.69
Valid Votes 26,388 99.44
Rejected Votes 148 0.56
Total Polled 26,536 100.00
Registered Electors 31,596
Turnout 83.99

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Tissa R. Balalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 20,179 54.68
U. B. Wanninayake United National Party Elephant 16,248 44.03
H. M. P. K. B. Herath Bell 359 0.97
Valid Votes 36,786 99.68
Rejected Votes 117 0.32
Total Polled 36,903 100.00
Registered Electors 42,171
Turnout 87.51

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
H. B. Abeyratne United National Party Elephant 22,189 57.31
T. B. Ekanayake Key 16,379 42.30
Valid Votes 38,568 99.62
Rejected Votes 149 0.67
Total Polled 38,717 100.00
Registered Electors 43,638
Turnout 88.72

References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.