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

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
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

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
R. B. TennekoonSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand8,53651.95
U. B. WanninayakeUnited National PartyElephant6,96142.37
N. W. AbeywardenaUmbrella7924.82
Valid Votes16,28999.14
Rejected Votes1410.86
Total Polled16,430100.00
Registered Electors24,393
Turnout67.36

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
U. B. WanninayakeUnited National PartyElephant9,42051.28
R. B. TennekoonSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand8,80847.95
Valid Votes18,22899.23
Rejected Votes1410.77
Total Polled18,369100.00
Registered Electors24,393
Turnout75.30

1965 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
U. B. WanninayakeUnited National PartyElephant13,07949.29
Tissa R. BalallaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand11,88244.78
N. W. AbeywardenaScales12,44446.89
H. B. KelegamaCartwheel1830.69
Valid Votes26,38899.44
Rejected Votes1480.56
Total Polled26,536100.00
Registered Electors31,596
Turnout83.99

1970 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Tissa R. BalallaSri Lanka Freedom PartyHand20,17954.68
U. B. WanninayakeUnited National PartyElephant16,24844.03
H. M. P. K. B. HerathBell3590.97
Valid Votes36,78699.68
Rejected Votes1170.32
Total Polled36,903100.00
Registered Electors42,171
Turnout87.51

1977 Parliamentary General Election

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
H. B. AbeyratneUnited National PartyElephant22,18957.31
T. B. EkanayakeKey16,37942.30
Valid Votes38,56899.62
Rejected Votes1490.67
Total Polled38,717100.00
Registered Electors43,638
Turnout88.72

References

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

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