Haputale Electoral District

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Haputale electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Haputale 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] Haputale electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, though Badulla continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

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Members of Parliament

Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947 J. A. Rambukpota UNP 1947 - 1952
1952 Wilfred A. Ratwatte 1952 - 1956
1956 W. P. G. Ariyadasa SLFP 1956 - 1977
1960 (March)
1960 (July)
1965
1970
1977 W. J. M. Lokubandara UNP 1977 - 1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947: [2]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
J. A. Rambukpota United National Party Key2,12430.80
A. D. Sengamalai Independent House1,75325.42
R. A. Nadesan Ceylon India Congress Umbrella1,33719.39
A. Patchamuthu Bolshevik Samasamaja Party Elephant1,22917.82
J. G. Rajakulendran United National Party Hand3274.74
Valid Votes6,77098.16
Rejected Votes1271.84
Total Polled6,897100.00
Registered Electors11,123
Turnout62.00

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952: [3]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Wilfred A. Ratwatte United National Party Lamp2,44448.75
Jayasena Perera BulathsinghalageKey82016.35
W. P. G. Ariyadasa Star65012.97
Vere E. H. de MelHand51810.33
W. Arthur de SilvaElephant4328.62
K. SivasamyGlasses941.88
Valid Votes4,95898.90
Rejected Votes551.10
Total Polled5,013100.00
Registered Electors7,051
Turnout71.10

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956: [4]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
W. P. G. Ariyadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand4,67877.39
Wilfred A. Ratwatte United National Party Elephant1,32621.94
Valid Votes6,00499.32
Rejected Votes410.68
Total Polled6,045100.00
Registered Electors9,442
Turnout64.02

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [5]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
W. P. G. Ariyadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand3,65547.19
P. B. Sannasgala United National Party Elephant1,98425.61
Wijesiri NanayakkaraKey83710.81
D. L. W. RajapakseSun4826.22
M. ArunasalamTree4285.53
Bertram JayasingheCartwheel2563.30
Valid Votes7,64298.66
Rejected Votes1041.34
Total Polled7,746100.00
Registered Electors10,344
Turnout74.88

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: [6]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
W. P. G. Ariyadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand4,33558.66
N. G. S. Panditharatne United National Party Elephant2,86038.7
Nanayakkarage WijesiriCartwheel1291.75
Valid Votes7,32499.11%
Rejected Votes660.89
Total Polled7,390100.00
Registered Electors10,344
Turnout71.44

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: [7]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
W. P. G. Ariyadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand5,74049.89
R. M. AppuhamyLamp4,66140.51
B. Jayasena PereraChair6675.80
W. GawarammanaAeroplane3002.61
Valid Votes11,36898.81
Rejected Votes1371.19
Total Polled11,505100.00
Registered Electors14,457
Turnout79.58

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: [8]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
W. P. G. Ariyadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand8,33954.41
W. G. M. Jayawickreme United National Party Elephant6,89644.99
Valid Votes15,23599.40
Rejected Votes920.60
Total Polled15,327100.00
Registered Electors17,821
Turnout86.01

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977: [9]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
W. J. M. Lokubandara United National Party Elephant10,81857.41
H. M. C. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand7,44639.51
L. A. GunawardenaKey2741.45
S. HemadasaLamp2261.20
Valid Votes18,76499.57
Rejected Votes810.43
Total Polled18,845100.00
Registered Electors22,166
Turnout85.02

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References

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