Haputale Urban Council

Haputale Urban Council
Type
Type	Local authority
Leadership
Chairman	Upul Dissanayake [1] , United People's Freedom Alliance since February 2025
Deputy Chairman	Kandasami Shivakumar since February 2018
Seats	11
Elections
Voting system	open list proportional representation system
Last election	2018 Sri Lankan local government elections
Website
http://haputale.uc.gov.lk

Haputale Urban Council (HUC) is the local authority for the town of Haputale in the Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The HUC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 11 councillors elected using an open list proportional representation system. ^[2]

Election results

2006 local government election

Results of the local government election held on 20 May 2006: ^[3]

Alliances and parties		Votes	%	Seats
	United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.)	1,527	76.70%	7
	United National Party	441	22.15%	2
	People's Liberation Front	22	1.10%	0
	Up-Country People's Front	1	0.05%	0
Valid Votes		1,991	100.00%	9
Rejected Votes		57
Total Polled		2,048
Registered Electors		2,603
Turnout		78.68%

2011 local government election

Results of the local government election held on 17 March 2011: ^{[4] [5]}

Alliances and parties		Votes	%	Seats
	United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.)	1,205	61.54%	6
	United National Party	703	35.9%	3
	Up-Country People's Front	48	2.5%	0
	People's Liberation Front	2	0.1%	0
Valid Votes		1,958	100.00%	9
Rejected Votes		59
Total Polled		2,017
Registered Electors		2,506
Turnout		80.49%

2018 local government election

Results of the local government election held on 10 February 2018: ^[6]

Alliances and parties		Votes	%	Seats
	United People's Freedom Alliance (NC, ACMC, SLFP et al.)	1,610	67.25%	8
	United National Party	666	27.82%	3
	People's Liberation Front	59	2.46%	0
	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	59	2.46%	0
Valid Votes		2,394	100.00%	11
Rejected Votes		61
Total Polled		2,455
Registered Electors		2,881
Turnout		85.21%

References

1. https://hirunews.lk/en/258862/new-mayor-of-haputale-sworn-in
2. "Compilation of Local Authority - Urban Councils". Ministry of Local Governments and Provincial Councils. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
3. "Local Authorities Elections Results 2006" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
4. "Local Authorities Election Results 2011" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
5. "Local Authorities Election - 2011". Department of Government Information. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
6. "2018 Local Government Elections - Haputale Urban Council". Ada Derana. Retrieved 30 June 2020.