Horowpothana electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Horowpothana in Anuradhapura District, North Central 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] Horoupothana electoral district was replaced by the Anuradhapura multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, though Anuradhapura continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
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Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | T. B. Poholiyadde | UNP | 1947-1952 | |
| 1952 | 1952-1956 | |||
| 1956 | E. L. B. Hurulle | 1956-1960 | ||
| 1960 (March) | 1960 | |||
| 1960 (July) | 1960-1965 | |||
| 1965 | 1965-1970 | |||
| 1970 | T. B. Herath | SLFP | 1970-1977 | |
| 1977 | E. L. B. Hurulle | UNP | 1977-1988 | |
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947: [2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. B. Poholiyadde | United National Party | Elephant | 3,399 | 43.89 |
| P. M. K. Tennakoon | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Bicycle | 1,820 | 23.50 |
| H. M. K. Bandara | United National Party | Hand | 1,255 | 16.20 |
| M. P. de Soysa | United National Party | Star | 1,063 | 13.72 |
| Valid Votes | 7,537 | 97.31 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 208 | 2.69 | ||
| Total Polled | 7,745 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 12,751 | |||
| Turnout | 60.74 | |||
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952: [3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. B. Poholiyadde | United National Party | Elephant | 4,766 | |
| Valid Votes | ||||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | 100.00 | |||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956: [4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Votes | ||||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | 100.00 | |||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Votes | ||||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | 100.00 | |||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: [6]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Votes | ||||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | 100.00 | |||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: [7]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Votes | ||||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | 100.00 | |||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: [8]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Votes | ||||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | 100.00 | |||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977: [9]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valid Votes | ||||
| Rejected Votes | ||||
| Total Polled | 100.00 | |||
| Registered Electors | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
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