Talawakelle electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and March 1960. The district was named after the town of Talawakelle in Nuwara Eliya District, 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] Talawakelle electoral district was replaced by the Nuwara Eliya multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | C. V. Velupillai | Ceylon India Congress | 1947-1952 | |
| 1952 | H. E. P. de Mel | United National Party | 1952-1956 | |
| 1956 | Kalyanaratne Hemachandra | 1956-1960 | ||
Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947: [2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. V. Velupillai | Ceylon Indian Congress | Hand | 10,645 | 78.65 |
| P. M. Velchamy | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Star | 935 | 6.91 |
| H. V. Ram Iswera | Independent | Bicycle | 801 | 5.92 |
| T. Sandanam | Independent | Elephant | 684 | 5.05 |
| Valid Votes | 13,065 | 96.53 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 469 | 3.47 | ||
| Total Polled | 13,534 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 19,299 | |||
| Turnout | 70.13 | |||
Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952: [3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. E. P. de Mel | United National Party | Star | 1,198 | 54.11 |
| Edmund Wanigasekera | Hand | 846 | 38.21 | |
| Mohandas de Mel | Lamp | 133 | 6.01 | |
| Valid Votes | 2,177 | 98.33 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 37 | 1.67 | ||
| Total Polled | 2,214 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 2,912 | |||
| Turnout | 76.03 | |||
Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956: [4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalyanaratne Hemachandra | United National Party | Elephant | 1,720 | 52.01 |
| Edmund Wanigasekera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 1,560 | 47.17 |
| Valid Votes | 3,280 | 99.18 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 27 | 0.82 | ||
| Total Polled | 3,307 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 4,057 | |||
| Turnout | 81.51 | |||
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