Uva Paranagama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Uva Paranagama 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] Uva Paranagama electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 (March) | Kusuma Rajaratne | NLF | 1960 | |
| 1960 (July) | 1960-1965 | |||
| 1965 | 1965-1970 | |||
| 1970 | S. B. Delungahawatta | SLFP | 1970-1977 | |
| 1977 | R. M. Karunaratne | UNP | 1977-1989 | |
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusuma Rajaratne | National Liberation Front | Aeroplane | 4,662 | 40.40 |
| M. B. Bambarapane | United National Party | Elephant | 2,695 | 23.35 |
| S. B. Delungahawatte | Independent | Rooster | 1,790 | 15.51 |
| D. C. Wijesooriya | Independent | Ladder | 855 | 7.41 |
| M. Danister Perera | Sun | 440 | 3.81 | |
| E. B. Dimbulane | Rabbit | 429 | 3.72 | |
| Henry Dharmasena | Cartwheel | 352 | 3.05 | |
| K. V. Don Sugathadasa | Umbrella | 209 | 1.81 | |
| Valid Votes | 11,432 | 99.06 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 108 | 0.94 | ||
| Total Polled | 11,540 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 14,519 | |||
| Turnout | 79.48 | |||
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: [3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusuma Rajaratne | National Liberation Front | Aeroplane | 6,473 | 56.88 |
| S. B. Delungahawatta | United National Party | Elephant | 4,830 | 42.44 |
| Valid Votes | 11,303 | 99.32 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 78 | 0.68 | ||
| Total Polled | 11,381 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 14,519 | |||
| Turnout | 78.39 | |||
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: [4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusuma Rajaratne | National Liberation Front | Aeroplane | 6,839 | 44.26 |
| M. B. Bambarapane | Independent | Lamp | 4,888 | 31.63 |
| S. B. Delungahawatta | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 3,558 | 23.02 |
| Valid Votes | 15,285 | 98.91 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 168 | 1.09 | ||
| Total Polled | 15,453 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 18,630 | |||
| Turnout | 82.95 | |||
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: [5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. B. Delungahawatta | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 9,245 | 46.91 |
| R. M. Karunaratne | United National Party | Elephant | 7,530 | 38.20 |
| R. M. G. Samaranayake | Umbrella | 2,143 | 10.87 | |
| W. D. Jothiratne | Bell | 249 | 10.87 | |
| E. B. Dimbulana | Chair | 245 | 1.24 | |
| D. M. Appuhamy | Lamp | 210 | 1.07 | |
| Valid Votes | 19,622 | 99.55 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 88 | 0.45 | ||
| Total Polled | 19,710 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 22,384 | |||
| Turnout | 88.05 | |||
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977: [6]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. M. Karunaratne | United National Party | Elephant | 15,108 | 62.47 |
| S. B. Delungahawatte | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 8,134 | 33.63 |
| Karunapala Ratnayake | Key | 260 | 1.08 | |
| Gamini Samaranayake | Umbrella | 190 | 0.79 | |
| M. D. Perera | Aeroplane | 141 | 0.58 | |
| Tissa Deshapriya Herath | Lamp | 130 | 0.54 | |
| Nissanaka Bandaranayake | Cartwheel | 45 | 0.19 | |
| Gunapala Badrage | Scales | 40 | 0.17 | |
| Valid Votes | 24,048 | 99.43 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 137 | 0.57 | ||
| Total Polled | 24,185 | |||
| Registered Electors | 26,908 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 89.88 | |||
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