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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.

An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, (election) precinct, electoral area, or electorate, is a territorial subdivision for electing members to a legislative body. Generally, only voters (constituents) who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. From a single district, a single member or multiple members might be chosen. Members might be chosen by a first-past-the-post system or a proportional representative system, or another voting method entirely. Members might be chosen through a direct election under universal suffrage, an indirect election, or another form of suffrage.

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March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election

General elections were held in Ceylon on 19 March 1960.

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Sri Lanka Freedom Party Political party in Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major and most well known political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in government on a number of occasions. The party is generally considered as having a democratic socialist or progressive economic agenda and is often associated with nationalist Sinhalese parties. The party follows a Non-Aligned foreign policy but always had close ties to socialist nations.The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is a main constituent party in the United People's Freedom Alliance.

United National Party Political party in Sri Lanka

The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP, is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main ruling party in the government of Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe. The UNP is considered to have right-leaning, pro-capitalist, and liberal conservative policies.

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1960 (March) Kusuma Rajaratne NLF1960
1960 (July) 1960-1965
1965 1965-1970
1970 S. B. Delungahawatta SLFP 1970-1977
1977 R. M. Karunaratne UNP 1977-1989

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [2]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Kusuma Rajaratne National Liberation FrontAeroplane4,66240.40
M. B. Bambarapane United National Party Elephant2,69523.35
S. B. Delungahawatte Independent Rooster1,79015.51
D. C. Wijesooriya Independent Ladder8557.41
M. Danister PereraSun4403.81
E. B. DimbulaneRabbit4293.72
Henry DharmasenaCartwheel3523.05
K. V. Don SugathadasaUmbrella2091.81
Valid Votes11,43299.06
Rejected Votes1080.94
Total Polled11,540100.00
Registered Electors14,519
Turnout79.48

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: [3]

July 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election

General elections were held in Ceylon in July 1960.

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Kusuma Rajaratne National Liberation FrontAeroplane6,47356.88
S. B. Delungahawatta United National Party Elephant4,83042.44
Valid Votes11,30399.32
Rejected Votes780.68
Total Polled11,381100.00
Registered Electors14,519
Turnout78.39

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: [4]

1965 Ceylonese parliamentary election

General elections were held in Ceylon in March 1965.

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
Kusuma Rajaratne National Liberation FrontAeroplane6,83944.26
M. B. Bambarapane Independent Lamp4,88831.63
S. B. Delungahawatta Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand3,55823.02
Valid Votes15,28598.91
Rejected Votes1681.09
Total Polled15,453100.00
Registered Electors18,630
Turnout82.95

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: [5]

1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election

General elections were held in Ceylon in 1970.

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
S. B. Delungahawatta Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand9,24546.91
R. M. Karunaratne United National Party Elephant7,53038.20
R. M. G. SamaranayakeUmbrella2,14310.87
W. D. JothiratneBell24910.87
E. B. DimbulanaChair2451.24
D. M. AppuhamyLamp2101.07
Valid Votes19,62299.55
Rejected Votes880.45
Total Polled19,710100.00
Registered Electors22,384
Turnout88.05

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977: [6]

CandidatePartySymbolVotes%
R. M. Karunaratne United National Party Elephant15,10862.47
S. B. Delungahawatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand8,13433.63
Karunapala RatnayakeKey2601.08
Gamini SamaranayakeUmbrella1900.79
M. D. PereraAeroplane1410.58
Tissa Deshapriya HerathLamp1300.54
Nissanaka BandaranayakeCartwheel450.19
Gunapala BadrageScales400.17
Valid Votes24,04899.43
Rejected Votes1370.57
Total Polled24,185
Registered Electors26,908100.00
Turnout89.88

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References

  1. ↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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