Yatiyantota' electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Yatiyantota in Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa 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] Yatiyantota electoral district was replaced by the Kegalle multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Key
| Election | Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 (March) | N. M. Perera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | 1960 | |
| 1960 (July) | 1960-1965 | |||
| 1965 | 1965-1970 | |||
| 1970 | 1970-1977 | |||
| 1977 | K. Vincent Perera | United National Party | 1977-1989 | |
Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960: [2]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. M. Perera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 10,432 | 52.25 |
| G. L. Kotelawela | United National Party | Elephant | 7,761 | 38.87 |
| Higgoda Dharmasena | Communist Party of Ceylon | Star | 820 | 4.11 |
| C. L. B. Ratnayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 731 | 3.66 |
| S. J. Dharmapala | Umbrella | 87 | 0.44 | |
| Valid Votes | 19,831 | 99.32 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 135 | 0.68 | ||
| Total Polled | 19,966 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 23,908 | |||
| Turnout | 83.51 | |||
Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960: [3]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. M. Perera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 10,311 | 52.07 |
| G. L. Kotelawela | United National Party | Elephant | 9,196 | 46.44 |
| S. M. Munasinghe | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 202 | 1.02 |
| Valid Votes | 19,709 | 99.54 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 92 | 0.46 | ||
| Total Polled | 19,801 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 23,908 | |||
| Turnout | 82.82 | |||
Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965: [4]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. M. Perera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 14,826 | 52.40 |
| G. L. Kotelawela | United National Party | Elephant | 13,131 | 46.41 |
| K. A. Wijesekera | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 130 | 0.46 |
| Valid Votes | 28,087 | 99.27 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 207 | 0.73 | ||
| Total Polled | 28,294 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 32,197 | |||
| Turnout | 87.88 | |||
Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970: [5]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. M. Perera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 17,520 | 56.27 |
| G. L. Kotelawela | United National Party | Elephant | 13,531 | 43.46 |
| Valid Votes | 31,051 | 99.72 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 86 | 0.28 | ||
| Total Polled | 31,137 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 34,938 | |||
| Turnout | 89.12 | |||
Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977: [6]
| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Vincent Perera | United National Party | Elephant | 17,545 | 52.04 |
| N. M. Perera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 15,028 | 44.57 |
| Dharmasiri Muthuthanthirige | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 897 | 2.66 |
| T.D.S. Wickrema | Book | 122 | 0.36 | |
| Dharmasri Fonsek | Flower | 77 | 0.23 | |
| Vijaya Ratnayake | Cartwheel | 48 | 0.14 | |
| Valid Votes | 33,608 | 99.68 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 109 | 0.32 | ||
| Total Polled | 33,717 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered Electors | 38,405 | |||
| Turnout | 87.79 | |||
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