Bandarawela Electoral District Explained

Bandarawela electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Bandarawela 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] Bandarawela electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947K. V. Nadarajah1947 - 1952
1952UNP1952 - 1956
1956Y. G. JayasingheLSSP1956 - 1960
1960 (March)J. G. GunasekeraSLFP1960 - 1966
1960 (July)
1965
1966 by-electionR. M. Appuhamy1966 - 1977
1970
1977R. M. AppuhamyUNP1977 - 1989

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:[2]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 5,092 60.55
M. P. Yapa Umbrella 2,897 34.45
K. B. H. Adhikaritilak Elephant 181 2.15
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes8,17097.16
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes239 2.84
align=left colspan=3Total Polled8,409 100.0
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors14,311
align=left colspan=4Turnout58.76

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:[3]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Wheel 6,392 61.84
Hand 2,266 21.92
L. Jayasundera Star 839 8.12
Tikiri Bandara Pethiyagoda Elephant 670 6.48
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes10,16798.36
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes169 1.64
align=left colspan=3Total Polled10,336 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors13,950
align=left colspan=4Turnout74.09

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:[4]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Key 6,805 62.93
Sumanadasa Ratnayake Elephant 2,662 24.62
Cartwheel 1,278 11.82
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes10,74599.36
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes69 0.64
align=left colspan=3Total Polled10,814 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors16,751
align=left colspan=4Turnout64.56

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:[5]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 5,603 49.56
Elephant 2,909 25.73
D. S. Wickremasinghe Key 1,476 13.06
M. J. Peeris Umbrella 457 4.04
Chandra S. Perera Cartwheel 376 3.33
T. M. Gunasekera Eye 192 1.70
E. M. W. Gawarammana Clock 141 1.25
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes11,15498.66
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes152 1.34
align=left colspan=3Total Polled11,306 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors14,106
align=left colspan=4Turnout80.15

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:[6]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 6,621 61.05
Elephant 4,147 38.24
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes10,76899.28
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes78 0.72
align=left colspan=3Total Polled10,846 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors14,106
align=left colspan=4Turnout76.89

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:[7]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 8,636 49.55
Elephant 8,488 48.70
A. M. Herath Table 182 1.04
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes17,30699.30
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes122 0.70
align=left colspan=3Total Polled17,428 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors21,935
align=left colspan=4Turnout79.45

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:[8]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
Hand 11,509 56.73
R. M. Appuhamy Elephant 8,569 42.23
Lamp 132 0.65
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes20,21099.61
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes79 0.39
align=left colspan=3Total Polled20,289 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors22,912
align=left colspan=4Turnout88.55

1977 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:[9]

align=left width="180"Candidate!align=left width="180"Party!align=left width="120"Symbol!align=left width="60"Votes!align=left width="60"%
R. M. Appuhamy Elephant 14,106 57.64
Hand 9,529 38.94
D. S. Wickremasinghe Key 605 2.47
K. A. Karunaratne Eye 132 0.54
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes24,37299.60
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes99 0.40
align=left colspan=3Total Polled24,471 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors28,103
align=left colspan=4Turnout87.08

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Electoral System. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 October 2017 .
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 October 2017 .
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 October 2017 .
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election March 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 October 2017 .
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election July 1960 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 October 2017 .
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 October 2017 .
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 October 2017 .
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977 . Department of Elections, Sri Lanka . 20 October 2017 .

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