Haputale Electoral District Explained

Haputale electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Haputale 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] Haputale electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, though Badulla continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

ElectionMemberPartyTerm
1947UNP1947 - 1952
1952Wilfred A. Ratwatte1952 - 1956
1956W. P. G. AriyadasaSLFP1956 - 1977
1960 (March)
1960 (July)
1965
1970
1977W. J. M. LokubandaraUNP1977 - 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"%
United National PartyKey 2,124 30.80
A. D. Sengamalai IndependentHouse 1,753 25.42
R. A. Nadesan Umbrella 1,337 19.39
A. Patchamuthu Elephant 1,229 17.82
United National PartyHand 327 4.74
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes6,77098.16
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes127 1.84
align=left colspan=3Total Polled6,897 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors11,123
align=left colspan=4Turnout62.00

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"%
United National PartyLamp 2,444 48.75
Jayasena Perera Bulathsinghalage Key 820 16.35
Star 650 12.97
Vere E. H. de Mel Hand 518 10.33
W. Arthur de Silva Elephant 432 8.62
K. Sivasamy Glasses 94 1.88
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes4,95898.90
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes55 1.10
align=left colspan=3Total Polled5,013 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors7,051
align=left colspan=4Turnout71.10

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"%
Hand 4,678 77.39
Elephant 1,326 21.94
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes6,00499.32
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes41 0.68
align=left colspan=3Total Polled6,045100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors9,442
align=left colspan=4Turnout64.02

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 3,655 47.19
P. B. Sannasgala Elephant 1,984 25.61
Wijesiri Nanayakkara Key 837 10.81
D. L. W. Rajapakse Sun 482 6.22
M. Arunasalam Tree 428 5.53
Bertram Jayasinghe Cartwheel 256 3.30
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes7,64298.66
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes104 1.34
align=left colspan=3Total Polled7,746 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors10,344
align=left colspan=4Turnout74.88

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 4,335 58.66
N. G. S. Panditharatne Elephant 2,860 38.7
Nanayakkarage Wijesiri Cartwheel 129 1.75
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes7,32499.11%
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes66 0.89
align=left colspan=3Total Polled7,390 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors10,344
align=left colspan=4Turnout71.44

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 5,740 49.89
R. M. Appuhamy Lamp 4,661 40.51
B. Jayasena Perera Chair 667 5.80
W. Gawarammana Aeroplane 300 2.61
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes11,36898.81
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes137 1.19
align=left colspan=3Total Polled11,505 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors14,457
align=left colspan=4Turnout79.58

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 8,339 54.41
W. G. M. Jayawickreme Elephant 6,896 44.99
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes15,23599.40
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes92 0.60
align=left colspan=3Total Polled15,327 100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors17,821
align=left colspan=4Turnout86.01

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"%
Elephant 10,818 57.41
H. M. C. Dissanayake Hand 7,446 39.51
L. A. Gunawardena Key 274 1.45
S. Hemadasa Lamp 226 1.20
align=left colspan=3Valid Votes18,76499.57
align=left colspan=3Rejected Votes81 0.43
align=left colspan=3Total Polled18,845100.00
align=left colspan=3Registered Electors22,166
align=left colspan=4Turnout85.02

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.
  3. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  4. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  5. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  6. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  7. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  8. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  9. Web site: Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.