Hewaheta Electoral District

Hewaheta electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Hewaheta in Kandy District, Central 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] Hewaheta electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March) T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960
1960 (July) 1960-65
1965 M. A. Daniel United National Party 1965-70
1970 Piyasena Tennakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-77
1977 M. A. Daniel United National Party 1977-82
1982 Rupa Sriyani Daniel 1982-89

Elections

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1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 5,570 39.29
R. M. C. Ratnayake United National Party Elephant 2,909 20.52
M. A. Daniel Independent Ship 2,349 16.57
P. M. Jayaratne Umbrella 1,222 8.62
M. B. Jayasinghe Key 1,028 7.25
Premaratne Tennekoon Cartwheel 400 2.82
K. B. Dissanayake Clock 347 2.45
Indrapala Bulathsinghala Eye 157 1.11
Valid Votes 13,982 98.62
Rejected Votes 195 1.38
Total Polled 14,177 100.00
Registered Electors 17,579
Turnout 80.65

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 7,181 49.95
M. A. Daniel United National Party Elephant 7,055 49.07
Valid Votes 14,236 99.02
Rejected Votes 141 0.98
Total Polled 14,377 100.00
Registered Electors 17,579
Turnout 81.79

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
M. A. Daniel United National Party Elephant 10,622 53.21
T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,219 46.18
Valid Votes 19,841 99.39
Rejected Votes 122 0.61
Total Polled 19,963 100.00
Registered Electors 22,478
Turnout 88.81

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Piyasena Tennakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,071 55.21
M. A. Daniel United National Party Elephant 10,454 44.15
Valid Votes 23,525 99.36
Rejected Votes 151 0.64
Total Polled 23,676 100.00
Registered Electors 26,489
Turnout 89.38

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
M. A. Daniel United National Party Elephant 17,355 61.13
Piyasena Tennakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,605 37.35
Jayampathi Wickremaratna Key 352 1.24
Valid Votes 28,312 99.72
Rejected Votes 80 0.28
Total Polled 28,392 100.00
Registered Electors 31,716
Turnout 89.52

In April 1982 Daniel resigned his seat in parliament, following inquiries relating to his involvement in alleged gold-smuggling activities. His sister, Rupa Sriyani, was appointed by the United National Party as his replacement.

References

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