Hanguranketha electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Hanguranketha in Nuwara Eliya 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. Hanguranketha electoral district was replaced by the Nuwara Eliya multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)M. D. BandaUnited National Party 1960 1960 (July) 1960-1965 1965 George Abeyagoonasekera 1965-1970 1970 P. B. Unantenne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1977 1977 George Abeyagoonasekera United National Party 1977-1989
Elections 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. D. Banda Elephant 7,119 48.98 David G. S. Soysa Star 3,712 25.54 P. B. Unantenne Clock 2,323 15.98 H. M. P. Banda Cartwheel 957 6.58 D. P. Abeykoon Jayasekera Umbrella 190 1.31Valid Votes14,30198.38Rejected Votes235 1.62Total Polled14,536 100.00Registered Electors19,089 Turnout76.15
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. D. Banda United National Party Elephant 8,040 53.93 P. B. Unantenne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,418 43.05 D. G. S. Soysa Ship 329 2.21 Valid Votes14,78799.19Rejected Votes121 0.81Total Polled14,908 100.00Registered Electors19,089 Turnout 78.10
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% George Abeyagoonasekera United National Party Elephant 9,164 50.91 P. B. Unantenne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 8,207 45.59 D. G. S. Soysa Butterfly 9585.32Valid Votes17,83199.06Rejected Votes169 0.94Total Polled18,000 100.00Registered Electors20,470 Turnout 87.93
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% P. B. Unantenne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,889 56.37 George Abeyagoonasekera United National Party Elephant 10,581 42.94Valid Votes24,47099.31Rejected Votes169 0.69Total Polled24,639 100.00Registered Electors27,089 Turnout90.96
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% George Abeyagoonasekera United National Party Elephant 17,750 59.37 P. B. Unantenne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,750 35.96 V. T .Wijekoon Butterfly 499 1.67 S. B. Dissanayaka Star 422 1.41 Alfred Karunatileke Chair 175 0.59 Nimal Gunasekera Lamp 121 0.41Valid Votes29,71799.40Rejected Votes180 0.60Total Polled29,897 100.00Registered Electors33,574 Turnout89.05
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