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. Hewaheta electoral district was replaced by the Kandy multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1960 (March)T. B. IlangaratneSri 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 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% 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 Votes13,98298.62Rejected Votes195 1.38Total Polled14,177 100.00Registered Electors17,579 Turnout80.65
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 7,181 49.95 M. A. Daniel United National Party Elephant 7,055 49.07Valid Votes14,23699.02Rejected Votes141 0.98Total Polled14,377 100.00Registered Electors17,579 Turnout81.79
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% M. A. Daniel United National Party Elephant 10,622 53.21 T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,219 46.18Valid Votes19,84199.39Rejected Votes122 0.61Total Polled19,963 100.00Registered Electors22,478 Turnout88.81
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Piyasena Tennakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 13,071 55.21 M. A. Daniel United National Party Elephant 10,454 44.15Valid Votes23,52599.36Rejected Votes151 0.64Total Polled23,676 100.00Registered Electors26,489 Turnout89.38
1977 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% 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 1.24Valid Votes28,31299.72Rejected Votes80 0.28Total Polled28,392 100.00Registered Electors31,716 Turnout89.52
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.
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