Soranatota Electoral District
# Soranatota Electoral District

Soranatota electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and July 1977. The district was named after the town of Soranatota 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. Soranatota electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

## Members of Parliament

Key

Independent SLFP UNP

| Election | Member | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1960 (March) | K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda | SLFP | 1960 |
| 1960 (July) | S. B. Ekanayake | UNP | 1960 - 1965 |
| 1965 | K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda | SLFP | 1965 - 1989 |
| 1970 | K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda | SLFP | 1965 - 1989 |

## Elections

### 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 3,821 | 36.80 |
| S. B. Ekanayake | United National Party | Elephant | 3,229 | 31.10 |
| Y. G. Jayasinghe | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 1,434 | 13.81 |
| K. G. Dias | | Cartwheel | 725 | 6.98 |
| T. B. Katugaha | | Sun | 542 | 5.22 |
| T. M. A. Ratnayake | | Omnibus | 187 | 1.80 |
| P. B. A. Lankatilaka | | Umbrella | 112 | 1.08 |
| Weerawanni Jinadasa | | Pair of Scales | 103 | 0.99 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 10,151 | 97.77 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 232 | 2.23 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 10,383 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 14,074 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73.77 |

### 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| S. B. Ekanayake | United National Party | Elephant | 4,539 | |
| K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 4,330 | |
| K. D. Sugathadasa | Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya | Umbrella | 1,017 | |
| B. D. P. Wijewardena | | Rooster | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### 1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 6,901 | |
| S. B. Ekanayake | United National Party | Elephant | 6,023 | |
| K. D. Sugathadasa | Lanka Prajathanthravadi Pakshaya | Umbrella | 903 | |
| W. H. B. Katubulla | | Aeroplane | 522 | |
| Chandragupta Rambukpota | | Lamp | 228 | |
| K. B. Herath | | Cartwheel | 183 | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 139 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |

### 1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | | |
| R. M. Abeykoon | United National Party | Elephant | | |
| S. B. Ekanayake | | Umbrella | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
