Mahiyangana Electoral District
# Mahiyangana Electoral District

Mahiyangana electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Mahiyangana 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. Mahiyangana 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) | C. P. J. Seneviratne | United National Party | 1960 |
| 1960 (July) | C. P. J. Seneviratne | United National Party | 1960-65 |
| 1965 | C. P. J. Seneviratne | United National Party | 1965-70 |
| 1970 | D. D. E. Wickremaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-77 |
| 1977 | C. P. J. Seneviratne | United National Party | 1977-84 |
| 1985 By-election | Lakshman Senewiratne | United National Party | 1985-89 |

## Elections

### 1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| C. P. J. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 3,164 | 35.94 |
| K. D. Goonaratna | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 2,805 | 31.86 |
| K. B. Herath | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 1,781 | 20.23 |
| Marshall Perera | Lanka Sama Samaja Party | Key | 606 | 6.88 |
| B. P. Weerakoon | SLDP | Omnibus | 171 | 1.94 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 8,527 | 96.85 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 277 | 3.15 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 8,804 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 15,909 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55.34 |

### 1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| C. P. J. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 4,811 | 49.58 |
| K. D. Goonaratna | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 4,135 | 42.61 |
| K. B. Herath | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Cartwheel | 599 | 6.17 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 9,545 | 98.36 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 159 | 1.64 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 9,704 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 15,909 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61.0 |

### 1965 Parliamentary General Election

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

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| C. P. J. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 7,296 | 51.12 |
| R. M. G. Ratnayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 6,253 | 43.81 |
| K. D. Gunaratne | | Aeroplane | 460 | 3.22 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 14,009 | 98.15 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 264 | 1.85 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 14,273 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 19,769 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72.20 |

### 1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| D. D. E. Wickremaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 11,886 | 54.98 |
| C. P. J. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 9,330 | 43.16 |
| R. M. G. Ratnayake | | Chair | 219 | 1.01 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 21,435 | 99.15 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 183 | 0.85 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 21,618 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 26,811 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80.63 |

### 1977 Parliamentary General Election

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

| Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| C. P. J. Seneviratne | United National Party | Elephant | 14,105 | 70.45 |
| Navaratna Banda Galketiya | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Hand | 5,304 | 26.49 |
| Kiribanda Herath | | Cartwheel | 257 | 1.28 |
| K. H. M. Apopuhamy Piyarapana | | Lamp | 188 | 0.94 |
| Kingsley Kodippili | | Key | 74 | 0.37 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 19,928 | 99.54 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 93 | 0.46 |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 20,021 | 100.00 |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 23,026 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86.95 |
