Yapahuwa Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent SLFP UNP

	Member	Party	Term
1960 (March)	R. B. Tennekoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1960
1960 (July)	U. B. Wanninayake	United National Party	1960-1965
1965	U. B. Wanninayake	United National Party	1965-1970
1970	Tissa R. Balalla	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970-1977
1977	H. B. Abeyratne	United National Party	1977-1989

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
R. B. Tennekoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	8,536	51.95
U. B. Wanninayake	United National Party	Elephant	6,961	42.37
N. W. Abeywardena		Umbrella	792	4.82
Valid Votes			16,289	99.14
Rejected Votes			141	0.86
Total Polled			16,430	100.00
Registered Electors			24,393
Turnout				67.36

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
U. B. Wanninayake	United National Party	Elephant	9,420	51.28
R. B. Tennekoon	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	8,808	47.95
Valid Votes			18,228	99.23
Rejected Votes			141	0.77
Total Polled			18,369	100.00
Registered Electors			24,393
Turnout				75.30

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
U. B. Wanninayake	United National Party	Elephant	13,079	49.29
Tissa R. Balalla	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	11,882	44.78
N. W. Abeywardena		Scales	12,444	46.89
H. B. Kelegama		Cartwheel	183	0.69
Valid Votes			26,388	99.44
Rejected Votes			148	0.56
Total Polled			26,536	100.00
Registered Electors				31,596
Turnout			83.99

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Tissa R. Balalla	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Hand	20,179	54.68
U. B. Wanninayake	United National Party	Elephant	16,248	44.03
H. M. P. K. B. Herath		Bell	359	0.97
Valid Votes			36,786	99.68
Rejected Votes			117	0.32
Total Polled			36,903	100.00
Registered Electors			42,171
Turnout				87.51

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
H. B. Abeyratne	United National Party	Elephant	22,189	57.31
T. B. Ekanayake		Key	16,379	42.30
Valid Votes			38,568	99.62
Rejected Votes			149	0.67
Total Polled			38,717	100.00
Registered Electors			43,638
Turnout				88.72