Nuwara Eliya Electoral District (1947–1989)

Nuwara Eliya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977. The district was named after the City of Nuwara Eliya 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.^[1] Nuwara Eliya electoral district was replaced by the Nuwara Eliya multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, Nuwara Eliya continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Member	Party
1947	Savumiamoorthy Thondaman	Ceylon Workers' Congress
1952	Piyadigamage Premachandra Sumanatilaka	United National Party
1956	M. A. D. Dissanayake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1960 (March)	Thanthulage William Fernando	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1960 (July)	Thanthulage William Fernando	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1965
1970	Gamini Dissanayake	United National Party

Elections

1947 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:^[2]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Savumiamoorthy Thondaman	CWC	Star	9,386	66.69
James Thevathasam Rutnam		Hand	3,251	23.10
Lorensz Perera		Elephant	1,124	7.99
Valid Votes			13,761	97.78
Rejected Votes			313	2.22
Total Polled			14,074	100.00
Registered Electors			24,295
Turnout				57.93

1952 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:^[3]

Candidate	Symbol	Votes	%
Piyadigamage Premachandra Sumanatilaka	Star	3,852	64.10
Vijayaratanam Vijayaratnasingham	Lamp	849	14.13
James Thevathasam Rutnam	Elephant	842	14.01
Anthony Joseph Meary de Silva	Hand	391	6.50
Valid Votes		5,934	98.75
Rejected Votes		75	1.25
Total Polled		6,009	100.00
Registered Electors		9,279
Turnout			64.76

1956 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:^[4]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
M. A. D. Dissanayake	SLFP	Hand	4,681	60.36
Piyadigamage Premachandra Sumanatilaka	UNP	Elephant	3,008	38.79
Valid Votes			7,689	99.15
Rejected Votes			66	0.85
Total Polled			7,755	100.00
Registered Electors			11,844
Turnout				65.48

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:^[5]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Thanthulage William Fernando	SLFP	Hand	2,397
Peter Mellaratchy	UNP	Elephant	1,969
Savumiamoorthy Thondaman	CWC	Tree	1,940
E. Wanigasekera		Scales	1,100
U. K. Wilfred Silva		Key	843
K. R. A. Pelpola		Umbrella	322
Rajah Seneviratne		Sewing Machine	320
D. K. D. Jinendrapala		Star	240
Hubert Medagama		Clock	56
Valid Votes			9,187	99.28
Rejected Votes			67	0.72
Total Polled			9,254	100.00
Registered Electors			12,195
Turnout				75.88

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:^[6]

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Thanthulage William Fernando	SLFP	Hand	4,257	49.34
Piyadigamage Premachandra Sumanatilaka	UNP	Elephant	3,421	39.65
Edmund Wanigasekera		Cartwheel	891	10.33
Valid Votes			8,569	99.32
Rejected Votes			59	0.68
Total Polled			8,628	100.00
Registered Electors			12,195
Turnout				70.75

1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Valid Votes		100.00%
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1970 Parliamentary General Election

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

Candidate	Party	Symbol	Votes	%
Gamini Dissanayake	UNP	Elephant	10,887	54.41
Thanthulage William Fernando	SLFP	Hand	8,810	44.03
C. V. Velupillai		Lamp	170	0.85
Valid Votes			19,867	99.29
Rejected Votes			143	0.71
Total Polled			20,010	100.00
Registered Electors			24,027
Turnout				83.28

References

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka
Central Province	Akurana Dambulla Galagedara Galaha Gampola Hanguranketha Harispattuwa Hewaheta Kadugannawa Kandy Kotagala Kotmale Kundasale Laggala Maskeliya Matale Maturata Minipe Nawalapitiya Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Pathadumbara Rattota Senkadagala Talawakelle Teldeniya Udadumbara Udunuwara Walapane Wattegama Yatinuwara
Eastern Province	Ampara Batticaloa Kalkudah Kalmunai Mutur Nintavur Paddiruppu Pottuvil Samanthurai Seruvila Trincomalee
Northern Province	Chavakachcheri Jaffna Kankesanthurai Kayts Kilinochchi Kopay Manipay Mannar Mullaitivu Nallur Point Pedro Udupiddy Uduvil Vaddukoddai Vavuniya
North Central Province	Anuradhapura Anuradhapura East Anuradhapura West Horowpothana Kalawewa Kekirawa Medawachchiya Medirigiriya Mihintale Minneriya Polonnaruwa
North Western Province	Anamaduwa Bingiriya Chilaw Dambadeniya Dandagamuwa Dodangaslanda Galgamuwa Hiriyala Katugampola Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala Mawatagama Nattandiya Nikaweratiya Panduwasnuwara Polgahawela Puttalam Wariyapola Wennappuwa Yapahuwa
Uva	Badulla Bandarawela Bibile Buttala Hali-Ela Haputale Mahiyangana Moneragala Passara Soranatota Uva Paranagama Viyaluwa Welimada Wellawaya
Sabaragamuwa	Alutnuwara Aranayaka Balangoda Dedigama Dehiowita Deraniyagala Eheliyagoda Galigamuwa Kalawana Kegalle Kiriella Kolonna Mawanella Nivitigala Pelmadulla Rakwana Rambukkana Ratnapura Ruwanwella Yatiyantota
Southern Province	Akmeemana Akuressa Ambalangoda Ambalangoda-Balapitiya Baddegama Balapitiya Beliatta Bentara-Elpitiya Deniyaya Devinuwara Galle Habaraduwa Hakmana Hambantota Hiniduma Kamburupitiya Karandeniya Matara Mulkirigala Rathgama Tangalle Tissamaharama Udugama Weligama
Western Province	Agalawatte Attanagalla Avissawella Bandaragama Beruwala Biyagama Borella Bulathsinhala Colombo Central Colombo East Colombo North Colombo South Colombo West Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Divulapitiya Dompe Gampaha Homagama Horana Ja-Ela Kaduwela Kalutara Katana Kelaniya Kesbewa Kolonnawa Kottawa Kotte Mahara Maharagama Matugama Minuwangoda Mirigama Moratuwa Negombo Panadura Ratmalana Wattala Wellawatte-Galkissa
Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

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