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.^[1] Soranatota electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections.

Members of Parliament

Key

Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

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

Elections

1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Symbol	%
K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda	Hand
S. B. Ekanayake	Elephant
Y. G. Jayasinghe	Key
K. G. Dias	Cartwheel
T. B. Katugaha	Sun
T. M. A. Ratnayake	Omnibus
P. B. A. Lankatilaka	Umbrella
Weerawanni Jinadasa	Pair of Scales
Valid Votes		100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Symbol	%
S. B. Ekanayake	Elephant
K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda	Hand
K. B. Don Sugathadasa	Umbrella
B.D.P. Wijewardena	Rooster
Valid Votes		100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1965 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Symbol	%
K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda	Hand
S. B. Ekanayake	Elephant
K. V. Don Sugathadasa	Umbrella
W. H. B. Katubulla	Aeroplane
Chandragupta Rambukpota	Lamp
K. B. Herath	Cartwheel
Valid Votes		100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election

Candidate	Symbol	%
K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda	Hand
R. M. Abeykoon	Elephant
S. B. Ekanayake	Umbrella
Valid Votes		100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

References

↑ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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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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