Maskeliya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977. The district was named after the town of Maskeliya 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. Maskeliya electoral district was replaced by the Nuwara Eliya multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
Members of Parliament Key
ElectionMemberPartyTerm 1947 G. R. MothaCeylon Indian Congress 1947-1950 1950 by-election Abdul Aziz 1950-1952 1952 P. H. C. Silva United National Party 1952-1956 1956 S. Jinadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956-1960 1960 (March) Donald J. Ranaweera United National Party 1960 1960 (July)Edmund Wijesuriya Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1960-1970 1965 United National Party 1970 P. Gamini Ariyatilake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970-1976
Elections 1947 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 1st parliamentary election held between 23 August 1947 and 20 September 1947:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% G. R. Motha Ceylon Indian Congress Spectacles 9,086 60.09 B. D. W. Gunapala Independent House 3,949 26.12 K. Natesa Aiyar Independent Umbrella 918 6.07 T. M. Soloman Lanka Sama Samaja Party Hand 598 3.96Valid Votes14,55196.24Rejected Votes569 3.76Total Polled15,120 100.00Registered Electors24,427 Turnout61.90
1950 Parliamentary By-Election Results of the parliamentary by-election held on 11 March 1950:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Abdul Aziz Ceylon Indian Congress Hand 11,343 87.65 G. R. Rajapreyar Cartwheel 1,301 10.05Valid Votes12,66497.85Rejected Votes278 2.15Total Polled12,942 100.00Registered Electors24,427 Turnout52.98
1952 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 2nd parliamentary election held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% P. H. C. Silva United National Party House 3,415 59.37 Chandrapala Gunasekera Lanka Sama Samaja Party Umbrella 956 16.62 B. D. W. Gunapala Ceylon Labour Party Elephant 837 14.55 R. Bandara Gannewa Independent Star 360 6.26 H. P. Caldera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 112 1.95Valid Votes 5,680 98.75Rejected Votes 72 1.25Total Polled 5,752 100.00Registered Electors 8,703 Turnout 66.09
1956 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 3rd parliamentary election held between 5 April 1956 and 10 April 1956:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% S. Jinadasa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 3,228 45.91 P. H. C. Silva United National Party Elephant 3,014 42.87 Ananda Premasinghe Key 738 10.50Valid Votes6,98099.27Rejected Votes51 0.73Total Polled7,031 100.00Registered Electors9,461 Turnout74.32
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Donald J. Ranaweera United National Party Elephant 4,192 34.74 S. Jinadasa Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Cartwheel 3,031 25.12 P. Gamini Ariyatilake Lanka Sama Samaja Party Key 2,256 18.69 V. K. Vellayan Tree 1,349 11.18 R. B. Gannewa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 631 5.23 Effie Jayatillake Umbrella 194 1.61 Yakandawala L. Senanayake Star 121 1.00 Piyadasa Welhena Sun 116 0.96 P.P. Pillai Scales 56 0.46Valid Votes11,96999.18Rejected Votes99 0.82Total Polled12,068 100.00Registered Electors15,450 Turnout78.11
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election Results of the 5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Edmund Wijesuriya Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 6,378 54.03 D. J. Ranaweera United National Party Elephant 5,263 44.59 N. P. Banda Cartwheel 91 0.77Valid Votes11,73299.39Rejected Votes72 0.61Total Polled 11,804 100.00Registered Electors 15,450 Turnout76.40
1965 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% Edmund Wijesuriya United National Party Elephant 11,024 56.85 P. Gamini Ariyatilake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 7,851 40.49 D. B. Rajapaksa Butterfly 233 1.20Valid Votes19,10898.54Rejected Votes284 1.46Total Polled19,392 100.00Registered Electors22,808 Turnout85.02
1970 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
CandidatePartySymbolVotes% P. Gamini Ariyatilake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 10,783 45.75 Edmund Wijesuriya United National Party Elephant 10,087 42.50 V. K. Vellaiyen Umbrella 1,412 5.95 D. J. Ranaweera Butterfly 1,289 5.43Valid Votes23,57199.31Rejected Votes163 0.69Total Polled23,734 100.00Registered Electors27,945 Turnout84.93
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