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Hiriyala Electoral District

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

Members of Parliament

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Key

  Independent   SLFP   UNP

Election Member Party Term
1960 (March)
1960 (July)
1965
1970
1977 S. B. Herat UNP 1970-1977

Elections

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1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
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1965 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1970 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

1977 Parliamentary General Election

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Candidate Party Symbol Votes %
S. B. Herat United National Party Elephant 17,652
B. Ivor Palipane Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 9,691
Mohanlal Goonetilleke Independent Umbrella 8,716
Valid Votes 100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout

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References

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  1. ^ "The Electoral System". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. ^ "RESULTS OF PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION - May 27, 1970" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Retrieved 14 July 2021.