Hewaheta electoral district was an
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
between
March 1960
The following events occurred in March 1960:
March 1, 1960 (Tuesday)
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and
February 1989. The district was named after the town of
Hewaheta
Hewaheta is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
Notable people
Charles Spearman Armstrong (1847–1924) was a pioneer in growing tea and cinchona in Sri Lanka at the Rookwood plantation, near Hewaheta, from 1864. His g ...
in
Kandy 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 district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
s. Hewaheta electoral district was replaced by the
Kandy multi-member electoral district at the
1989 general elections.
Members of Parliament
Key
Elections
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
4th parliamentary election held on 19 March 1960:
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
5th parliamentary election held on 20 July 1960:
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
6th parliamentary election held on 22 March 1965:
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
7th parliamentary election held on 27 May 1970:
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the
8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977:
In April 1982 Daniel resigned his seat in
parliament, following inquiries relating to his involvement in alleged gold-smuggling activities. His sister,
Rupa Sriyani, was appointed by the
United National Party as his replacement.
References
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Former electoral districts of Sri Lanka
Politics of Kandy District