title: Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Electoral District
text: # Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya Electoral District
  
  Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between July 1977 and February 1989. The district was named after the city of Nuwara Eliya and 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. Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya electoral district was replaced by the multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system.
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  Key
  
  Independent SLFP UNP
  
  | Election | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1977 | Gamini Dissanayake | United National Party | 1977-1989 |
  | 1977 | Anura Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1977-1989 |
  | 1977 | S. Thondaman | Ceylon Workers' Congress | 1977-1989 |
  
  ## Elections
  
  ### 1977 Parliamentary General Election
  
  Results of the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July May 1977:
  
  | Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gamini Dissanayake | UNP | Elephant | 65,903 | 40.99 |
  | Anura Bandaranaike | SLFP | Hand | 48,776 | 30.33 |
  | S. Thondaman | CWC | Cockerel | 35,743 | 22.23 |
  | T. Ariyadurai | | Ladder | 3,026 | 1.88 |
  | P. Gamini Ariyatilleke | | Star | 2,949 | 1.83 |
  | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 160,821 | 98.34 |
  | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 2,712 | 1.66 |
  | Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 163,533 | 100.00 |
  | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 164,407 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99.47 |
  