Kalutara Electoral District

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Kalutara
Electoral District
for the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Administrative
District
Kalutara
Province Western
Polling divisions8
Population1,118,000 [1] (2008)
Electorate813,233 [2] (2010)
Area1,598 km2 (617 sq mi) [3]
Current Electoral District
Number of members10
MPs

Kalutara electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Kalutara in the Western province. The district currently elects 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 813,233 registered electors in 2010. [2]

Contents

Presidential elections

1982 presidential election

Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982: [4]

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%
Agalawatta
  Junius
Jayewardene
UNP 25,68126,63127,95121,48627,05626,16724,49426,6485,478211,59250.15%
  Hector
Kobbekaduwa
SLFP 21,04125,50022,34920,06823,51822,99223,15423,8613,391185,87444.06%
  Rohana
Wijeweera
JVP 2,0431,5831,8129981,3612,3062,1642,01122114,4993.44%
  Colvin R. de
Silva
LSSP 2,0797306085213591,7075371,7762968,6132.04%
  Vasudeva
Nanayakkara
NSSP 7981425718611289189368710.21%
  Kumar
Ponnambalam
ACTC 8035396448391072744430.11%
Valid Votes51,00354,56052,80143,19452,52853,32350,54554,5129,426421,892100.00%
Rejected Votes9446285445824596127416771035,290
Total Polled51,94755,18853,34543,77652,98753,93551,28655,1899,529427,182
Registered Electors62,89065,01364,35751,29761,35664,94461,80967,549499,215
Turnout82.60%84.89%82.89%85.34%86.36%83.05%82.97%81.70%85.57%

1988 presidential election

Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988: [5]

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%
  Sirimavo
Bandaranaike
SLFP 15,25526,89721,92018,49124,11622,42519,90828,3662,383179,76149.57%
  Ranasinghe
Premadasa
UNP 15,15526,06620,52918,70523,86822,55117,91722,7012,018169,51046.74%
  Ossie
Abeygunasekara
SLMP 9052,2619527431,3392,5598363,54823213,3753.69%
Valid Votes31,31555,22443,40137,93949,32347,53538,66154,6154,633362,646100.00%
Rejected Votes5218717008806321,1617167992576,537
Total Polled31,83656,09544,10138,81949,95548,69639,37755,4144,890369,183
Registered Electors70,99173,58573,40858,03069,40575,91270,45778,330570,118
Turnout44.85%76.23%60.08%66.89%71.98%64.15%55.89%70.74%64.76%

1994 presidential election

Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994: [6]

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%
  Chandrika
Kumaratunga
PA 32,46740,50336,36427,07236,06437,49033,72642,9519,049295,68661.47%
  Srima
Dissanayake
UNP 21,90323,65523,48720,09421,88622,20920,66720,0324,533178,46637.10%
 Hudson
Samarasinghe
Ind 2 32231524628135123728616692,2130.46%
  Harischandra
Wijayatunga
SMBP 190263115172262226202340981,8680.39%
  A. J.
Ranasinghe
Ind 1 163187135131212170168198341,3980.29%
  Nihal
Galappaththi
SLPF 201177153145147161201161421,3880.29%
Valid Votes55,24665,10060,50047,89558,92260,49355,25063,84813,765481,019100.00%
Rejected Votes8939296607729329291,0459222277,309
Total Polled56,13966,02961,16048,66759,85461,42256,29564,77013,992488,328
Registered Electors78,54086,67683,84963,13177,87786,43780,13589,554646,199
Turnout71.48%76.18%72.94%77.09%76.86%71.06%70.25%72.33%75.57%

1999 presidential election

Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999: [7]

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%
  Chandrika
Kumaratunga
PA 30,12840,38434,36925,42437,55935,75132,35239,0816,169281,21752.88%
  Ranil
Wickramasinghe
UNP 26,50628,43029,58522,87927,70027,13125,81324,9764,403217,42340.88%
  Nandana
Gunathilake
JVP 3,0143,2622,4211,3972,6483,3693,2213,64779123,7704.47%
  Harischandra
Wijayatunga
SMBP 2273841481843083863165961722,7210.51%
 W. V. M.
Ranjith
Ind 2 2081711601561821271839021,2790.24%
 Tennyson
Edirisuriya
Ind 1 1761541501311391351489641,1330.21%
  Rajiva
Wijesinha
LPSL 1631391141281261111628141,0280.19%
  Vasudeva
Nanayakkara
LDA 78154814513013175242671,0030.19%
 Abdul
Rasool
SLMP867815969771057414447960.15%
 Kamal
Karunadasa
PLSF769070697977836046080.11%
 Hudson
Samarasinghe
Ind 3 833735634038711903860.07%
 A. W.
Premawardhana
PFF 344015283131321622290.04%
 Ariyawansha
Dissanayaka
DUNF 3431142421213525112160.04%
Valid Votes60,81373,35467,32150,59769,04067,41362,56569,07311,633531,809100.00%
Rejected Votes1,2261,4671,1459911,4171,5401,4922,01450411,796
Total Polled62,03974,82168,46651,58870,45768,95364,05771,08712,137543,605
Registered Electors82,14593,10787,51366,21286,68090,72384,57591,768682,723
Turnout75.52%80.36%78.24%77.91%81.28%76.00%75.74%77.46%79.62%

2005 presidential election

Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district: [8]

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%
  Mahinda
Rajapaksa
UPFA 37,51850,48137,40229,21844,80145,14340,00646,09711,027341,69355.48%
  Ranil
Wickramasinghe
UNP 31,44934,74937,39025,91834,30032,91630,85333,0345,434266,04343.20%
  Siritunga
Jayasuriya
USP 40834137237129323737921662,6230.43%
 A. A.
Suraweera
NDF25427922425123222227118261,9210.31%
  Victor
Hettigoda
ULPP811051058513491105128318650.14%
 Chamil
Jayaneththi
NLF 9163848168636785126140.10%
 Aruna
de Soyza
RPP575266465676654644680.08%
 Anura
De Silva
ULF567255365343584744240.07%
 Wimal
Geeganage
SLNF 575948665448602554220.07%
 A. K. J.
Arachchige
DUA 524047404836532213390.06%
 Wije
Dias
SEP 242127282137292352150.03%
 P. Nelson
Perera
SLPF 262321301513231401650.03%
 H. S.
Dharmadwaja
UNAF861091451321680.01%
Valid Votes70,08186,29175,85156,17980,08978,93071,98279,92116,536615,860100.00%
Rejected Votes6568708856448028087567623346,517
Total Polled70,73787,16176,73656,82380,89179,73872,73880,68316,870622,377
Registered Electors89,979107,30899,02671,080100,085102,02093,479101,328764,305
Turnout78.62%81.23%77.49%79.94%80.82%78.16%77.81%79.63%81.43%

2010 presidential election

Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district: [2]

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%
  Mahinda
Rajapaksa
UPFA 47,31762,36343,78738,01857,29251,33047,98850,77213,695412,56263.06%
  Sarath
Fonseka
NDF 23,71732,29035,67819,07327,81829,71926,01631,3196,177231,80735.43%
 A. A.
Suraweera
NDF28620317219020921827512281,6830.26%
 M. C. M.
Ismail
DUNF 1681401332331551291839651,2420.19%
 C. J. Sugathsiri
Gamage
UDF17312215316310711123311271,1810.18%
 W. V. M.
Ranjith
Ind 1 195156124103130133124100101,0750.16%
  A. S. P.
Liyanage
SLLP 1071078011989761087727650.12%
 Ukkubanda
Wijekoon
Ind 3 727978778563775015820.09%
  Siritunga
Jayasuriya
USP 835744696543733444720.07%
 Sarath
Manamendra
NSH 765260627143533334530.07%
 Lal
Perera
ONF496854496240564214210.06%
 Aithurus
M. Illias
Ind 2 576749475134442643790.06%
  Vikramabahu
Karunaratne
LF 412727394430424963050.05%
  M. K.
Shivajilingam
Ind 5 363312403924471522480.04%
 Wije
Dias
SEP 232922412725341942240.03%
 Sanath
Pinnaduwa
NA221823262115211121590.02%
  M. Mohamed
Musthaffa
Ind 4 181316242217212211540.02%
 Ven.Battaramulla
Seelarathana Thero
JP25221023137291041430.02%
 Senaratna de
Silva
PNF188102227822501200.02%
 Aruna
de Soyza
RPP14151221187171601200.02%
 M. B.
Thaminimulla
ACAKO12137101312461780.01%
 Sarath
Kongahage
UNAF1410778115113760.01%
Valid Votes72,52395,89280,55858,45686,36682,08575,48282,94719,940654,249100.00%
Rejected Votes4865585234236665815645531874,541
Total Polled73,00996,45081,08158,87987,03282,66676,04683,50020,127658,790
Registered Electors93,972118,942104,36374,991108,781106,87899,737105,569813,233
Turnout77.69%81.09%77.69%78.51%80.01%77.35%76.25%79.10%81.01%

2015 presidential election

Results of the 7th presidential election held on 8 January 2015: [9]

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%
  Mahinda
Rajapaksa
UPFA 44,75061,19937,42437,31157,63348,85145,98445,90814,830395,89052.65%
  Maithripala
Sirisena
NDF 33,95048,46953,28028,34142,06544,80438,66846,82012,962349,40446.46%
 R. A.
Sirisena
PNF15415496123120921488489790.13%
 Namal
Rajapaksa
ONF1421188895107821145758080.11%
 Duminda
Nagamuwa
FSP 7989937476929671256950.09%
  A. S. P.
Liyanage
SLLP 6768113796260945486050.08%
 R. Peduru
Arachchi
ULPP877575785258943745600.07%
 M. I. Mohanmed
Mishlar
UPF797379427155767955590.07%
 Aithurus
M. Illias
Ind 1 679773647748595965470.07%
  Siritunga
Jayasuriya
USP 557337496443573174160.06%
 Sarath
Manamendra
NSH 534538394827493303360.04%
 Pani
Wijesiriwardene
SEP 193127292225302072100.03%
 Ven.Battaramulla
Seelarathana Thero
JSP2136201125242034152060.03%
 M. B.
Theminimulla
ACAKO252428191920202031780.02%
 Anurudha
Polgampola
Ind 2 182223242223271021710.02%
 Sundaram
Mahendran
NSSP 18211517136261401300.02%
 Prasanna
Priyankara
DNM20151317111215761210.02%
 Jayantha
Kulathunga
ULGC1410148131212123930.01%
 Wimal
Geeganage
SLNF 1112411178854800.01%
Valid Votes79,764110,62893,54066,431100,51794,34285,59793,35527,900751,984100.00%
Rejected Votes1,0029999517169529051,0631,1526418,3811.1%
Total Polled80,676111,62794,49167,147101,46995,24786,66094,50728,541760,36584.73%
Registered Electors100,040133,887117,03382,123122,511117,931108,996114,82828,997897,349

2019 presidential election

Results of the 8th presidential election held on 16 November 2019: [10]

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%
  Gotabaya
Rajapaksa
SLPP 52,40074,87948,03742,02169,82259,79655,93257,44722,586482,92059.49%
  Sajith
Premadasa
NDF 28,74438,98147,65425,40732,96734,07631,45135,7619,172284,21335.01%
  Anura Kumara
Dissanayake
NMPP 2,3194,3123,1721,4683,5324,0343,0283,9041,91227,6813.41%
  Mahesh
Senanayake
NPP2034322521694125422576492973,2130.40%
  Ajantha
Perera
SPSL 243295228187299241226161221,9020.23%
 Rohan
Pallewatte
JSWP182206127169239157199184481,5110.19%
  M. L. A. M.
Hizbullah
Ind 11 185193266151146179164137191,4400.18%
 Ariyawansa
Dissanayake
DUNF 14912414293120981398569560.12%
 Siripala
Amarasinghe
Ind 02 11182781101055311159127400.09%
 Duminda
Nagamuwa
FSP 671089774751099389277390.09%
 Ajantha
de zoysa
RJP10674977881718455106370.08%
 Namal
Rajapaksa
NUA 5377606893759658105900.07%
  Milroy
Fernando
Ind 09 838791676159855045870.07%
 Ven.Battaramulla
Seelarathana Thero
JSP5590865964558154125660.07%
  Jayantha
Ketagoda
Ind 07 625958426440823444450.05%
 Anuruddha
Polgampola
Ind 08 354462505230703083810.05%
  Ven.Aparekke
Punnananda Thero
Ind 01 4152494447394633163670.05%
 Subramanium
Gunaratnam
ONF403554504434752543610.04%
  A. S. P.
Liyanage
SLLP 453248343027391712730.03%
  Piyasiri
Wijenayake
Ind 13 243642253630381842530.03%
 Aruna
de soyza
DNM333024293518252042180.03%
 Aithurus
M. Illias
Ind 03 303233213324221622130.03%
 Vajirapani
Wijesiriwardene
SEP 192423252829211771930.02%
  Sirithunga
Jayasuriya
USP 242215261918311691800.02%
 Sarath
Manamendra
NSU 222023202321291311720.02%
  Rajiva
Wijesinha
Ind 14 17421202621201421450.02%
 A. H. M.
Alavi
Ind 04 152016212111241401420.02%
  Ashoka
Wadigamangawa
Ind 12 181513182118211021360.02%
  M. K.
Shivajilingam
Ind 10 141214131415171141140.01%
 Priyantha
Edirisinghe
ACAKO7716121712141541040.01%
 Saman
Perera
OPPP101422131677781040.01%
 Sarath
Keerthirathna
Ind 05 1215158119992900.01%
 B. G.
Nandimithra
NSSP 879101361552750.01%
  Samaraweera
Weeravanni
Ind 15 710612148880730.01%
  Samansiri
Herath
Ind 06 874333731390.00%
Valid Votes85,391120,437100,95470,617108,58399,96592,56699,02834,222811,763100.00%
Rejected Votes4929448855038838707868276576,8470.72%
Total Polled85,883121,381101,83971,120109,466100,83593,35299,85534,879818,61085.71%
Registered Electors99,484140,999121,48682,439128,005119,526109,804118,71935,218955,079

2024 presidential election

Results of the 9th presidential election held on 21 September 2024: [11]

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Votes%
  Anura Kumara
Dissanayake
NPP 34,13960,75244,14628,05254,32252,60743,59848,58621,589387,76447.73%
  Sajith
Premadasa
SJB 29,83333,36339,00723,77327,09025,00627,73825,0325,465236,30728.91%
  Ranil
Wickremesinghe
Ind16 13,51821,99614,58311,90323,06417,07816,04617,6417,456143,28517.53%
  Namal
Rajapaksa
SLPP 3,1173,5732,4142,6933,0241,9972,5802,66666322,7272.7%
  Dilith
Jayaweera
SLCP 8961,8765107291,7861,2938901,89139010,2611.26%
 K. K.
Piyadasa
Ind04 252193312210188151288118181,7300.21%
 D. M.
Bandaranayake
Ind13 194254179150177176201161291,5210.19%
  Sarath
Fonseka
Ind12 158160161149187136168145531,3170.16%
 Nuwan
Bopege
SPF1141451189080198118104431,0130.12%
 Sarath
Keerthirathne
Ind05 1171331321241351081356979600.12%
  Wijeyadasa
Rajapakshe
JPF1091251231021428312691379380.11%
 Suranjeewa
Anoj de Silva
DUNF 81188777617011584104309250.11%
 Namal
Rajapaksa
SBP11312380961065810578307890.1%
 Anuruddha
Polgampola
Ind11 971141059810275878967730.09%
  Ven.Akmeemana
Dayarathana Thero
Ind01 9184607892858361186520.08%
 K. R.
Krishan
APP12473688083471033126110.07%
 Ajantha
de Zoyza
RJA7299735674678051105820.07%
 Priyantha
Wickremesinghe
NSSP 6791585089628546135610.07%
 Siripala
Amarasinghe
Ind02 676164594946654354590.06%
 Ven.Battaramulle
Seelarathana Thero
JSP5179284068563763124340.05%
  Victor
Anthony Perera
Ind10 794247605029612433950.05%
  Sirithunga
Jayasuriya
USP 574648594428454733770.05%
  Premasiri
Manage
Ind14 563940593123412813180.04%
 Abubakar Mohamed
Infaz
DUA 353452463720383252990.04%
 Mahinda
Dewage
SLSP354227233337332172580.03%
  Roshan
Ranasinghe
Ind15 2032231632262660142490.03%
 Keerthi
Wickremeratne
AJP244023264016353072410.03%
 Oshala
Herath
NIF213226243736262262300.03%
 P. W. S. K.
Bandaranayake
NDF283834302621291612230.03%
 Vajirapani
Wijesiriwardene
SEP 283918412012302452170.03%
  Ananda
Kularatne
Ind06 272641183221282212160.03%
  Pakkiyaselvam
Ariyanethiran
Ind09 242628263019431542150.03%
 Lalith
De Silva
UNFP161926291719182571760.03%
  Sidney
Jayarathna
Ind07 252518151920161421540.02%
  Janaka
Ratnayake
ULPP181515191761311101240.02%
 Sarath
Manamendra
NSU 8161361011682800.01%
  A. S. P.
Liyanage
SLLP 715131085872750.01%
  Mylvanagam
Thilakarajah
Ind08 10914755723620.01%
Valid Votes83,518124,017102,80469,098111,51699,79893,12094,47835,979817,518100.00%
Rejected Votes1,4482,4031,7511,7342,4371,8591,7922,05676316,2431.95%
Total Polled85,176126,420104,55570,832113,953101,65794,91299,53436,722833,76181.4%
Registered Electors104,424154,272130,45686,639140,590127,561117,866125,08837,3481,024,244

Preferential votes [12]

6,1358,517
Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sajith Premadasa

Parliamentary general election

1989 parliamentary general election

Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district: [13]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  United National Party [lower-alpha 1] 16,31124,89419,29816,36025,77017,84013,64320,4735,480160,06949.84%6
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party 11,39723,20212,97612,02417,65814,37412,15623,7783,945131,51040.94%5
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 1581,9685,2503211292,2484362,4283312,9714.04%0
  United Socialist Alliance [lower-alpha 2] 6791,7646422071,7783,3114143,02552212,3423.84%0
  Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 1013691122538391221086411452,6900.84%0
 United Lanka People's Party175167224156103247312165621,6110.50%0
Valid Votes28,82152,36438,50229,32146,27738,14227,06950,51010,187321,193100.00%11
Rejected Votes2,5452,5502,2142,4632,8832,4072,6212,16229420,139
Total Polled31,36654,91440,71631,78449,16040,54929,69052,67210,481341,332
Registered Electors69,93772,27072,35557,11167,91573,97168,95576,83610,843570,193
Turnout44.85%75.98%56.27%55.65%72.38%54.82%43.06%68.55%96.66%59.86%
Preferential votes [13]
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  SLFP   SLFP Thilak Karunaratne54,339
  UNP   UNP Indradasa Hettiarachchi 54,099
  SLFP   SLFP Sumitha Priyanganie Abeyweera51,494
  SLFP   SLFP Neville Fernando 40,977
  SLFP   SLFP Anil Moonesinghe 40,320
  UNP   UNP Punsiri Samaranayake36,150
  UNP   UNP Imthiaz Bakeer Markar 35,433
  UNP   UNP P. D. Abeyratne30,292
  SLFP   SLFP Mangala Moonesinghe 28,522
  UNP   UNP Mervin Joseph Cooray27,130
  UNP   UNP Sarath Ranawaka 20,983

1994 parliamentary general election

Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district: [14]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  People's Alliance [lower-alpha 3] 31,00937,37433,68624,36432,37434,34930,51439,3098,775271,75453.77%6
  United National Party [lower-alpha 4] 27,00728,53129,06323,75527,56227,48226,52025,6925,503221,11543.75%4
  Sri Lanka Progressive Front [lower-alpha 5] 6937748092265151,1079699701756,2381.23%0
  Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 4027077763057717276701,1633935,9141.17%0
  People's Freedom Front 543142355027544153390.07%0
Valid Votes59,16567,41764,37648,68561,27263,69258,72767,17514,851505,360100.00%10
Rejected Votes3,8183,0592,8053,1212,6563,0294,0342,64223325,397
Total Polled62,98370,47667,18151,80663,92866,72162,76169,81715,084530,757
Registered Electors78,54086,67683,84963,13177,87786,43780,13589,554646,199
Turnout80.19%81.31%80.12%82.06%82.09%77.19%78.32%77.96%82.14%
Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  PA   SLFP Ratnasiri Wickremanayake 88,213
  PA   SLFP Sumitha Priyanganie Abeyweera85,661
  PA   SLFP Reginald Cooray 85,297
  PA   SLFP Kumara Welgama 79,056
  PA   SLFP Ediriweera Premarathna70,041
  UNP   UNP Imthiaz Bakeer Markar 68,519
  UNP   UNP Thilak Karunarathna63,206
  UNP   UNP Sarath Ranawaka 60,506
  UNP   UNP Mahinda Samarasinghe 59,150
  PA   SLFP Anil Moonesinghe 56,071

2000 parliamentary general election

Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district: [15]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  People's Alliance [lower-alpha 6] 28,53135,86030,17924,30836,65931,46929,96830,8487,353255,17546.86%5
  United National Party 27,66527,43429,39222,81227,25926,64125,51825,9944,500217,21539.89%4
  Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 4,1285,5343,9882,0374,1915,5164,7097,0471,22338,3737.05%1
 Sinhala Heritage8352,7601,5655971,2332,4281,6484,03551815,6192.87%0
  National Unity Alliance [lower-alpha 7] 1531,6883,671471822,4645192,8573811,9432.19%0
  New Left Front [lower-alpha 8] 492323299265452289426363252,9340.54%0
 Citizen's
Front
67481855276478075126420.12%0
  Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 92813352808052146216370.12%0
  Independent Group 4 705564384832563704000.07%0
  Democratic United National Front 413231413730404002920.05%0
 Left & Democratic Alliance914181717527541122550.05%0
  Independent Group 5 332218171726392131960.04%0
  Independent Group 1 251521182022282201710.03%0
 Sri Lanka Muslim Party20222151226372141680.03%0
  Independent Group 3 2817815151715801230.02%0
  Independent Group 2 13211116138162001180.02%0
 National Development Front1530610147111821130.02%0
  Sri Lanka Progressive Front 81612393590650.01%0
  People's Freedom Front 466636640410.01%0
 Ruhuna People's Party335256770380.01%0
Valid Votes62,23273,98169,53350,78270,24269,16963,25571,61313,711544,518100.00%10
Rejected Votes3,5343,1592,8853,0462,9283,3853,6722,79233025,731
Total Polled65,76677,14072,41853,82873,17072,55466,92774,40514,041570,249
Registered Electors83,94795,22389,74267,19888,93792,55085,83894,221697,656
Turnout78.34%81.01%80.70%80.10%82.27%78.39%77.97%78.97%81.74%

The following candidates were elected: [16]

Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  PA   SLFP Ratnasiri Wickremanayake 148,705
  UNP   UNP Mahinda Samarasinghe 82,511
  UNP   UNP Imthiaz Bakeer Markar 74,555
  UNP   UNP Rajitha Senaratne 73,382
  PA   SLFP Reginald Cooray 67,945
  PA   SLFP Tudor Dayaratne63,636
  PA   SLFP Kumara Welgama 60,394
  PA   SLFP Ediriweera Premarathna53,690
  UNP   UNP P. D. Aberatne47,271
  JVP   JVP Nandana Gunathilake 5,628

2001 parliamentary general election

Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district: [17] [18]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  United National Front [lower-alpha 9] 29,73433,27236,70924,59231,46232,34429,29032,0134,923254,33945.94%5
  People's Alliance [lower-alpha 10] 25,14732,96625,64120,90931,78828,69325,76129,2886,275226,46840.91%4
  Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 6,5998,5446,5813,9767,0138,7687,6979,4351,83560,45110.92%1
 Sinhala Heritage2978454552154767365521,3671605,1030.92%0
  New Left Front [lower-alpha 11] 318326321201346263283290212,3690.43%0
  United Socialist Party 29225535824221529127123082,1620.39%0
 Muslim United Liberation Front21622026020020118621218991,6930.31%0
  Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 2343672826125452040.04%0
  Independent Group 7 291514372624161611780.03%0
 National Development Front162017131215221221290.02%0
  Independent Group 5 223148121118101990.02%0
  Independent Group 6 101491516612130950.02%0
  Independent Group 2 981141014662700.01%0
  Independent Group 4 11683127723590.01%0
 Ruhuna People's Party359685694550.01%0
  Sri Lanka National Front 5847566111530.01%0
  Independent Group 1 91463411110490.01%0
  Independent Group 3 649556440430.01%0
Valid Votes62,74676,55570,43050,44671,63871,40564,18672,96013,253553,619100.00%10
Rejected Votes4,9633,9123,9033,7303,7793,9114,4723,65529232,617
Total Polled67,70980,46774,33354,17675,41775,31668,65876,61513,545586,236
Registered Electors86,10598,87192,65867,79591,96895,69888,18296,487717,764
Turnout78.64%81.39%80.22%79.91%82.00%78.70%77.86%79.40%81.68%

The following candidates were elected: [19]

Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  PA   SLFP Ratnasiri Wickremanayake 120,432
  UNF   UNP Mahinda Samarasinghe 108,583
  UNF   UNP Rajitha Senaratne 102,919
  UNF   UNP Imthiaz Bakeer Markar 89,147
  PA   SLFP Kumara Welgama 81,507
  PA   SLFP Tudor Dayaratne55,181
  UNF   UNP P. D. Abeyratne52,414
  PA   SLFP Rohitha Abeygunawardena 46,571
  UNF   UNP Ananda Lakshman Wijemanne 45,766
  JVP   JVP Nandana Gunathilake 8,312

2004 parliamentary general election

Results of the 13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004 for the district: [20]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  United People's Freedom Alliance [lower-alpha 12] 33,93941,85033,58325,37438,42137,95836,29435,6878,102291,20851.72%6
  United National Front [lower-alpha 13] 26,45627,24030,21022,76726,76426,25524,91224,0204,097212,72137.78%3
  Jathika Hela Urumaya 2,5388,9896,7512,6217,1668,3244,54214,2741,41056,61510.06%1
  New Left Front [lower-alpha 14] 398737348411835113135600.10%0
  United Socialist Party 615275374147407904320.08%0
 United Muslim People's Party564794404644583504200.07%0
  Independent Group 9 352624262324341912120.04%0
 United Lalith Front231821172619241121610.03%0
  Independent Group 8 211427111315221611400.02%0
 Swarajya
Party
16184132866811000.02%0
  Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 9101251279123790.01%0
  Independent Group 1 10376471441560.01%0
  Independent Group 7 762474454430.01%0
  Independent Group 6 485533661410.01%0
  Independent Group 2 257663510350.01%0
  Democratic United National Front 592602622340.01%0
 Ruhuna People's Party683143340320.01%0
  Sri Lanka National Front 557321620310.01%0
  Independent Group 4 444525131290.01%0
  Sri Lanka Progressive Front 312554340270.00%0
  Independent Group 5 534042330240.00%0
  Independent Group 3 222153310190.00%0
Valid Votes63,24678,40570,88350,98772,66672,85466,03074,30913,639563,019100.00%10
Rejected Votes4,6653,8263,9123,7283,4073,7664,0003,24019730,741
Total Polled67,91182,23174,79554,71576,07376,62070,03077,54913,836593,760
Registered Electors88,142104,09396,89769,72096,68699,94090,91999,741746,138
Turnout77.05%79.00%77.19%78.48%78.68%76.67%77.02%77.75%79.58%
Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  UPFA   JVP Nandana Gunathilake 135,743
  UNF   UNP Rajitha Senaratne 97,001
  UPFA   JVP Jayantha Samaraweera 95,461
  UNF   UNP Mahinda Samarasinghe 93,758
  UPFA   SLFP Reginald Cooray [lower-alpha 15] 78,693
  UPFA   JVP Piyasiri Wijenayake 75,982
  UPFA   SLFP Kumara Welgama 73,350
  UPFA   SLFP Rohitha Abeygunawardena 62,598
  UNF   UNP Sarath Ranawaka [lower-alpha 16] 48,380
  JHU   JHU Ven.Athuraliye Rathana Thero 10,772

2010 parliamentary general election

Results of the 14th parliamentary election held on 8 April 2010 for the district: [25]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  United People's Freedom Alliance [lower-alpha 17] 35,54144,92732,70929,52244,13638,30035,92037,81814,963313,83663.68%7
  United National Front [lower-alpha 18] 14,40219,01721,73711,73716,61316,83817,29518,0223,935139,59628.32%2
  Democratic National Alliance [lower-alpha 19] 1,9095,8035,7161,5774,0205,5842,9907,3401,78336,7227.45%1
 Our National Front315334324836373273100.06%0
  Independent Group 22 302834292726371922320.05%0
  Independent Group 19 153025192828263932130.04%0
 National Development Front282412261623291231730.04%0
  Sri Lanka National Front 11600123352131720.03%0
  Independent Group 9 5454215398211480.03%0
 United National Alternative Front171123151120261111350.03%0
  Left Liberation Front 8161342614103421270.03%0
  Independent Group 5 14201511820141001120.02%0
  Independent Group 20 172641017912701020.02%0
  Independent Group 3 8111482813742950.02%0
 United Democratic Front1112155121012102890.02%0
  Independent Group 4 61613149121071880.02%0
  Independent Group 21 981191241061700.01%0
 Patriotic National Front965368790530.01%0
  Independent Group 13 0426301270520.01%0
  Independent Group 7 11342471330470.01%0
 Janasetha Peramuna3619371521470.01%0
  Independent Group 15 43112554110450.01%0
 All Are Citizens, All Are Kings Organisation5952310361440.01%0
  Independent Group 10 1343415720390.01%0
 United Lanka Great Council256622721330.01%0
  Independent Group 8 21112401200320.01%0
  Independent Group 12 5161205110310.01%0
  Independent Group 6 632534521310.01%0
  Independent Group 14 326146242300.01%0
  Independent Group 11 616164131290.01%0
  Independent Group 1 531161221220.00%0
  Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 252102253220.00%0
  Sri Lanka Labour Party 611142122200.00%0
  Independent Group 2 324303220190.00%0
  Independent Group 16 320312111140.00%0
  Independent Group 18 210320410130.00%0
  Independent Group 17 111422100120.00%0
Valid Votes52,14370,13660,46443,09365,27961,01456,53463,46920,723492,855100.00%10
Rejected Votes6,8517,1226,6445,7346,1006,0566,5665,85182751,751
Total Polled58,99477,25867,10848,82771,37967,07063,10069,32021,550544,606
Registered Electors93,972118,942104,36374,991108,781106,87899,737105,569813,233
Turnout62.78%64.95%64.30%65.11%65.62%62.75%63.27%65.66%66.97%

The following candidates were elected: [26]

Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  UPFA   SLFP Kumara Welgama 124,766
  UPFA   SLFP Mahinda Samarasinghe 97,778
  UPFA   SLFP Nirmala Kotalawala 82,044
  UPFA   SLFP Rohitha Abeygunawardena 77,205
  UPFA   UNP Rajitha Senaratne 66,710
  UPFA   SLFP Reginald Cooray 60,196
  UNF   UNP Palitha Thewarapperuma 51,153
  UPFA   SLFP Vidura Wickremenayake 50,114
  UNF   UNP Ajith Perera 48,588
  DNA   DNA Arjuna Ranatunga 27,796

2015 parliamentary general election

Results of the 15th parliamentary election held on 17 August 2015: [27]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  United People's Freedom Alliance [lower-alpha 20] 38,12553,31433,14231,61250,02440,83738,11440,80912,824338,80148.56%5
  United National Front for Good Governance [lower-alpha 21] 37,73142,06947,98726,25436,32539,52535,26739,19011,866310,23444.47%4
  Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 2,8606,1803,6702,0525,0375,7754,0876,2532,56138,4755.52%1
 Bodu Jana Peramuna3884552,1192192906529535201315,7270.82%0
  Democratic Party 1093401021211662171594771054,7060.26%0
  Frontline Socialist Party 8113085557211078101387500.11%0
 Our National Front446140355144353543490.05%0
  United Socialist Party 312752353330733763240.05%0
 United People's Party2932263252333533102820.04%0
  Independent Group 05 352336282624442302390.03%0
  Independent Group 04 2113121081014100980.01%0
 All Citizens are All Kings Organization61081526101092960.01%0
  Independent Group 01 71873378534920.01%0
  Nava Sama Samaja Party 2547611219101850.01%0
 Janasetha Peramuna612105977113700.01%0
  Independent Group 03 8321083551450.01%0
  Motherland People's Party 2220244332420.01%0
 United Lanka People's Party4072124830400.01%0
  Independent Group 02 723732331310.00%0
 Sri Lanka National Force322544340270.00%0
 Democratic National Movement312313412200.00%0
  Sri Lanka Labour Party 311211111120.00%0
Valid Votes73,528102,69987,34060,51392,20087,30578,92787,54127,582697,637100.00%10
Rejected Votes2,6912,7342,7822,3402,7602,4252,9782,23242421,3662.97%
Total Polled76,219105,43390,12262,85394,96089,73081,90589,77328,006719,00180.13%
Registered Electors100,040133,887117,03382,133122,511117,931108,996114,828897,349
Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidate [28] votes
  UPFA   SLFP Kumara Welgama 218,614
  UNFGG  DNM Rajitha Senaratne 142,196
  UNFGG   UNP Ajith Perera 131,383
  UPFA   SLFP Rohitha Abeygunawardena 127,040
  UNFGG   UNP Palitha Thewarapperuma 118,128
  UPFA   NFF Jayantha Samaraweera 101,139
  UPFA   SLFP Vidura Wickremenayake 90,488
  UPFA   SLFP Piyal Nishantha de Silva 71,428
  UNFGG   UNP Ananda Lakshman Wijemanna 58,219
  JVP   JVP Nalinda Jayatissa 24,853

2020 parliamentary general election

Results of the 16th parliamentary election held on 5 August 2020: [29]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance [lower-alpha 22] 48,03869,32747,09839,32166,36152,34449,99152,53323,686448,69964.08%8
  Samagi Jana Balawegaya [lower-alpha 23] 17,50422,46934,02915,07717,51018,58219,00521,4166,396171,98824.56%2
  National People's Power [lower-alpha 24] 2,4885,2273,3221,8384,2675,1113,3285,3442,58933,4344.77%0
  United National Party 1,4812,4811,2361,5201,5732,2512,8731,9671,18316,4852.35%0
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1,2522,8555255246491,9151,67194464410,9791.57%0
  Independent Group 01 562761,152195683,6145161721586,2070.89%0
  Independent Group 05 163210498212793351742,780384,4890.64%0
  Frontline Socialist Party 159173148119111212212114861,3340.19%0
 National Development Front124129119115157191135135291,1320.16%0
  Independent Group 12 11312016610813683896788900.13%0
  United Socialist Party 104561128796609156156770.1%0
  Independent Group 02 12710575689360665256510.09%0
  Socialist Party of Sri Lanka 668873528567725265610.08%0
  Democratic United National Front 61145567766293829175180.07%0
 Sinhaladeepa National Front3466583449683860234300.06%0
  Independent Group 13 473473368831462843870.06%0
  Independent Group 03 213732136662222062790.04%0
  Independent Group 04 303728361921361592310.03%0
  Independent Group 07 222039212332251742030.03%0
  Independent Group 08 2326251617281925101890.03%0
  Independent Group 10 381324151712221031540.02%0
  Independent Group 09 17122418181618921340.02%0
  Independent Group 11 10273112151113521260.02%0
  Independent Group 06 1088108711125790.01%0
Valid Votes71,828103,94188,95159,52491,57185,14278,50985,86234,9281,182,776100.00%10
Rejected Votes5,3515,9725,8914,9765,7185,2536,5325,1401,58246,4154.77%
Total Polled77,197109,91394,84264,50097,28990,39585,04191,00236,510746,67176.79%
Registered Electors100,140143,708123,06383,201130,927120,922111,541120,77037,777972,319
Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidate [30] votes
  SLPFA   SLPP Vidura Wickremenayake 147,958
  SLPFA   SLPP Rohitha Abeygunawardena 147,478
  SLPFA   SLPP Sanjeeva Edirimanna 105,973
  SLPFA   SLPP Piyal Nishantha de Silva 103,904
  SLPFA   NFF Jayantha Samaraweera 85,287
  SLPFA   SLPP Anupa Pasqual 97,777
  SJB  DNM Rajitha Senaratne 77,476
  SJB   NLFP Kumara Welgama 77,083
  SLPFA   SLPP Lalith Ellawala 76,705
  SLPFA   SLFP Mahinda Samarasinghe 58,514

Provincial council elections

1988 provincial council election

Results of the 1st Western provincial council election held on 2 June 1988 [31]

PartyTotal Votes%Seats
  United National Party 127,27050.36%11
  United Socialist Alliance [lower-alpha 25] 105,69741.83%10
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 18,0297.13%1
  Liberal Party of Sri Lanka 1,7010.67%0
Valid Votes252,697100.00%23

1993 provincial council election

Results of the 2nd Western provincial council election held on 17 May 1993: [32]

PartyVotes%Seats
  United National Party 192,26944.17%10
  People's Alliance [lower-alpha 26] 171,45139.39%9
  Democratic United National Front 59,86413.75%3
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 6,3981.47%1
  Nava Sama Samaja Party 3,7040.85%0
  People's Freedom Front 1,6330.36%0
Valid Votes435,319100.00%23

1999 provincial council election

Results of the 3rd Western provincial council election held on 10 July 2004 for the district: [33] [34]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  United National Party 25,03927,16523,87322,45225,53426,14224,37122,4801,708199,05444.16%10
  People's
Alliance
[lower-alpha 27]
20,77429,85027,38818,21224,53923,97222,72328,9252,319198,70244.08%10
  Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 3,2454,2033,1211,4643,9343,9963,6304,46728728,3476.29%2
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 746172,499227771,6563241,75247,2301.6%1
  Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 4538106345061,6205311,3191,178987,1491.59%0
  New Left
Front
[lower-alpha 28]
928758445370789636818659265,4271.2%0
  National Union of Workers [lower-alpha 29] 5231211651,0601,10014981011674,0510.9%0
 Muslim United Liberation Front677376518080746605670.13%0
  Sri Lanka Progressive Front 541212121930244332090.05%0
Valid Votes51,42763,80958,23344,35457,69257,19254,09159,6864,452400,736100.00%23
Rejected Votes3,4373,4663,3093,0403,6773,9163,7593,63221028,4915.94%
Total Polled54,86467,07561,54247,39461,36461,10857,85063,3184,462479,17770.78%
Registered Electors81,47592,16086,39865,66684,98890,19283,83792,246676,962

The following candidates were elected: [35]

Preferential votes
PartyCandidatevotes
  UNP Kitsiri Kahatapitiya39,171
  PA Tudor Dayaratne31,969
  UNP Bandula Parakrama Gunawardhene28,818
  UNP P. D. Abeyratne28,087
  UNP Ananda Lakshman Wijemanne 27,458
  PA Nirmala Kotalawala 26,673
  PA Erni Yasathilaka24,438
  PA Rohitha Abeygunawardena 23,702
  UNP Mohomad Yoosuf23,457
  PA Thilakasiri Perera23,404
  UNP Sujith Kumara Deshapriya22,762
  UNP Hemantha Wickremarachchi22,017
  PA Ranjith Somawansha21,352
  UNP Kitsiri Samaranayake20,921
  PA Mohomed Faleel20,215
  UNP Sanajaya Galaboda19,998
  UNP Anil Kumara Wijesinghe19,738
  PA W. K. Wijesiri19,672
  PA Sumithlal Mendis17,921
  PA S. A. Premaratne17,055
  SLMC M. S. M. Aslam2,460
  JVP I. A. Wijesiri2,118
  JVP Champika Samanmalee2,061

2004 provincial council election

Results of the 4th Western provincial council election held on 10 July 2004 for the district: [36]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  United People's Freedom Alliance [lower-alpha 30] 26,81135,83824,36319,53729,46828,07326,25929,5435,022224,91457.27%12
  United National Party [lower-alpha 31] 18,94416,36316,97415,06619,38816,24120,83815,3332,189141,33635.99%7
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 2042,9749,547585403,7607115,0703522,9265.84%1
  United Socialist Party 258242295256268255325216102,1250.54%0
 National Development Front10416610481105979711358720.22%0
  Independent Group 3 222129311914452612080.05%0
  Independent Group 2 152315212718242461730.04%0
  Independent Group 1 162516111413182651440.04%0
Valid Votes46,37455,65251,34335,58849,32948,47148,31750,3517,273392,698100.00%20
Rejected Votes3,1013,5043,2652,5613,4693,3673,2763,59249026,625
Total Polled49,47559,15654,60838,14952,79851,83851,59353,9437,763419,323
Registered Electors88,142104,09396,89769,72096,68699,94090,91999,741746,138
Turnout56.13%56.83%56.36%54.72%54.61%51.87%56.75%54.08%56.20%

The following candidates were elected: [36]

Preferential votes
PartyCandidate [36] votes
  UPFA Reginald Cooray 94,316
  UNP Kitsiri Kahatapitiya50,013
  UPFA Ajith Anura Thalangama34,826
  UPFA Vaas Gunawardhene34,165
  UPFA Ranjith Somawansha32,515
  UPFA Athula Priyantha Bellana32,206
  UPFA Thilakasiri Perera30,661
  UPFA Nimal Chandraratne29,441
  UNP Palitha Thewarapperuma 29,167
  UPFA Chandrasiri Karunaratne28,862
  UPFA Ananda Karunadhara28,621
  UPFA Jagath Pushpakumara Perera28,449
  UPFA A. Chandrabhanu26,626
  UPFA Janak Chaminda Wijegunawardhene23,261
  UNP Srima Ramani Kariyawasam21,287
  UNP Mohomad Yoosuf19,165
  UNP Anil Kumara Wijesinghe17,306
  UNP Piyal Jayantha17,058
  UPFA Prasanna Palihakkara15,472
  SLMC M. S. M. Aslam9,477

2009 provincial council election

Results of the 5th Western provincial council election held on 25 April 2009 for the district: [37]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  United People's Freedom Alliance [lower-alpha 32] 37,55855,40438,98033,31751,91942,10239,11444,9237,898351,21569.58%14
  United National Party 13,68217,14814,25311,06914,89716,63715,80718,9681,965124,42624.65%5
  Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 1,0442,2001,4921,1511,3851,8761,7231,85737813,1062.60%1
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 3016237,958490171,3476539852212,3962.46%0
  Democratic Unity Alliance 3465468482663516351941,9620.39%0
  United Socialist Party 103858947617410011436760.13%0
 National Development Front544641533830473913490.07%0
  Independent Group 5 205136127271101010.02%0
  Independent Group 4 422118662271870.02%0
  Independent Group 1 196161497831830.02%0
  Independent Group 6 126101410514120830.02%0
 United Lanka Great Council157710281852740.01%0
  Sri Lanka Progressive Front 57156177832700.01%0
 Patriotic National Front10557531831570.01%0
  Independent Group 2 7713747123510.01%0
  Independent Group 3 545479821450.01%0
Valid Votes52,87375,64063,36446,24768,41862,75757,73767,46310,282504,781100.00%20
Rejected Votes2,7902,8402,8642,5062,4842,7662,9032,29625421,703
Total Polled55,66378,48066,22848,75370,90265,52360,64069,75910,536526,484
Registered Electors92,898116,018103,27374,111106,432105,66197,739105,194801,326
Turnout59.92%67.64%64.13%65.78%66.62%62.01%62.04%66.31%65.70%

The following candidates were elected: [38]

Preferential votes
PartyCandidatevotes
  UPFA Reginald Cooray 72,951
  UPFA Vidura Wickremanayake 63,385
  UPFA Vikum Gunasekara55,338
  UPFA Ranjith Somawansha54,099
  UPFA Lalith Ellawala 48,453
  UPFA Piyal Nishantha de Silva 47,540
  UPFA Yasapala Koralage46,146
  UPFA Nimal Chandraratne41,982
  UPFA Thilakasiri Perera38,090
  UPFA A. Chandrabanu34,929
  UPFA Lalith Warnakumara 31,791
  UPFA Sumithlal Mendis31,702
  UPFA Keerthi Kariyawasam30,475
  UPFA Chandrasiri Karunaratna28,870
  UNP Ajith Perera 28,567
  UNP Palitha Thewarapperuma 28,450
  UNP Ananda Lakshman Wijemanne 27,797
  UNP Kitsiri Kahatapitiya20,147
  UNP P. D. Abeyratne16,656
  JVP Nalinda Jayatissa 1,393

2014 provincial council election

Results of the 6th Western provincial council election held on 29 March 2014: [39]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes
Total Votes%Seats
  United People's Freedom Alliance [lower-alpha 33] 39,48854,01939,71533,22644,98838,77738,79237,69011,229337,92458.9%13
  United National Party 14,84016,08724,61511,35714,94821,63917,10121,5582,779144,92425.26%6
  Democratic
Party
3,1718,9973,2832,6315,3155,2755,9976,6942,32243,6857.62%2
  Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 2,0033,7682,6641,4553,9493,8512,5934,11097325,3664.42%1
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 711,2034,868392142,8927901,8032312,0562.1%0
  Ceylon Workers' Congress 757115497751,355601,1988144,3310.75%0
  Independent
Group 3
2616743152312761887191,3680.24%0
 Jana Setha Peramuna3442113302143944169471,0110.18%0
  United Socialist Party 769963651068485138137390.13%0
 All Citizens are All Kings Organization13104530010131283750.06%0
 United Lanka Great Council346627333933564973440.06%0
 Patriotic National Front2461261531344543132920.05%0
 United Lanka People's Party2126322145333927112550.04%0
  Independent
Group 9
253928173224301832160.04%0
  Independent
Group 5
27184201513291341430.02%0
  Independent
Group 2
16131125219161261290.02%0
  Independent
Group 1
5215132379132980.02%0
  Independent
Group 8
71561120111383940.02%0
  Independent
Group 6
15121052367122920.02%0
  Independent
Group 4
9101974101481820.01%0
  Independent
Group 7
413989101271730.01%0
  Sri Lanka Labour Party 25631751251560.01%0
Valid Votes60,68885,18575,50050,12971,49172,94966,95673,29417,481573,653100.00%22
Rejected Votes3,4493,8863,5152,8573,8013,8213,6453,08675028,8104.78%
Total Polled64,11789,07179,01552,98675,29276,77070,77076,30818,231602,46368.32%
Registered Electors99,146131,024114,79181,045119,927116,212107,144112,555881,814

The following candidates were elected: [39]

Preferential votes
PartyCandidatevotes
  UPFA Senal Welgama115,385
  UPFA Rohana Priyankara51,539
  UPFA Yasapala Koralage42,395
  UPFA Thilakasiri Perera40,962
  UPFA Ranjith Somawansha40,863
  UPFA Piyal Nishantha de Silva 26,673
  UPFA Nimal Chandraratne37,674
  UPFA Sumithlal Mendis33,388
  UPFA Lalith Ellawala 32,580
  UPFA Lalith Varna Kumara 30,079
  UNP Jagath Premalal29,920
  UPFA Sunethra Lal Fernando25,453
  UPFA Prasanna Sanjeewa25,140
  UPFA Keerthi Kariyawasam24,921
  UNP Mohamed Ifthikar24,576
  UNP P. D. Abeyratne20,797
  UNP Vijith Priyantha Silva19,727
  UNP Kitsiri Kahatapitiya19,492
  UNP Nihal Premachandra18,773
  DP Ravindra Yasas 12,885
  DP Anura Deepal12,469
  JVP Nalinda Jayatissa 11,949

Notes

  1. Including the Ceylon Workers' Congress.
  2. Including the CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP.
  3. Including the SLFP et al..
  4. Including the Ceylon Workers' Congress.
  5. Including the JVP.
  6. Including the SLFP et al..
  7. Including the SLMC et al..
  8. Including the NSSP et al..
  9. Including the UNP, SLMC, CWC, WPF.
  10. Including the SLFP et al.
  11. Including the NSSP et al.
  12. Including the SLFP, JVP.
  13. Including the UNP, SLMC, CWC, WPF.
  14. Including the NSSP et al.
  15. Reginald Cooray (UPFA-SLFP) resigned on 28 May 2004 to contest the Western provincial council elections. [21] His replacement Nirmala Kotalawala was sworn in on 20 July 2004. [22] .
  16. Sarath Ranawaka (UNF-UNP) died on 25 July 2009. [23] His replacement Ananda Lakshman Wijemanna (UNF-UNP) was sworn in on 6 August 2009. [24] .
  17. Including the SLFP.
  18. Including the UNP, SLMC, DPF, SLFP(P).
  19. Including the JVP,DNF et al.
  20. The alliance consisted of CWC,CF,DNF,DPC, LBSL, MEP, NC, NFF,PHU, SA (CPSL, DLF, LSSP,NLPP and SLPP), SLFP, TMVP and UCF.
  21. The alliance consisted of ACMC,DNM, JHU,MTNA,NFGG, SLMC, TPA (DPF, NUW and UCPF),ULF and UNP.
  22. The alliance consisted of CWC, CPSL, DLF, DVJP, EPDP, LSSP, MEP,MTK, NC, NFF,PHU, SLMP, SLPP, TMVP,UPP & VDJS.
  23. The alliance consisted of JHU, SLMC, TPA (NUW, DPF, UCPF), ACMC,NLNP & JSP.
  24. Including JVP.
  25. Including the CPSL, LSSP, NSSP & SLMP
  26. Including the SLFP et al.
  27. Including SLFP et al.
  28. Including NSSP et al.
  29. CWC, DWC et al.
  30. Including SLFP, JVP et al.
  31. Including CWC, UNP.
  32. Including SLFP et al.
  33. Including SLFP et al.

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