Nuwara Eliya Electoral District

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Nuwara Eliya
Electoral District
for the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Administrative
District 		Nuwara Eliya
Province Central
Polling divisions4
Population749,000 [1] (2008)
Electorate457,137 [2] (2010)
Area1,741 km2 (672 sq mi) [3]
Current Electoral District
Number of members7
MPs Palani Digambaran, NUW
Navin Dissanayake, UPFA
Sri Ranga Jeyaratnam, CF
Velusami Radhakrishnan, UCPF
Perumal Rajadurai, UNP
C. B. Rathnayake, UPFA
Arumugan Thondaman, UPFA

Nuwara Eliya 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 Nuwara Eliya in the Central province. The district currently elects 7 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 457,137 registered electors in 2010. [2]

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Presidential Elections

1982 Presidential Election

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

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%
Hanguranketha
Junius Jayewardene UNP 20,67218,68449,41418,9571,290109,01763.10%
Hector Kobbekaduwa SLFP 12,41412,03618,54313,39170957,09333.05%
Rohana Wijeweera JVP 9836161,8921,023554,5692.64%
Colvin R. de Silva LSSP 202146632208131,2010.70%
Kumar Ponnambalam ACTC 50513807435580.32%
Vasudeva Nanayakkara NSSP 77321457073310.19%
Valid Votes34,39831,56571,00633,7232,077172,769100.00%
Rejected Votes368320950397132,048
Total Polled34,76631,88571,95634,1202,090174,817
Registered Electors39,85337,12486,48738,414201,878
Turnout87.24%85.89%83.20%88.82%86.60%

1988 Presidential Election

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

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%
  Ranasinghe Premadasa UNP 22,74817,82252,65318,099813112,13562.15%
  Sirimavo Bandaranaike SLFP 14,01113,54922,20914,51961964,90735.98%
  Ossie Abeygunasekera SLMP 3702722,290404353,3711.87%
Valid Votes37,12931,64377,15233,0221,467180,413100.00%
Rejected Votes5764011,771530423,320
Total Polled37,70532,04478,92333,5521,509183,733
Registered Electors44,59639,194101,76544,214229,769
Turnout84.55%81.76%77.55%75.89%79.96%

1994 Presidential Election

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

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%
  Chandrika Kumaratunga PA 22,91722,03494,26226,0203,696168,92957.14%
  Srima Dissanayake UNP 19,60919,70853,94920,9552,707116,92839.55%
 Hudson Samarasinghe Ind 2 3505554,89750936,3142.14%
  Harischandra Wijayatunga SMBP 162137775226321,3320.45%
  A. J. Ranasinghe Ind 1 153140590190101,0830.37%
  Nihal Galappaththi SLPF 96142618178101,0440.35%
Valid Votes43,28742,716155,09148,0786,458295,630100.00%
Rejected Votes1,2021,6517,4121,4809511,840
Total Polled44,48944,367162,50349,5586,553307,470
Registered Electors54,00156,977212,69063,000386,668
Turnout82.39%77.87%76.40%78.66%79.52%

1999 Presidential Election

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

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%
  Ranil Wickramasinghe UNP 18,42620,98487,65323,6852,088152,83648.68%
  Chandrika Kumaratunga PA 29,00022,06870,49723,3122,333147,21046.88%
  Nandana Gunathilake JVP 1,5728261,8971,2992855,8791.87%
 W. V. M. Ranjith Ind 2 1582111,12819831,6980.54%
  Rajiva Wijesinha LPSL 1431641,07418601,5670.50%
 Tennyson Edirisuriya Ind 1 14013367216831,1160.36%
  Harischandra Wijayatunga SMBP 131136591142211,0210.33%
  Vasudeva Nanayakkara LDA 5167489158478120.26%
 Kamal KarunadasaPLSF71763268025550.18%
 Abdul RasoolSLMP68713226735310.17%
 Hudson Samarasinghe Ind 3 54522446304130.13%
 Ariyawansha Dissanayaka DUNF 21221023011760.06%
 A. W. Premawardhana PFF 28131023301760.06%
Valid Votes49,86344,823165,09749,4214,786313,990100.00%
Rejected Votes1,4611,1934,8851,366928,997
Total Polled51,32446,016169,98250,7874,878322,987
Registered Electors58,21359,333216,03864,127397,711
Turnout88.17%77.56%78.68%79.20%81.21%

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%
  Ranil Wickramasinghe UNP 27,06133,073156,34330,8523,099250,42870.37%
  Mahinda Rajapaksa UPFA 20,72517,64533,45323,6884,03999,55027.97%
  Siritunga Jayasuriya USP 2773781,63133332,6220.74%
 A. A. SuraweeraNDF28520468928521,4650.41%
  Victor Hettigoda ULPP585118274113760.11%
 Chamil Jayaneththi NLF 57351157822870.08%
 Anura De SilvaULF33271253002150.06%
 Aruna de SoyzaRPP4627795002020.06%
 Wimal Geeganage SLNF 5829674501990.06%
 A. K. J. Arachchige DUA 4016733501640.05%
 Wije Dias SEP 1823901501460.04%
 P. Nelson Perera SLPF 1824742101370.04%
 H. S. DharmadwajaUNAF151640130840.02%
Valid Votes48,69151,548192,96155,5197,156355,875100.00%
Rejected Votes8435762,8411,0031475,410
Total Polled49,53452,124195,80256,5227,303361,285
Registered Electors63,42165,998246,06271,744447,225
Turnout78.10%78.98%79.57%78.78%80.78%

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%
  Sarath Fonseka NDF 16,47026,727112,86621,4743,067180,60452.14%
  Mahinda Rajapaksa UPFA 29,16424,12062,60429,6186,098151,60443.77%
 M. C. M. Ismail DUNF 5185312,693381114,1341.19%
 C. J. Sugathsiri GamageUDF1652101,15819601,7290.50%
 A. A. SuraweeraNDF31219074731541,5680.45%
  A. S. P. Liyanage SLLP 12710752916909320.27%
  M. K. Shivajilingam Ind 5 696844710596980.20%
 W. V. M. Ranjith Ind 1 1129434013566870.20%
 Sarath Manamendra NSH 74804416116570.19%
 Lal PereraONF53914048416330.18%
  Siritunga Jayasuriya USP 57733206935220.15%
 Ukkubanda Wijekoon Ind 3 53442797604520.13%
  Vikramabahu Karunaratne LF 46282045833390.10%
 Wije Dias SEP 21302194003100.09%
 Sanath PinnaduwaNA31351992902940.08%
 Aithurus M. Illias Ind 2 70351134822680.08%
 Aruna de SoyzaRPP23351082601920.06%
 Ven.Battaramulla
Seelarathana Thero		JP2717993531810.05%
  M. Mohamed Musthaffa Ind 4 22241141801780.05%
 Senaratna de SilvaPNF17161092621700.05%
 M. B. ThaminimullaACAKO267731731260.04%
 Sarath KongahageUNAF198621411040.03%
Valid Votes47,47652,570184,12852,9949,214346,382100.00%
Rejected Votes7481,0573,693875896,462
Total Polled48,22453,627187,82153,8699,303352,844
Registered Electors65,96970,730247,06973,369457,137
Turnout73.10%75.82%76.02%73.42%77.19%

2015 Presidential Election

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2019 Presidential Election

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2024 Presidential Election

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%
 Akmeemana Dayarathna theroIND10000000%
 Abubakar Mohamed InfasDUA0000000%
 Siripala AmarasingheIND20000000%
 K.K. PiyadasaIND20000000%
 Sarath KeerthirathnaIND20000000%
 K.K. KularatnaIND20000000%
Valid Votes59,165 67,115260,27368,40718,975473,935100%
Rejected Votes1,6701,8098,3112,31753614,643
Total Polled60,83568,924268,58470,72419,511488,578
Registered Electors73,42685,188340,07786,874605,292
Turnout82.85%80.9%78.98%81.41%80.72%

Parliamentary General Elections

1989 Parliamentary General Election

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

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%Seats
  United National Party [a] 24,14018,71244,25220,6992,050109,85363.34%4
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party 9,8909,17515,92811,23689947,12827.18%2
  Democratic People's Liberation Front [b] 1017108,7189611910,5096.06%0
  United Socialist Alliance [c] 2622603,488155494,2142.43%0
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 494921,0789741,7200.99%0
Valid Votes34,44229,34973,46433,1483,021173,424100.00%6
Rejected Votes2,4572,4395,9372,6878013,600
Total Polled36,89931,78879,40135,8353,101187,024
Registered Electors43,84438,688100,13943,6243,224229,519
Turnout84.16%82.17%79.29%82.15%96.18%81.49%

The following candidates were elected: [9]

Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  UNP   UNP Gamini Dissanayake 73,790
  UNP   UNP Tissa Abeyagoonasekera35,375
  UNP   UNP Renuka Herath 31,271
  UNP   UNP Wijesundara Bandara Ranatunga29,067
  SLFP   SLFP Ananda Dassanayake 23,418
  SLFP   SLFP S. B. Dissanayake 18,986

1994 Parliamentary General Election

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

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%Seats
  United National Party [d] 24,78326,54294,89326,5342,726175,47858.12%5
  People's Alliance [e] 17,90416,11239,47621,4532,71397,65832.35%2
  Independent Group [f] 681,61024,2481,18925927,3749.07%1
  Sri Lanka Progressive Front [g] 130194453107449280.31%0
  Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 569022180334800.16%0
Valid Votes42,94144,548159,29149,3635,775301,918100.00%8
Rejected Votes2,5262,60713,3682,9979421,592
Total Polled45,46747,155172,65952,3605,869323,510
Registered Electors54,00156,977212,69063,000386,668
Turnout84.20%82.76%81.18%83.11%83.67%

The following candidates were elected: [10]

Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  UNP   CWC Muthu Sivalingam 85,490
  UNP   CWC Suppaiah Sathasivam83,368
  UNP   CWC Arumugam Thondaman 75,297
  UNP   UNP Renuka Herath 49,473
  UNP   UNP Tissa Abeyagoonasekera40,513
  PA   SLFP S. B. Dissanayake 38,372
  PA   SLFP C. B. Rathnayake 38,092
  IG   UCPF Periyasamy Chandrasekaran 23,453

2000 Parliamentary General Election

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

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%Seats
  People's Alliance [h] 32,85921,62375,78824,3903,358158,01852.53%4
  United National Party [i] 10,47020,28371,85421,1442,735126,48642.05%3
  Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 1,3869502,3111,2903626,2992.09%0
  National Union of Workers 42634,5065554,6711.55%0
 Citizen's Front721232,049161402,4450.81%0
 Sinhala Heritage1049682384541,1610.39%0
 Left & Democratic Alliance49162107122940.10%0
  Liberal Party 15322103342940.10%0
  Democratic United National Front 24351293512240.07%0
  Independent Group 9 1015962101420.05%0
  Independent Group 4 4396611100.04%0
  Sinhalaye Mahasammatha
Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 		1210678111080.04%0
  Independent Group 3 10742340930.03%0
 National Development Front22627110660.02%0
 Sri Lanka Muslim Party5114550660.02%0
  Independent Group 1 2634160580.02%0
  Independent Group 7 1033770570.02%0
  Independent Group 8 7626110500.02%0
  Independent Group 5 452780440.01%0
  Independent Group 6 132970400.01%0
  People's Freedom Front 212640330.01%0
 Ruhunu People's Party311470250.01%0
  Independent Group 2 031180220.01%0
Valid Votes45,06843,294158,40947,4526,583300,806100.00%7
Rejected Votes4,1804,92419,7856,11414635,149
Total Polled49,24848,218178,19453,5666,729335,955
Registered Electors58,85460,202220,93465,424405,414
Turnout83.68%80.09%80.65%81.88%82.87%

The following candidates were elected: [12]

Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  PA   SLFP S. B. Dissanayake 78,903
  PA   CWC Arumugan Thondaman 61,779
  PA   CWC Muthu Sivalingam 55,673
  UNP   UNP Navin Dissanayake 55,587
  PA   CWC S. Jegadhiswaran 50,375
  UNP   UCPF Periyasamy Chandrasekaran 54,681
  UNP   UNP Suppaiah Sathasivam47,472

2001 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district: [13] [14]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%Seats
  United National Front [j] 25,63129,549130,63326,4312,913215,15768.28%5
  People's Alliance [k] 13,61814,42128,73418,5822,37877,73324.67%2
  Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 2,5021,5084,2272,18465911,0803.52%0
 National Democratic Party283106,20646106,6002.09%0
  New Left Front [l] 242243848342121,6870.54%0
  United Socialist Party 12515382515451,2620.40%0
 Sinhala Heritage606642362316420.20%0
  Democratic Left Front 232212219973730.12%0
  Independent Group 6 2317983921790.06%0
 National Development Front2323601011170.04%0
  Independent Group 1 171113191610.02%0
  Independent Group 5 1332180450.01%0
  People's Freedom Front 32581370.01%0
  Independent Group 4 222660360.01%0
  Independent Group 3 421850290.01%0
  Independent Group 2 341081260.01%0
  Sri Lanka National Front 228120240.01%0
  Sri Lanka Progressive Front 21800110.00%0
Valid Votes42,32146,337172,30548,1156,021315,099100.00%7
Rejected Votes5,2113,63814,1035,3358628,373
Total Polled47,53249,975186,40853,4506,107343,472
Registered Electors60,04462,131228,31766,671417,163
Turnout79.16%80.43%81.64%80.17%82.34%

The following candidates were elected: [15]

Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  UNF   CWC Arumugam Thondaman 121,542
  UNF   UCPF Periyasamy Chandrasekaran 121,421
  UNF   CWC Muthu Sivalingam 107,338
  UNF   UNP Navin Dissanayake 74,894
  UNF   UNP K. K. Piyadasa54,206
  PA   SLFP C. B. Rathnayake 49,673
  PA   SLFP Shantha Kumara Dassanayake35,504

2004 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004 for the district: [16]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%Seats
  United National Front [m] 25,31325,390100,35022,7683,150176,97154.02%4
  United People's Freedom
Alliance [n] 		16,96215,96425,98920,6073,42382,94525.32%2
  Up-Country People's Front 5744,18241,5633,17023949,72815.18%1
  Ceylon Democratic Unity
Alliance 		881,5637,3311,6975710,7363.28%0
  Jathika Hela Urumaya 6305932,6173952194,4541.36%0
  United Socialist Party 731441,01918821,4260.44%0
 National Development Front77273725155320.16%0
  Liberal Party 425589921880.06%0
  New Left Front [o] 16111134251870.06%0
  Independent Group 4 151354130950.03%0
 Ruhuna People's Party317230790.02%0
  Independent Group 3 11936160720.02%0
  Sinhalaye Mahasammatha
Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 		9823112530.02%0
  Independent Group 1 9519111450.01%0
  Independent Group 2 132761380.01%0
  Sri Lanka National Front 431171260.01%0
 Swarajya Party611240230.01%0
  Sri Lanka Progressive Front 20630110.00%0
Valid Votes43,79747,942179,67249,0917,107327,609100.00%7
Rejected Votes3,7322,89613,5944,02816324,413
Total Polled47,52950,838193,26653,1197,270352,022
Registered Electors61,86865,044239,51169,813436,236
Turnout76.82%78.16%80.69%76.09%80.70%

The following candidates were elected: [17]

Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  UNF   CWC Arumugam Thondaman 99,783
  UNF   CWC Muthu Sivalingam 85,708
  UNF   CWC S. Jegadhiswaran 81,386
  UNF   UNP S. B. Dissanayake [p] 71,723
  UPFA   SLFP C. B. Rathnayake 55,284
  UPFA   JVP N. D. N. P. Jayasinghe 44,229
  UCPF   UCPF Periyasamy Chandrasekaran [q] 42,582

2010 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 14th parliamentary election held on 8 April 2010 for the district: [22]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%Seats
  United People's Freedom
Alliance [r] 		18,86624,79072,76626,0176,672149,11156.01%5
  United National Front [s] 10,36213,55359,33911,5512,08096,88536.39%2
  Up-Country People's Front 2361,12010,9128814013,1894.95%0
  Democratic National Alliance [t] 9937001,3895083943,9841.50%0
  Independent Group 1 16481,068133151,2800.48%0
  United Socialist Party 21282302403030.11%0
  Independent Group 5 68102106132350.09%0
  Sinhalaye Mahasammatha
Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 		16611328172250.08%0
 United National Alternative Front2024812571570.06%0
  Independent Group 14 1512652501170.04%0
 National Development Front1611691831170.04%0
 United Democratic Front783792630.02%0
  Independent Group 10 6133562620.02%0
  Independent Group 9 633831510.02%0
  Independent Group 11 15131370480.02%0
  Independent Group 13 862281450.02%0
  Socialist Equality Party 133821450.02%0
 United Lanka Great Council6320120410.02%0
 Janasetha Peramuna1102431390.01%0
  Independent Group 6 391661350.01%0
  Independent Group 3 152844330.01%0
 Patriotic National Front561470320.01%0
  Independent Group 2 3111131290.01%0
  Left Liberation Front 241250230.01%0
  Sri Lanka National Front 51932200.01%0
  Independent Group 4 30941170.01%0
  Independent Group 7 31850170.01%0
  Independent Group 12 43610140.01%0
  Independent Group 8 22710120.00%0
  Sri Lanka Labour Party 1111150.00%0
Valid Votes30,81340,384146,36239,4169,259266,234100.00%7
Rejected Votes5,1465,32719,9696,42437037,236
Total Polled35,95945,711166,33145,8409,629303,470
Registered Electors65,96970,730247,06973,369457,137
Turnout54.51%64.63%67.32%62.48%66.38%

The following candidates were elected: [23]

Preferential votes
AlliancePartyCandidatevotes
  UPFA   CWC Arumugam Thondaman 60,997
  UPFA   CWC Velusami Radhakrishnan 54,083
  UPFA   CWC Perumal Rajadurai 49,228
  UPFA   UNP Navin Dissanayake 43,514
  UPFA   SLFP C. B. Rathnayake 41,345
  UNF   NUW Palani Digambaran [u] 39,490
  UNF  CF Sri Ranga Jeyaratnam 33,948

Provincial Council Elections

1988 provincial council election

Results of the 1st Central provincial council election held on 2 June 1988 [26]

PartyTotal Votes%Seats
  United National Party 98,86370.43%12
  United Socialist Alliance [v] 38,31227.3%5
  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 3,1872.27%0
Valid Votes140,362100.00%17

1993 provincial council election

Results of the 2nd Central provincial council election held on 17 May 1993: [27]

PartyVotes%Seats
  United National Party 150,93659.18%10
  People's Alliance [w] 47,82318.75%3
  Democratic United National Front 29,18311.44%2
  Independent Group 2 16,0756.3%1
  National Union of Workers 7,7493.04%1
  Nava Sama Samaja Party 1,3760.54%0
  Democratic Workers Congress 1,0740.42%0
  Independent Group 1 8470.33%0
Valid Votes255,063100.00%17

1999 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 3rd Central provincial council election held on 6 April 1999 for the district:

PartyVotes%Seats
United National Party 88,02032.41%
People's Alliance (SLFP, SLMC et al.)79,26429.18%
National Union of Workers (CWC, DWC)69,44125.57%
Up-Country People's Front 22,8968.43%
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 4,9091.81%
New Left Front (NSSP et al.)3,5411.30%
Independent 2 2,0310.75%
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 8110.30%
Independent 1 4620.17%
Independent 3 2380.09%
Valid Votes271,613100.00%
Rejected Votes30,853
Total Polled302,466
Registered Electors391,585
Turnout77.24%
Sources: [28] [29]

2004 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 4th Central provincial council election held on 10 July 2004 for the district: [30]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%Seats
  United National Party 19,06217,14583,45017,5711,344138,57250.88%8
  United People's Freedom
Alliance [x] 		17,48615,65332,04921,9382,06689,19232.75%6
  Up-Country People's Front 4824,90929,3652,1473636,93913.56%2
  United Socialist Party 2524102,86036953,8961.43%0
  Independent Group 2 56208111,032161,9350.71%0
  Liberal Party 612454617958600.32%0
 National Development Front102392859415210.19%0
  Independent Group 3 2918782011460.05%0
 National Democratic Party813751301090.04%0
  Sinhalaye Mahasammatha
Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 		684895760.03%0
  Independent Group 1 4227143500.02%0
  Sri Lanka Progressive Front 1031251310.01%0
Valid Votes37,50338,344149,60643,3913,483272,327100.00%16
Rejected Votes3,0772,93513,4493,77414023,375
Total Polled40,58041,279163,05547,1653,623295,702
Registered Electors61,86865,054239,51369,813436,248
Turnout65.59%63.45%68.08%67.56%67.78%

The following candidates were elected: [30]

Preferential votes
PartyCandidate [30] votes
  UNP Velusami Radhakrishnan 44,525
  UNP S. B. Dissanayake 33,869
  UNP K. P. Govindaraja31,501
  UNP M. Nadaraja Pille28,008
  UPFA R. M. S. B. Rathnayaka27,997
  UNP S. M. Vellayan23,252
  UNP Sivaraja Anushshaya22,073
  UNP Sadayan Balachandran21,713
  UNP Renuka Herath 21,485
  UCPF Santhanam Arulsamy 18,964
  UCPF Palani Digambaran 18,387
  UPFA Jayarathna Dissanayake17,894
  UPFA Nimal Piyatissa 17,111
  UPFA Aquelas De Silva16,683
  UPFA A. W. G. Ranasinghe16,262
  UPFA Chinthaka Saminda Kularathna12,443

2009 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 5th Central provincial council election held on 14 February 2009 for the district: [31]

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostal
Votes		Total Votes%Seats
  United People's Freedom
Alliance [y] 		24,63924,78969,32323,9723,695146,41851.77%9
  United National Party 13,74017,93379,15316,2601,203128,28945.36%7
  Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 3746561,453457993,0391.07%0
  Independent Group 10 213331,64015342,0430.72%0
  United Socialist Party 28845007336880.24%0
 National Development Front47294584755860.21%0
  Independent Group 4 212173231134310.15%0
 Ruhunu People's Party10682289714040.14%0
 United Lanka People's Party26291434212410.09%0
  Left Front [z] 44218721180.04%0
  Sinhalaye Mahasammatha
Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 		31089331080.04%0
  Socialist Equality Party 158273980.03%0
  Independent Group 9 1083880640.02%0
  Independent Group 5 352970440.02%0
 United Lanka Great Council1022461430.02%0
  Independent Group 6 432150330.01%0
  Independent Group 1 651531300.01%0
  Independent Group 8 731170280.01%0
  Independent Group 7 321750270.01%0
  Independent Group 3 411340220.01%0
  Independent Group 2 011530190.01%0
 National People's Party131310180.01%0
  Liberal Party 32930170.01%0
 Patriotic National Front12530110.00%0
Valid Votes38,94743,989153,47341,3465,064282,819100.00%16
Rejected Votes3,8983,46215,0994,2899926,847
Total Polled42,84547,451168,57245,6355,163309,666
Registered Electors65,20968,967245,52772,692452,395
Turnout65.70%68.80%68.66%62.78%68.45%

The following candidates were elected: [32]

Preferential votes
PartyCandidate [31] votes
  UNP Palani Digambaran 45,229
  UPFA S. B. Dissanayake 39,005
  UNP Prakash Ganeshan38,362
  UNP M. Udayakumar 32,409
  UPFA R. M. S. B. Rathnayaka30,114
  UPFA Kumara Dasanayake30,006
  UPFA M. Rameshwaran 21,544
  UNP Jayalath Bandara21,350
  UNP K. K. Piyadasa20,902
  UNP Suppaiah Sathasivam20,462
  UPFA Nimal Piyatissa 19,961
  UPFA Ramasami Muththaiah18,990
  UPFA Jayarathna Dissanayake18,897
  UPFA Velusami Radhakrishnan 18,513
  UPFA Wimali Karunarathne17,982
  UNP Sri Kanapathi Kanagaraja15,547

Notes

  1. ↑ Including the Ceylon Workers' Congress.
  2. ↑ Including the PLOTE.
  3. ↑ Including the CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP.
  4. ↑ Including the Ceylon Workers' Congress.
  5. ↑ Including the SLFP et al..
  6. ↑ Including UCPF.
  7. ↑ Including the JVP.
  8. ↑ Including the SLFP,CWC et al..
  9. ↑ Including the Up-Country People's Front.
  10. ↑ Including the UNP, SLMC, CWC, WPF, UCPF.
  11. ↑ Including the SLFP et al.
  12. ↑ Including the NSSP et al.
  13. ↑ Including the UNP, SLMC, CWC, WPF.
  14. ↑ Including the SLFP, JVP et al.
  15. ↑ NSSP et al.
  16. ↑ S. B. Dissanayake (UNF-UNP) vacated his seat on 7 December 2004 after being jailed by the Sri Lankan Supreme Court for contempt of court. [18] His replacement Renuka Herath (UNF-UNP) was sworn in on 30 January 2006. [19] .
  17. ↑ Periyasamy Chandrasekaran (UCPF) died on 1 January 2010. [20] His replacement Santhanam Arulsamy (UCPF) was sworn in on 5 February 2010. [21] .
  18. ↑ Including CWC, SLFP et al.
  19. ↑ Including UNP, SLMC, DPF, SLFP(P).
  20. ↑ Including JVP et al.
  21. ↑ The National Union of Workers left the United National Front alliance on 22 April 2010 after a dispute over National List seats. [24] Palani Digambaran (UNF-NUW), their sole MP, is to function as an independent MP. [25] .
  22. ↑ Including the CPSL, LSSP, NSSP & SLMP
  23. ↑ Including the SLFP et al.
  24. ↑ Including the SLFP, JVP.
  25. ↑ Including the SLFP, CWC.
  26. ↑ NSSP et al.

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