Results of the 2000 Sri Lankan general election by province

Last updated October 11, 2022

Results of the 2000 Sri Lankan general election by province.

Number of votes

Province	PA	UNP	JVP	NUA	SU	TULF	Ind	EPDP	NLF	ACTC	TELO	CWC	DPLF	Others	Valid Votes	Rejected Votes	Total Polled	Registered Electors	Turnout %
Central	550,513	461,945	38,537	32,023	13,618		1,425		5,170			6,108		14,492	1,123,831	92,616	1,216,447	1,510,544	80.53%
North Central	249,447	227,061	32,435	11,346	1,591		348		3,626					2,599	528,453	30,630	559,083	702,095	79.63%
North Eastern	214,630	200,469	9,908	70,498	1,116	106,033	56,337	50,890		22,085	26,112	225	20,848	9,482	788,633	56,636	845,269	1,670,348	50.60%
North Western	497,541	451,189	52,036	24,244	8,606		1,278		5,651					6,907	1,047,452	50,665	1,098,117	1,419,884	77.34%
Sabaragamuwa	445,256	379,644	44,250	4,797	6,252		1,184							12,283	893,666	49,547	943,213	1,154,893	81.67%
Southern	578,599	477,984	122,419		8,989		2,151		3,946					6,151	1,200,239	56,740	1,256,979	1,563,186	80.41%
Uva	245,576	243,251	29,573	5,052	2,104		947		3,569			12,092		2,783	544,947	41,775	586,722	713,493	82.23%
Western	1,119,339	1,036,227	189,616	50,023	85,587		3,618		10,313	5,238		4,588		15,898	2,520,447	102,546	2,622,993	3,336,619	78.61%
Total	3,900,901	3,477,770	518,774	197,983	127,863	106,033	67,288	50,890	32,275	27,323	26,112	23,013	20,848	70,595	8,647,668	481,155	9,128,823	12,071,062	75.63%

Percentage of votes

Province	PA	UNP	JVP	NUA	SU	TULF	Ind	EPDP	NLF	ACTC	TELO	CWC	DPLF	Others	Total
Central	48.99%	41.10%	3.43%	2.85%	1.21%		0.13%		0.46%			0.54%		1.29%	100.00%
North Central	47.20%	42.97%	6.14%	2.15%	0.30%		0.07%		0.69%					0.49%	100.00%
North Eastern	27.22%	25.42%	1.26%	8.94%	0.14%	13.45%	7.14%	6.45%		2.80%	3.31%	0.03%	2.64%	1.20%	100.00%
North Western	47.50%	43.07%	4.97%	2.31%	0.82%		0.12%		0.54%					0.66%	100.00%
Sabaragamuwa	49.82%	42.48%	4.95%	0.54%	0.70%		0.13%							1.37%	100.00%
Southern	48.21%	39.82%	10.20%		0.75%		0.18%		0.33%					0.51%	100.00%
Uva	45.06%	44.64%	5.43%	0.93%	0.39%		0.17%		0.65%			2.22%		0.51%	100.00%
Western	44.41%	41.11%	7.52%	1.98%	3.40%		0.14%		0.41%	0.21%		0.18%		0.63%	100.00%
Total	45.11%	40.22%	6.00%	2.29%	1.48%	1.23%	0.78%	0.59%	0.37%	0.32%	0.30%	0.27%	0.24%	0.82%	100.00%

Seats

Province	PA	UNP	JVP	NUA	SU	TULF	Ind	EPDP	NLF	ACTC	TELO	CWC	DPLF	Total
Central	13	10	0	1	0		0		0			0		24
North Central	7	6	0	0	0		0		0					13
North Eastern	9	6	0	2	0	5	1	4		1	3	0	0	31
North Western	13	9	1	0	0		0		0					23
Sabaragamuwa	11	8	0	0	0		0							19
Southern	12	10	3		0		0		0					25
Uva	6	7	0	0	0		0		0			0		13
Western	23	21	4	0	0		0		0	0		0		48
National List	13	12	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29
Total	107	89	10	4	1	5	1	4	0	1	3	0	0	225

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References

"Parliamentary General Election 2000 – All Island Result". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19.

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