Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district

Last updated August 19, 2024

Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district.

Number of votes

Electoral District	Province	UNF	PA	JVP	TNA	SLMC	EPDP	SU	NLF	Ind	DPLF	USP	NDP	DLF	Others	Valid Votes	Rejected Votes	Total Polled	Registered Electors	Turnout %
Ampara	NE	58,468	65,246	9,502	48,789	75,257	5,901	229	1,165	15,196					462	280,215	17,225	297,440	360,497	82.51%
Anuradhapura	NC	165,055	149,393	40,005				625	3,279	279					708	359,344	19,796	379,140	489,746	77.42%
Badulla	UV	201,173	138,443	26,820				1,044		5,578			352		427	373,837	26,626	400,463	491,288	81.51%
Batticaloa	NE	22,638	25,705	119	86,284	26,725	4,153	103	619	6,842	5,601				319	179,108	13,275	192,383	282,079	68.20%
Colombo	WE	546,417	353,401	117,404	12,696		647	16,970	3,457	300		1,503		3,322	2,364	1,058,481	40,901	1,099,382	1,440,682	76.31%
Galle	SO	238,989	232,931	61,806				2,328	2,448	1,010		728		465	1,209	541,914	24,561	566,475	698,566	81.09%
Gampaha	WE	437,289	428,780	113,990				8,105	3,488	967		736			1,875	995,230	38,172	1,033,402	1,285,993	80.36%
Hambantota	SO	112,520	105,175	59,693				679	2,101	289					705	281,162	13,378	294,540	369,073	79.81%
Jaffna	NE	16,245		242	102,324	3,364	57,208	213	407	2,677	1,454	410		2,054		186,598	10,681	197,279	633,457	31.14%
Kalutara	WE	254,339	226,468	60,451				5,103	2,369	593		2,162			2,134	553,619	32,617	586,236	717,764	81.68%
Kandy	CE	314,297	233,637	37,146				4,040	3,905	529					2,022	595,576	42,103	637,679	838,687	76.03%
Kegalle	SA	208,104	170,901	36,711				2,046	2,514	342					1,022	421,640	22,669	444,309	554,697	80.10%
Kurunegala	NW	382,768	332,775	63,652				2,842	3,194	641					1,856	787,728	38,401	826,129	1,045,652	79.01%
Matale	CE	109,991	88,999	16,063					1,824	223					990	218,090	15,449	233,539	299,606	77.95%
Matara	SO	171,661	171,141	54,476				1,854	2,780	545		856			654	403,967	20,820	424,787	534,694	79.44%
Monaragala	UV	80,549	81,805	21,987				359	1,745	424					464	187,333	15,638	202,971	247,280	82.08%
Nuwara Eliya	CE	215,157	77,733	11,080				642	1,687	376		1,262	6,600	373	189	315,099	28,373	343,472	417,163	82.34%
Polonnaruwa	NC	86,786	73,679	18,956				199	1,517	169					191	181,497	11,854	193,351	240,444	80.41%
Puttalam	NW	146,873	120,981	18,095				1,545	1,870	157					688	290,209	14,638	304,847	426,193	71.53%
Ratnapura	SA	227,202	212,794	40,377				1,448	4,589	765		1,556			847	489,578	30,483	520,061	623,506	83.41%
Trincomalee	NE	62,930	32,997	6,095	56,121		1,470	202	619	138					566	161,138	8,429	169,567	212,280	79.88%
Vanni	NE	26,575	7,831	683	41,950		3,404	89	324	3,712	9,614	242			82	94,506	7,855	102,361	218,861	46.77%
Total		4,086,026	3,330,815	815,353	348,164	105,346	72,783	50,665	45,901	41,752	16,669	9,455	6,952	6,214	19,774	8,955,869	493,944	9,449,813	12,428,208	76.04%

Percentage of votes

Electoral District	Province	UNF	PA	JVP	TNA	SLMC	EPDP	SU	NLF	Ind	DPLF	USP	NDP	DLF	Others	Total
Ampara	NE	20.87%	23.28%	3.39%	17.41%	26.86%	2.11%	0.08%	0.42%	5.42%					0.16%	100.00%
Anuradhapura	NC	45.93%	41.57%	11.13%			0.00%	0.17%	0.91%	0.08%					0.20%	100.00%
Badulla	UV	53.81%	37.03%	7.17%			0.00%	0.28%		1.49%			0.09%		0.11%	100.00%
Batticaloa	NE	12.64%	14.35%	0.07%	48.17%	14.92%	2.32%	0.06%	0.35%	3.82%	3.13%				0.18%	100.00%
Colombo	WE	51.62%	33.39%	11.09%	1.20%		0.06%	1.60%	0.33%	0.03%		0.14%		0.31%	0.22%	100.00%
Galle	SO	44.10%	42.98%	11.41%			0.00%	0.43%	0.45%	0.19%		0.13%		0.09%	0.22%	100.00%
Gampaha	WE	43.94%	43.08%	11.45%			0.00%	0.81%	0.35%	0.10%		0.07%			0.19%	100.00%
Hambantota	SO	40.02%	37.41%	21.23%			0.00%	0.24%	0.75%	0.10%					0.25%	100.00%
Jaffna	NE	8.71%		0.13%	54.84%	1.80%	30.66%	0.11%	0.22%	1.43%	0.78%	0.22%		1.10%	0.00%	100.00%
Kalutara	WE	45.94%	40.91%	10.92%			0.00%	0.92%	0.43%	0.11%		0.39%			0.39%	100.00%
Kandy	CE	52.77%	39.23%	6.24%			0.00%	0.68%	0.66%	0.09%					0.34%	100.00%
Kegalle	SA	49.36%	40.53%	8.71%			0.00%	0.49%	0.60%	0.08%					0.24%	100.00%
Kurunegala	NW	48.59%	42.24%	8.08%			0.00%	0.36%	0.41%	0.08%					0.24%	100.00%
Matale	CE	50.43%	40.81%	7.37%			0.00%		0.84%	0.10%					0.45%	100.00%
Matara	SO	42.49%	42.37%	13.49%			0.00%	0.46%	0.69%	0.13%		0.21%			0.16%	100.00%
Monaragala	UV	43.00%	43.67%	11.74%			0.00%	0.19%	0.93%	0.23%					0.25%	100.00%
Nuwara Eliya	CE	68.28%	24.67%	3.52%			0.00%	0.20%	0.54%	0.12%		0.40%	2.09%	0.12%	0.06%	100.00%
Polonnaruwa	NC	47.82%	40.60%	10.44%			0.00%	0.11%	0.84%	0.09%					0.11%	100.00%
Puttalam	NW	50.61%	41.69%	6.24%			0.00%	0.53%	0.64%	0.05%					0.24%	100.00%
Ratnapura	SA	46.41%	43.46%	8.25%			0.00%	0.30%	0.94%	0.16%		0.32%			0.17%	100.00%
Trincomalee	NE	39.05%	20.48%	3.78%	34.83%		0.91%	0.13%	0.38%	0.09%					0.35%	100.00%
Vanni	NE	28.12%	8.29%	0.72%	44.39%		3.60%	0.09%	0.34%	3.93%	10.17%	0.26%			0.09%	100.00%
Total		45.62%	37.19%	9.10%	3.89%	1.18%	0.81%	0.57%	0.51%	0.47%	0.19%	0.11%	0.08%	0.07%	0.22%	100.00%

Seats

Electoral District	Province	UNF	PA	JVP	TNA	SLMC	EPDP	SU	NLF	DPLF	USP	NDP	DLF	Total
Ampara	NE	1	2	0	1	3	0	0	0					7
Anuradhapura	NC	4	3	1				0	0					8
Badulla	UV	5	3	0				0				0		8
Batticaloa	NE	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0				5
Colombo	WE	12	7	2	0		0	0	0		0		0	21
Galle	SO	5	4	1				0	0		0		0	10
Gampaha	WE	9	7	2				0	0		0			18
Hambantota	SO	4	2	1				0	0					7
Jaffna	NE	1		0	6	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	9
Kalutara	WE	5	4	1				0	0		0			10
Kandy	CE	7	4	1				0	0					12
Kegalle	SA	5	3	1				0	0					9
Kurunegala	NW	8	6	1				0	0					15
Matale	CE	3	2	0					0					5
Matara	SO	4	3	1				0	0		0			8
Monaragala	UV	2	3	0				0	0					5
Nuwara Eliya	CE	5	2	0				0	0		0	0	0	7
Polonnaruwa	NC	3	2	0				0	0				0	5
Puttalam	NW	4	3	0				0	0					7
Ratnapura	SA	5	4	1				0	0		0			10
Trincomalee	NE	2	1	0	1		0	0	0					4
Vanni	NE	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	1	0			6
National List		13	11	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29
Total		109	77	16	15	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	225

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References

"Parliamentary General Election 2001 – All Island Result". Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

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