Puttalam Electoral District - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Puttalam electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts

Electoral districts in Sri Lanka

The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka provides for the election of members of Parliament from 22 multi-member electoral districts through the proportional representation electoral system....

of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

created by the 1978 Constitution

Constitution of Sri Lanka

The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution, and its third constitution since the...

of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district

Districts of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, districts are the second-level administrative divisions, and are included in a province. There are 25 districts organized into 9 provinces. Each district is administered under a District Secretary, who is appointed by the central government...

of Puttalam

Puttalam District

Puttalam is a district situated near to the west coast of Sri Lanka. It has an area of . Along with the Kurunegala District, it formulates the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The district capital is Puttalam, which borders the Kala Oya and Modaragam Aru in the north, Anuradhapura District and...

in the North Western province

North Western Province, Sri Lanka

North Western Province is a province of Sri Lanka. The districts of Kurunegala and Puttalam formulate Wayamba. Its capital is Kurunegala, which has a population of 28,571. The province is known mainly for its numerous coconut plantations. Other main towns in this province are Chilaw and Puttalam...

. The district currently elects 8 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 495,575 registered electors in 2010.

1982 Presidential Election

Results of the 1st presidential election

Sri Lankan presidential election, 1982

The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1982 was the first presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 17 September 1982, and the election was held on 20 October 1982. Electoral participation was 81.06%. Incumbent president J. R. Jayewardene of the governing United National...

held on 20 October 1982 for the district:

Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%
Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%	Anama -duwa	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
Junius Jayewardene	UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	20,789	30,142	23,324	24,089	28,801	1,732	128,877	59.12%
Hector Kobbekaduwa	SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...	19,757	17,553	16,299	8,448	17,293	656	80,006	36.70%
Rohana Wijeweera Rohana Wijeweera Patabendi Don Nandasiri Wijeweera or Rohana Wijeweera was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and the founding leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna...	JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...	2,370	1,525	1,016	706	1,318	66	7,001	3.21%
Colvin R. de Silva Colvin R. de Silva Colvin R. de Silva was a former Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs, prominent member of parliament, Trotskyist leader and lawyer in Sri Lanka. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party – the first Marxist party in Sri Lanka.-Personal...	LSSP Lanka Sama Samaja Party The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka....	182	243	119	290	171	35	1,040	0.48%
Kumar Ponnambalam Kumar Ponnambalam Kumar Ponnambalam was a prominent defence lawyer and a controversial minority Tamil nationalist politician from Sri Lanka...	ACTC All Ceylon Tamil Congress All Ceylon Tamil Congress , is the oldest Tamil political party in Sri Lanka.-History:The ACTC was founded in 1944 by G.G. Ponnambalam. Ponnambalam asked for a 50-50 representation in parliament...	48	109	23	592	31	14	817	0.37%
Vasudeva Nanayakkara	NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya and Vasudeva Nanayakkara joined later...	72	45	37	46	33	6	239	0.11%
Valid Votes		43,218	49,617	40,818	34,171	47,647	2,509	217,980	100.00%
Rejected Votes		458	479	357	389	289	23	1,995
Total Polled		43,676	50,096	41,175	34,560	47,936	2,532	219,975
Registered Electors		54,207	61,128	49,638	45,817	56,885		267,675
Turnout		80.57%	81.95%	82.95%	75.43%	84.27%		82.18%
Source:

1988 Presidential Election

Results of the 2nd presidential election

Sri Lankan presidential election, 1988

The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1988 was the second presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 10 November 1988, and the election was held on 19 December 1988. Electoral participation was 55.32%...

held on 19 December 1988 for the district:

Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%
Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%	Anama -duwa	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
Ranasinghe Premadasa Ranasinghe Premadasa Ranasinghe Premadasa was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka from January 2, 1989 to May 1, 1993. Before that, he served as the Prime Minister in the government headed by J. R. Jayewardene from February 6, 1978 to January 1, 1989...	UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	21,252	27,932	22,194	24,362	28,407	1,192	125,339	55.89%
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the world's first female head of government...	SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...	18,875	23,485	18,585	12,613	20,234	1,031	94,823	42.28%
Oswin Abeygunasekara	SLMP	662	748	851	815	941	76	4,093	1.83%
Valid Votes		40,789	52,165	41,630	37,790	49,582	2,299	224,255	100.00%
Rejected Votes		393	731	388	632	736	85	2,965
Total Polled		41,182	52,896	42,018	38,422	50,318	2,384	227,220
Registered Electors		67,553	70,574	57,526	57,106	66,244		319,003
Turnout		60.96%	74.95%	73.04%	67.28%	75.96%		71.23%
Source:

1989 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 9th parliamentary election

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1989

Sri Lanka had not had a parliamentary election since 1977. The elections that should normally have been held by 1983 had been cancelled by the 1982 referendum.President Ranasinghe Premadasa called the election for February 15.-Electoral District:...

held on 15 February 1989 for the district:

Party	\|Votes per Polling Division	\|Total Votes	\|Seats
Party	Anama -duwa	\|Total Votes	\|Seats	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	29,291	30,573	22,957	22,541	31,912	2,035	139,309	62.62%	5
Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...	15,208	17,456	13,763	10,331	14,006	923	71,687	32.22%	2
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders....	450	699	1,276	3,661	120	47	6,253	2.81%	0
United Socialist Alliance (CPSL Communist Party of Sri Lanka The Communist Party of Sri Lanka is a communist political party in Sri Lanka. At the last legislative elections, on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.... , LSSP Lanka Sama Samaja Party The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.... , NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya and Vasudeva Nanayakkara joined later... , SLMP Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya The Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya is a political party in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1984 by Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Was led by Chandrika Kumaratunga 1985-1990.... )	505	430	1,136	150	1,090	87	3,398	1.53%	0
United Lanka People's Party	329	333	176	147	128	24	1,137	0.51%	0
Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	116	162	121	74	111	0	584	0.26%	0
Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	24	32	11	22	17	1	107	0.05%	0
Valid Votes	45,923	49,685	39,440	36,926	47,384	3,117	222,475	100.00%	7
Rejected Votes	2,799	2,832	2,236	2,552	2,712	74	13,205
Total Polled	48,722	52,517	41,676	39,478	50,096	3,191	235,680
Registered Electors	66,912	69,743	56,794	56,582	65,347	3,377	318,755
Turnout	72.82%	75.30%	73.38%	69.77%	76.66%	94.49%	73.94%
Source:

The following candidates were elected:
Michael Festus Wenseslous Perera (UNP), 76,390 preference votes (pv); Asoka Wadigamangawa (UNP), 56,696 pv; Harindra Jayanthi Corea (UNP), 32,899 pv; Silva Dedinuni Robert Jayaratne (SLFP), 32,567 pv; James Edward Harold Herat (UNP), 27,763 pv; Wendakoon Mudiyanselage Sujatha Kanthimathie Dharmawardana (UNP), 26,830 pv; and Milroy Fernando

Milroy Fernando

Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(SLFP), 18,375 pv.

1993 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 2nd North Western provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:

Party	\|%	United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	122,830
People's Alliance People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... et al)	89,355
Democratic United National Front Democratic United National Front The Democratic United National Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats....	26,203
Nava Sama Samaja Party Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya and Vasudeva Nanayakkara joined later...	3,425
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders....	3,017
Valid Votes
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout
Source:

1994 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 10th parliamentary election

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1994

The Sri Lankan parliamentary election of 1994 marked the decisive end of 17 years of UNP rule and a revival of Sri Lankan democracy.-Background:Democracy in Sri Lanka had seemed doomed as the presidencies of J.R...

held on 16 August 1994 for the district:

Party	\|Votes per Polling Division	\|Total Votes	\|Seats
Party	Anama -duwa	\|Total Votes	\|Seats	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
People's Alliance People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... et al)	32,697	31,999	26,286	26,645	29,944	3,034	150,605	53.65%	4
United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	25,367	29,076	21,120	23,166	26,925	2,017	127,671	45.48%	3
Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89... )	439	356	282	150	338	50	1,615	0.58%	0
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Mahajana Eksath Peramuna The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna is a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. Today the party is led by Dinesh Gunawardena, son of Philip Gunawardena....	128	211	164	87	203	45	838	0.30%	0
Valid Votes	58,631	61,642	47,852	50,048	57,410	5,146	280,729	100.00%	7
Rejected Votes	2,949	2,723	1,804	2,944	2,613	111	13,144
Total Polled	61,580	64,365	49,656	52,992	60,023	5,257	293,873
Registered Electors	80,010	83,057	64,449	73,757	78,919		380,192
Turnout	76.97%	77.49%	77.05%	71.85%	76.06%		77.30%
Source:

The following candidates were elected:
Festus Perera (UNP), 75,417 preference votes (pv); Kachchakaduge Godfrey Joseph Fernando (PA), 55,373 pv; Jayaratne Silva Dedimuni Robert (PA), 49,116 pv; Asoka Wadigamangawa (UNP), 47,003 pv; Milroy Fernando

Milroy Fernando

Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(PA), 43,366 pv; D. M. Dassanayake

D. M. Dassanayake

Dassanayake Mudiyanselage Dassanayake was a Sri Lankan politician from the Puttalam District. He was serving as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and non-cabinet Minister of Nation Building when he was assassinated in a roadside bomb attack on January 8, 2008 in Ja-Ela, twelve miles north of...

(PA), 39,793 pv; and Herath Herald James Edward (UNP), 37,538 pv.

1994 Presidential Election

Results of the 3rd presidential election

Sri Lankan presidential election, 1994

The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1994 was the third presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 7 October 1994, and the election was held on 9 November 1994. Electoral participation was 70.47%...

held on 9 November 1994 for the district:

Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%
Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%	Anama -duwa	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga born June 29, 1945) was the 4th Executive president of Sri Lanka, serving from November 12, 1994 to November 19, 2005. The daughter of two former Prime Ministers, she was also the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party until end of 2005...	PA People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party...	35,977	35,415	27,856	29,040	33,874	3,633	165,795	62.65%
Srimathi Dissanayake	UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	17,821	22,240	16,721	15,542	21,004	1,883	95,211	35.98%
Hudson Samarasinghe	Ind 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	475	382	180	531	228	0	1,796	0.68%
Nihal Galappaththi Nihal Galappaththi Arachchige Nihal Galappaththi is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...	SLPF	191	130	70	118	102	14	625	0.24%
Harischandra Wijayatunga Harischandra Wijayatunga Wijayatunga Mudalige Harischandra Wijayatunga is a Sri Lankan author, translator, lexicographer, teacher, lawyer and politician. He held various offices in different institutions of the Government of Sri Lanka. At present he is the leader of Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Party...	SMBP Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga....	176	133	81	75	134	18	617	0.23%
A.J. Ranashinge	Ind 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	122	121	86	122	121	19	591	0.22%
Valid Votes		54,762	58,421	44,994	45,428	55,463	5,567	264,635	100.00%
Rejected Votes		1,045	936	576	1,043	994	95	4,689
Total Polled		55,807	59,357	45,570	46,471	56,457	5,662	269,324
Registered Electors		80,010	83,057	64,449	73,757	78,919		380,192
Turnout		69.75%	71.47%	70.71%	63.01%	71.54%		70.84%
Source:

1999 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 3rd North Western provincial council election

Sri Lankan provincial council election, 1999

The 1999 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 25 January 1999, 6 April 1999 and 10 June 1999 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March...

held on 25 January 1999 for the district:

Party	\|%	People's Alliance People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... , SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... et al)	160,722	56.97%	8
United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	105,876	37.53%	6
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...	10,759	3.81%	1
New Left Front New Left Front The Left Liberation Front is a left wing electoral coalition in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1998 as the New Left Front by the Nava Sama Samaja Party, former members of the People's Alliance, and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna... (NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya and Vasudeva Nanayakkara joined later... et al)	3,361	1.19%	0
Muslim United Liberation Front	542	0.19%	0
Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	270	0.10%	0
Liberal Party Liberal Party of Sri Lanka The Liberal Party of Sri Lanka began as a think-tank called the Council for Liberal Democracy, founded in 1981 by the late Dr. Chanaka Amaratunga, a longstanding member of the United National Party which was then in government....	202	0.07%	0
Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	198	0.07%	0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front	126	0.04%	0
Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	72	0.03%	0
Valid Votes	282,128	100.00%	15
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors	398,055
Turnout
Source:

1999 Presidential Election

Results of the 4th presidential election

Sri Lankan presidential election, 1999

The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1999 was the fourth presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 16 November 1999, and the election was held on 21 December 1999 Electoral participation was 73.31%...

held on 21 December 1999 for the district:

Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%
Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%	Anama -duwa	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga born June 29, 1945) was the 4th Executive president of Sri Lanka, serving from November 12, 1994 to November 19, 2005. The daughter of two former Prime Ministers, she was also the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party until end of 2005...	PA People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party...	30,542	31,998	26,152	20,842	30,149	2,042	141,725	51.47%
Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Shriyan Wickremesinghe , MP, is a Sri Lankan politician and current Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan parliament. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka twice, from May 7, 1993 to August 19, 1994 and from December 9, 2001 to April 6, 2004...	UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	22,733	26,708	19,079	26,894	24,449	1,752	121,615	44.17%
Nandana Gunathilake Nandana Gunathilake M. D. Nandana Gunathilake is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...	JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...	2,216	1,813	1,285	701	1,583	278	7,876	2.86%
W.V.M. Ranjith	Ind 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	176	187	66	203	108	1	741	0.27%
Harischandra Wijayatunga Harischandra Wijayatunga Wijayatunga Mudalige Harischandra Wijayatunga is a Sri Lankan author, translator, lexicographer, teacher, lawyer and politician. He held various offices in different institutions of the Government of Sri Lanka. At present he is the leader of Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Party...	SMBP Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga....	131	116	111	71	166	19	614	0.22%
Rajiva Wijesinha Rajiva Wijesinha Rajiva Wijesinha, MA, DPhil is a Sri Lankan writer in English, distinguished for his political analysis as well as creative and critical work...	Liberal Liberal Party of Sri Lanka The Liberal Party of Sri Lanka began as a think-tank called the Council for Liberal Democracy, founded in 1981 by the late Dr. Chanaka Amaratunga, a longstanding member of the United National Party which was then in government....	195	100	69	155	80	0	599	0.22%
T. Edirisuriya	Ind 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	154	137	63	144	89	2	589	0.21%
Abdul Rasool	SLMP	58	90	96	182	48	7	481	0.17%
Vasudeva Nanayakkara	LDA	49	90	68	106	100	32	445	0.16%
Kamal Karunadasa	PLSF	87	58	48	66	48	1	308	0.11%
Hudson Samarasinghe	Ind 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	38	37	24	38	27	0	164	0.06%
A.W. Premawardhana	PFF	15	28	16	18	17	0	94	0.03%
A. Dissanayaka	DUNF Democratic United National Front The Democratic United National Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats....	22	21	15	12	17	1	88	0.03%
Valid Votes		56,416	61,383	47,092	49,432	56,881	4,135	275,339	100.00%
Rejected Votes		1,199	1,309	846	1,202	1,076	146	5,778
Total Polled		57,615	62,692	47,938	50,634	57,957	4,281	281,117
Registered Electors		83,322	87,891	68,620	80,531	83,686		404,050
Turnout		69.15%	71.33%	69.86%	62.88%	69.26%		69.57%
Source:

2000 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 11th parliamentary election

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2000

The elections were called by President Chandrika Kumaratunga for October 24, 2000.The People's Alliance government Kumaratunga had led for six years was facing increasing criticism on two fronts: a series of military defeats at the hands of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the...

held on 10 October 2000 for the district:

Party	\|Votes per Polling Division	\|Total Votes	\|Seats
Party	Anama -duwa	\|Total Votes	\|Seats	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
People's Alliance People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... et al)	30,909	30,124	25,646	20,044	29,146	2,878	138,747	48.40%	5
United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	21,233	28,110	20,078	21,579	25,218	2,348	118,566	41.36%	3
National Unity Alliance Muslim National Unity Alliance The Muslim National Unity Alliance was a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka.At the legislative elections, 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats. The party operated on a platform of Islamic socialism... (SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... )	222	833	1,308	9,811	33	110	12,317	4.30%	0
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...	2,843	2,558	1,909	858	2,596	492	11,256	3.93%	0
New Left Front New Left Front The Left Liberation Front is a left wing electoral coalition in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1998 as the New Left Front by the Nava Sama Samaja Party, former members of the People's Alliance, and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna... (NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya and Vasudeva Nanayakkara joined later... et al)	587	429	220	396	317	10	1,959	0.68%	0
Sinhala Heritage	166	557	339	140	618	95	1,915	0.67%	0
Citizen's Front	80	32	89	618	42	4	865	0.30%	0
United Sinhala Great Council	96	91	40	66	46	2	341	0.12%	0
Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	56	30	32	66	39	1	224	0.08%	0
Peoples Freedom Front	32	28	17	17	19	1	114	0.04%	0
Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	31	21	11	21	19	0	103	0.04%	0
Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	18	15	10	26	13	4	86	0.03%	0
Sri Lanka Muslim Party	10	12	7	16	15	0	60	0.02%	0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front	10	12	6	27	3	0	58	0.02%	0
National Development Front	14	3	3	11	10	1	42	0.01%	0
Ruhuna People's Party	3	26	4	8	1	0	42	0.01%	0
Valid Votes	56,310	62,881	49,719	53,704	58,135	5,946	286,695	100.00%	8
Rejected Votes	3,515	3,136	1,893	3,779	2,543	178	15,044
Total Polled	59,825	66,017	51,612	57,483	60,678	6,124	301,739
Registered Electors	85,002	89,650	70,028	82,077	85,717		412,474
Turnout	70.38%	73.64%	73.70%	70.04%	70.79%		73.15%
Source:

The following candidates were elected:
Neomal Perera

Neomal Perera

Gamamedaliyanage Joseph Lalith Neomal Perera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(UNP), 49,207 preference votes (pv); D. M. Dassanayake

D. M. Dassanayake

(PA), 45,700 pv; Festus Perera (UNP), 45,513 pv; Palitha Range Bandara

Palitha Range Bandara

Palitha Range Bandara is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

(UNP), 40,296 pv; Milroy Fernando

Milroy Fernando

Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(PA), 39,943 pv; Dayasritha Thissera

Dayasritha Thissera

Anton Dayasritha Thissera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(PA), 38,885 pv; Piyankara Jayaratne

Piyankara Jayaratne

Unnanthi Piyankara Jayaratne, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.He is the current Cabinet Minister of Civil Aviation in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government and ex Deputy Speaker of Parliament.Educated at the Royal College Colombo and gained his higher...

(PA), 32,741 pv; and Ivon Sriyani Fernando (PA), 28,636 pv.

2001 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 12th parliamentary election

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2001

Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on December 6, 2001, just a little over a year after the last elections in October 2000.-Background:The People's Alliance government faced a blow when most of the SLMC MPs left the coalition...

held on 5 December 2001 for the district:

Party	\|Votes per Polling Division	\|Total Votes	\|Seats
Party	Anama -duwa	\|Total Votes	\|Seats	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
United National Front (UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... , SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... , CWC Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... , WPF Western People's Front The Western People's Front, currently named the Democratic People's Front , is a political party in Sri Lanka active in the Western Province.... )	26,507	32,254	22,915	34,353	28,368	146,873	50.61%	4
People's Alliance People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... et al)	25,709	27,821	22,323	17,163	25,738	120,981	41.69%	3
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...	4,754	3,888	3,345	1,335	4,023	18,095	6.24%	0
New Left Front New Left Front The Left Liberation Front is a left wing electoral coalition in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1998 as the New Left Front by the Nava Sama Samaja Party, former members of the People's Alliance, and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna... (NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya and Vasudeva Nanayakkara joined later... et al)	507	403	246	335	369	1,870	0.64%	0
Sinhala Heritage	90	419	363	95	532	1,545	0.53%	0
United Sinhala Great Council	49	47	23	62		230	0.08%	0
Muslim United Liberation Front	30	47	33	29		197	0.07%	0
Democratic United National Front Democratic United National Front The Democratic United National Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats....	35	25	18	17		109	0.04%	0
National Development Front	16	17	10	7		58	0.02%	0
Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	15	7	12	11		55	0.02%	0
Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	12	16	4	10		53	0.02%	0
Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	11	10	6	16		49	0.02%	0
Ruhuna People's Party	6	25	1	7		44	0.02%	0
Sri Lanka National Front	7	5	5	7		30	0.01%	0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front	5	2	3	7		20	0.01%	0
Valid Votes	57,753	64,986	49,307	53,454	59,196*	290,209	100.00%	7
Rejected Votes	3,030	3,142	1,848	4,017	2,471	14,638
Total Polled	60,783	68,128	51,155	57,471	61,667	304,847
Registered Electors	87,938	93,040	72,155	84,866	88,194	426,193
Turnout	69.12%	73.22%	70.90%	67.72%	69.92%	71.53%
Sources:

The following candidates were elected:
Palitha Range Bandara

Palitha Range Bandara

Palitha Range Bandara is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

(UNF), 69,167 preference votes (pv); Neomal Perera

Neomal Perera

Gamamedaliyanage Joseph Lalith Neomal Perera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(UNF), 59,895 pv; D. M. Dassanayake

D. M. Dassanayake

(PA), 47,100 pv; Larine Perera

Larine Perera

Mary Larine Perera is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

(UNF), 46,043 pv; Sugath Tissera (UNF), 36,218 pv; Milroy Fernando

Milroy Fernando

Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(PA), 35,121 pv; and Dayasritha Thissera

Dayasritha Thissera

Anton Dayasritha Thissera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(PA), 32,457 pv.

2004 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 13th parliamentary election

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004

Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning only eighty two seats in the 225-member Sri Lankan parliament. The opposition United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats...

held on 2 April 2004 for the district:

Party	\|Votes per Polling Division	\|Total Votes	\|Seats
Party	Anama -duwa	\|Total Votes	\|Seats	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... , JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89... et al)	33,715	31,124	25,270	20,069	29,042	3,564	142,784	49.28%	5
United National Front (UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... , SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... , CWC Ceylon Workers' Congress The Ceylon Workers' Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :... , WPF Western People's Front The Western People's Front, currently named the Democratic People's Front , is a political party in Sri Lanka active in the Western Province.... )	22,547	29,934	20,461	34,273	25,378	2,559	135,152	46.64%	3
Jathika Hela Urumaya Jathika Hela Urumaya The Jathika Hela Urumaya is a political party in Sri Lanka which is led by Buddhist monks. The JHU was launched in February, 2004 by the lay-based, secular Sinhala nationalist political party Sihala Urumaya. Founding members include Kolonnawe Sumangala Thero, Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero, Ellawela...	1,231	2,352	2,466	303	3,208	440	10,000	3.45%	0
National Development Front	98	205	179	147	151	5	785	0.27%	0
United Muslim People's Party	47	61	18	69	31	3	229	0.08%	0
New Left Front New Left Front The Left Liberation Front is a left wing electoral coalition in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1998 as the New Left Front by the Nava Sama Samaja Party, former members of the People's Alliance, and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna... (NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya and Vasudeva Nanayakkara joined later... et al)	24	42	33	26	40	4	169	0.06%	0
United Socialist Party United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:...	31	26	22	37	16	0	132	0.05%	0
Independent 12 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	21	21	18	43	13	0	116	0.04%	0
United Lalith Front	18	19	16	13	24	2	92	0.03%	0
Swarajya	3	10	1	17	6	0	37	0.01%	0
Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	6	6	7	4	6	1	30	0.01%	0
Independent 11 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	4	6	3	9	4	1	27	0.01%	0
Independent 6 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	11	3	3	4	5	0	26	0.01%	0
Independent 10 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	7	8	0	8	2	0	25	0.01%	0
Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	4	4	4	6	5	0	23	0.01%	0
Independent 7 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	3	4	4	8	1	0	20	0.01%	0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front	5	3	4	6	0	0	18	0.01%	0
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga....	1	3	3	3	7	0	17	0.01%	0
Sri Lanka Muslim Party	0	7	2	4	2	0	15	0.01%	0
Ruhuna People\'s Party	3	2	3	2	2	0	12	0.00%	0
Sri Lanka National Front	2	3	1	1	3	1	11	0.00%	0
Independent 9 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	1	1	0	8	0	1	11	0.00%	0
Independent 8 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	4	1	1	3	1	0	10	0.00%	0
Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	1	1	1	2	5	0	10	0.00%	0
Independent 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	0	1	2	2	1	0	6	0.00%	0
Independent 5 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	2	2	2	0	0	0	6	0.00%	0
Valid Votes	57,789	63,849	48,524	55,067	57,953	6,581	289,763	100.00%	8
Rejected Votes	5,761	4,169	2,953	4,867	3,542	139	21,431
Total Polled	63,550	68,018	51,477	59,934	61,495	6,720	311,194
Registered Electors	92,596	98,394	76,097	90,004	92,966		450,057
Turnout	68.63%	69.13%	67.65%	66.59%	66.15%		69.15%
Source:

The following candidates were elected:
D. M. Dassanayake

D. M. Dassanayake

(UPFA-SLFP), 55,775 preference votes (pv); P. Weerakumara Dissanayake

P. Weerakumara Dissanayake

P. Weerakumara Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:*...

(UPFA-JVP), 50,194 pv; Neomal Perera

Neomal Perera

Gamamedaliyanage Joseph Lalith Neomal Perera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(UNF-UNP), 45,150 pv; Dayasritha Thissera

Dayasritha Thissera

Anton Dayasritha Thissera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(UPFA-SLFP), 41,190 pv; Palitha Range Bandara

Palitha Range Bandara

Palitha Range Bandara is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

(UNF-UNP), 40,284 pv; Samansiri Herath

Samansiri Herath

Samansiri Herath is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

(UPFA-JVP), 38,113 pv; Larine Perera

Larine Perera

Mary Larine Perera is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

(UNF-UNP), 36,846 pv; and Milroy Fernando

Milroy Fernando

Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(UPFA-SLFP), 36,545 pv.

D. M. Dassanayake

D. M. Dassanayake

(UPFA-SLFP) was murdered on 8 January 2008. His replacement Piyankara Jayaratne

Piyankara Jayaratne

(UPFA-SLFP) was sworn in on 5 February 2008.

2004 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 4th North Western provincial council election

Sri Lankan provincial council election, 2004

The 2004 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 24 April 2004 and 10 July 2004 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March 1990...

held on 24 April 2004 for the district:

Party	\|Votes per Polling Division	\|Total Votes	\|Seats
Party	Anama -duwa	\|Total Votes	\|Seats	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... , JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89... et al)	29,340	29,996	22,577	20,918	23,483	2,602	128,916	57.10%	9
United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	19,352	20,803	13,280	24,073	16,685	1,675	95,868	42.46%	7
National Development Front	59	100	86	113	88	4	450	0.20%	0
United Muslim People's Alliance	29	25	25	59	13	1	152	0.07%	0
New Left Front New Left Front The Left Liberation Front is a left wing electoral coalition in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1998 as the New Left Front by the Nava Sama Samaja Party, former members of the People's Alliance, and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna... (NSSP Nava Sama Samaja Party The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya and Vasudeva Nanayakkara joined later... et al)	14	16	15	8	33	3	89	0.04%	0
Independent 6 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	17	21	9	17	15	0	79	0.03%	0
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga....	6	13	11	2	11	5	48	0.02%	0
Independent 5 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	3	17	5	8	1	0	34	0.02%	0
Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	5	7	10	5	1	0	28	0.01%	0
Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	0	5	0	2	13	0	20	0.01%	0
Independent 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	4	5	1	6	2	0	18	0.01%	0
Ruhuna People's Party	4	4	1	3	5	0	17	0.01%	0
Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	10	0	1	3	2	0	16	0.01%	0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front	4	4	1	3	2	1	15	0.01%	0
Sri Lanka Muslim Party	4	5	1	3	2	0	15	0.01%	0
Valid Votes	48,851	51,021	36,023	45,223	40,356	4,291	225,765	100.00%	16
Rejected Votes	2,533	2,148	1,283	2,009	1,563	64	9,600
Total Polled	51,384	53,169	37,306	47,232	41,919	4,355	235,365
Registered Electors	92,596	98,394	76,097	90,004	92,966		450,057
Turnout	55.49%	54.04%	49.02%	52.48%	45.09%		52.30%
Source:

The following candidates were elected:
Ashoka Wadigamangawa (UNP), 40,792 preference votes (pv); Abeyrathna Mudiyanselage Indrani Dasanayake (UPFA), 32,508 pv; Antony Victor Perera Biyanwilage (UPFA), 30,525 pv; Kurugamage Sanath Nishantha Perera (UPFA), 26,283 pv; A. S. Sisira Kumara alias W.M.P.Hemantha Sisira Kumara (UNP), 24,478 pv; Anton Prabhath Sithara (UPFA), 23,720 pv; Appuhamilage Vincent (UPFA), 23,120 pv; Piyasiri Ramanayake (UPFA), 21,805 pv; Welikumburage Saman Pushpakumara (UPFA), 19,726 pv; Jude Sumal Thissera (UPFA), 19,653 pv; Arundika Fernando (UPFA), 17,997 pv; Abdeen Ehiya Seinool (UNP), 16,438 pv; Ayoob Khan Mohomed (UNP), 14,105 pv; Gunaherath Chandrasekara Sudath Chandrasekara (UNP), 12,436 pv; Mohomed Ibrahim Bisrool Hafi (UNP), 12,273 pv; and Shahul Hameed Mohomed Niyas (UNP), 12,198 pv.

2005 Presidential Election

Results of the 5th presidential election

Sri Lankan presidential election, 2005

The Sri Lankan presidential election of 2005 was the fifth presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 7 September 2005, and the election was held on 17 November 2005. Electoral participation was 73.73%...

held on 17 November 2005 for the district:

Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%
Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%	Anama -duwa	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Shriyan Wickremesinghe , MP, is a Sri Lankan politician and current Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lankan parliament. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka twice, from May 7, 1993 to August 19, 1994 and from December 9, 2001 to April 6, 2004...	UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	30,358	37,372	26,367	40,060	32,191	2,916	169,264	50.71%
Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ; ; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6,...	UPFA United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:...	38,002	36,115	29,227	19,939	33,040	4,363	160,686	48.14%
Siritunga Jayasuriya Siritunga Jayasuriya Siritunga Jayasuriya was a contestant in the Sri Lanka presidential election in 2005. He received 35,405 votes, 0.36 % of the votes cast and came third. He is a trade unionist and leader of the United Socialist Party...	USP United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:...	202	234	131	324	169	3	1,063	0.32%
A.A. Suraweera	NDF	202	189	96	182	137	5	811	0.24%
Victor Hettigoda Victor Hettigoda Victor Hettigoda is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur and also was a candidate for the November 17, 2005 Sri Lankan Presidential Elections.-Early life:...	ULPP	73	119	96	65	123	26	502	0.15%
Aruna de Soyza	RPP	91	59	41	55	45	1	292	0.09%
Chamil Jayaneththi	NLF New Left Front The Left Liberation Front is a left wing electoral coalition in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1998 as the New Left Front by the Nava Sama Samaja Party, former members of the People's Alliance, and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna...	46	68	50	77	43	3	287	0.09%
Anura De Silva	ULF	47	49	33	38	47	0	214	0.06%
Wimal Geeganage	SLNF	43	50	30	36	42	2	203	0.06%
A.K.J. Arachchige	DUA	39	49	13	52	30	0	183	0.05%
Wije Dias	SEP Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1968 as the Revolutionary Communist League by former student members of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party who joined the International Committee of the Fourth International. They remained loyal to Gerry Healy...	24	44	48	42	17	0	175	0.05%
P. Nelson Perera	SLPF	9	22	13	15	13	0	72	0.02%
H.S. Dharmadwaja	UNAF	3	8	5	6	9	0	31	0.01%
Valid Votes		69,139	74,378	56,150	60,891	65,906	7,319	333,783	100.00%
Rejected Votes		632	685	445	1,028	637	109	3,536
Total Polled		69,771	75,063	56,595	61,919	66,543	7,428	337,319
Registered Electors		96,744	102,987	79,631	95,350	95,892		470,604
Turnout		72.12%	72.89%	71.07%	64.94%	69.39%		71.68%
Source:

2009 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 5th North Western provincial council election

Sri Lanka Provincial Council elections, 2008–2009

Sri Lanka has held several rounds of Provincial Council elections in 2008 and 2009 to elect members to eight of the country’s Provincial Councils. The decision to hold elections in different parts of the country on separate days was a break in the usual practice, which is to hold elections for the...

held on 14 February 2009 for the district:

Party	\|Votes per Polling Division	\|Total Votes	\|Seats
Party	Anama -duwa	\|Total Votes	\|Seats	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... et al)	39,996	39,789	29,367	26,753	32,186	3,286	171,377	67.48%	11
United National Party United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...	9,236	15,647	12,315	22,667	16,092	842	76,799	30.24%	5
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...	1,117	965	923	337	908	94	4,344	1.71%	0
United Socialist Party United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:...	51	77	49	146	58	1	382	0.15%	0
United National Alliance	32	62	45	77	48	3	267	0.11%	0
National Development Front	28	66	21	22	30	0	167	0.07%	0
Independent 12 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	15	27	10	15	66	1	134	0.05%	0
Socialist Equality Party Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1968 as the Revolutionary Communist League by former student members of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party who joined the International Committee of the Fourth International. They remained loyal to Gerry Healy...	6	18	90	13	2	0	129	0.05%	0
Independent 6 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	3	2	9	5	29	0	48	0.02%	0
Independent 9 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	8	25	1	6	6	0	46	0.02%	0
Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	4	12	0	4	10	0	30	0.01%	0
National People's Party	5	4	3	4	8	0	24	0.01%	0
Independent 11 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	3	7	3	8	3	0	24	0.01%	0
Independent 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	14	3	0	4	2	0	23	0.01%	0
Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	4	6	5	4	2	0	21	0.01%	0
Patriotic National Front	6	7	2	3	2	0	20	0.01%	0
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga....	2	4	1	0	12	0	19	0.01%	0
Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	10	2	1	3	3	0	19	0.01%	0
Independent 5 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	1	2	4	4	6	2	19	0.01%	0
Independent 10 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	0	3	1	13	1	1	19	0.01%	0
Independent 7 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	4	2	2	7	3	0	18	0.01%	0
Independent 8 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	4	5	0	6	2	0	17	0.01%	0
Ruhuna People's Party	1	2	0	0	2	2	7	0.00%	0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front	2	2	1	2	0	0	7	0.00%	0
Valid Votes	50,552	56,739	42,853	50,103	49,481	4,232	253,960	100.00%	16
Rejected Votes	5,830	4,074	2,338	4,449	3,259	104	20,054
Total Polled	56,382	60,813	45,191	54,552	52,740	4,336	274,014
Registered Electors	100,470	107,331	82,284	100,637	99,130		489,852
Turnout	56.12%	56.66%	54.92%	54.21%	53.20%		55.94%
Source:

The following candidates were elected:
Arundika Fernando (UPFA), 45,837 preference votes (pv); Antony Victor Perera Biyanwilage (UPFA), 42,944 pv; Abeyrathna Mudiyanselage Indrani Dasanayake (UPFA), 33,487 pv; Ashoka Wadigamangawa (UPFA), 32,277 pv; Piyasiri Ramanayake (UPFA), 30,637 pv; Kurugamage Sanath Nishantha Perera (UPFA), 29,416 pv; Jude Sumal Thissera (UPFA), 26,739 pv; Janaka Soysa (UPFA), 24,153 pv; K. R. M. Sandya Kumara Rajapaksha (UPFA), 18,812 pv; A. S. Sisira Kumara alias W.M.P.Hemantha Sisira Kumara (UNP), 17,876 pv; Malraj Pieris (UPFA), 17,756 pv; Naina Thamby Marikkar Mohammadu Thahir (UPFA), 14,733 pv; Gunaherath Chandrasekara Sudath Chandrasekara (UNP), 14,117 pv; Mihindukulasooriya Kingslylal Fernando (UNP), 14,085 pv; Appuhamy Makawita Arachchige Don Hector (UNP), 13,435 pv; and Abdeen Ehiya Seinool (UNP), 12,724 pv.

2010 Presidential Election

Results of the 6th presidential election

Sri Lankan presidential election, 2010

The Sri Lankan presidential election of 2010 was the sixth presidential election of Sri Lanka. The election was announced on 23 November 2009 when incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to seek a fresh mandate prior to the expiration of his term in 2011...

held on 26 January 2010 for the district:

Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%
Candidate	\|Postal Votes	\|%	Anama -duwa	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ; ; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6,...	UPFA United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:...	49,895	45,617	34,799	25,751	40,931	4,988	201,981	58.70%
Sarath Fonseka Sarath Fonseka Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka, known as Sarath Fonseka is a former commander and General of the Sri Lanka Army and a former candidate for President of Sri Lanka. As Commander of the Army, he played an instrumental role in ending the 26 year Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009, defeating the...	NDF New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka) The New Democratic Front is a newly formed political party in Sri Lanka. An offshoot of the Democratic United National Front and a constituent partner of the United National Front, the party is led by Ariyawansa Dissanayake. The symbol of the party is a swan...	19,622	29,541	21,612	36,971	26,023	2,464	136,233	39.59%
M.C.M. Ismail	DUNF Democratic United National Front The Democratic United National Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats....	354	328	143	412	174	4	1,415	0.41%
A.A. Suraweera	NDF	264	154	88	141	119	1	767	0.22%
W.V. Mahiman Ranjith	Ind 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	209	144	86	125	101	5	670	0.19%
C.J. Sugathsiri Gamage	UDF	84	124	65	219	93	2	587	0.17%
A.S.P Liyanage A.S.P Liyanage Panagoda Don Prince Solomon Anura Liyanage is a Sri Lankan business magnate, the chairman and managing director of the ASP Group, a private real estate group established in 1989...	SLLP	91	96	55	73	63	2	380	0.11%
Ukkubanda Wijekoon	Ind 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	88	66	36	39	54	2	285	0.08%
Sarath Manamendra	NSH	45	63	38	86	30	1	263	0.08%
Lal Perera	ONF	49	50	31	68	48	0	246	0.07%
Siritunga Jayasuriya Siritunga Jayasuriya Siritunga Jayasuriya was a contestant in the Sri Lanka presidential election in 2005. He received 35,405 votes, 0.36 % of the votes cast and came third. He is a trade unionist and leader of the United Socialist Party...	USP United Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International. It is led by Siritunga Jayasuriya and publishes a monthly paper, Sentharakai .-History:...	36	49	30	88	41	0	244	0.07%
Aithurus M. Illias	Ind 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	40	53	22	78	34	1	228	0.07%
Vikramabahu Karunaratne Vikramabahu Karunaratne Vikramabahu Karunaratne is a Sri Lankan politician and he contested for the Sri Lankan presidential election.-Early life:...	LF	28	25	30	43	25	2	153	0.04%
M. K. Shivajilingam M. K. Shivajilingam Mahalingam Kanagalingam Shivajilingam is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former Member of Parliament.-Political career:At the December 2001 Shivajilingam was elected to represent the Jaffna District in Parliament...	Ind 5 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	27	32	12	46	12	3	132	0.04%
Wije Dias	SEP Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1968 as the Revolutionary Communist League by former student members of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party who joined the International Committee of the Fourth International. They remained loyal to Gerry Healy...	9	30	26	29	7	1	102	0.03%
Sanath Pinnaduwa	NA	14	26	8	25	14	0	87	0.03%
M. Mohamed Musthaffa M. Mohamed Musthaffa Meera Mohideen Mohamed Musthaffa is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.Musthaffa stood as an independent candidate in the 2010 presidential election and came 17th out of 22 candidates after receiving 3,134 votes .-References:...	Ind 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	9	21	9	17	10	1	67	0.02%
Senaratna de Silva	PNF	11	12	12	20	10	0	65	0.02%
Battaramulla Seelarathana	JP	8	14	2	16	21	1	62	0.02%
Sarath Kongahage	UNAF	8	11	6	19	8	0	52	0.02%
M.B. Thaminimulla	ACAKO	8	10	5	23	4	0	50	0.01%
Aruna de Soyza	RPP	7	4	9	13	11	0	44	0.01%
Valid Votes		70,906	76,470	57,124	64,302	67,833	7,478	344,113	100.00%
Rejected Votes		508	558	355	941	471	53	2,886
Total Polled		71,414	77,028	57,479	65,243	68,304	7,531	346,999
Registered Electors		101,696	108,244	83,218	102,643	99,774		495,575
Turnout		70.22%	71.16%	69.07%	63.56%	68.46%		70.02%
Source:

2010 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 14th parliamentary election

Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2010

The 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election was held on April 8 and April 20, 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations...

held on 8 April 2010 for the district:

Party	\|Votes per Polling Division	\|Total Votes	\|Seats
Party	Anama -duwa	\|Total Votes	\|Seats	\|Nattan -diya	\|Wennap -puwa
United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:... (SLFP Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... et al)	38,413	38,073	27,518	28,191	30,075	5,499	167,769	64.83%	6
United National Front (UNP United National Party The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe... , SLMC Sri Lanka Muslim Congress The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders.... , DPF, SLFP(P) Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in... )	11,109	17,555	12,864	20,961	17,105	1,558	81,152	31.36%	2
Democratic National Alliance Democratic National Alliance (Sri Lanka) The Democratic National Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka, formed by retired General Sarath Fonseka and his allies to contest in the 2010 general elections... (JVP Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89... et al)	1,269	1,759	2,246	654	2,457	407	8,792	3.40%	0
Sri Lanka National Front	103	62	62	20	15	4	266	0.10%	0
Independent 1 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	6	3	58	40	47	2	156	0.06%	0
United Lanka People's Party	25	16	28	13	28	1	111	0.04%	0
United National Alternative Front	13	13	9	20	9	4	68	0.03%	0
Independent 5 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	7	12	14	8	9	0	50	0.02%	0
United Democratic Front	8	4	12	7	9	1	41	0.02%	0
Independent 12 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	7	11	3	9	9	0	39	0.02%	0
Independent 9 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	14	11	5	1	3	1	35	0.01%	0
Left Liberation Front	3	5	9	7	9	0	33	0.01%	0
Independent 8 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	8	9	4	7	3	1	32	0.01%	0
Independent 6 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	5	13	1	5	5	1	30	0.01%	0
Independent 4 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	5	6	2	4	12	0	29	0.01%	0
Independent 7 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	2	8	5	6	2	2	25	0.01%	0
Independent 2 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	4	9	5	1	3	1	23	0.01%	0
New Sinhala Heritage	2	6	2	3	6	0	19	0.01%	0
Independent 3 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	13	2	0	3	0	0	18	0.01%	0
United Lanka Great Council	5	2	2	6	1	0	16	0.01%	0
Independent 10 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	5	3	5	1	2	0	16	0.01%	0
Independent 11 Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	3	3	2	4	2	1	15	0.01%	0
Patriotic National Front	4	5	2	0	2	1	14	0.01%	0
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga....	2	2	2	5	1	2	14	0.01%	0
All Are Citizens, All Are Kings Organisation	5	3	0	1	2	2	13	0.01%	0
Sri Lanka Labour Party	1	0	4	3	1	0	9	0.00%	0
Janasetha Peramuna	2	1	0	1	3	0	7	0.00%	0
Valid Votes	51,043	57,596	42,864	49,981	49,820	7,488	258,792	100.00%	8
Rejected Votes	5,232	4,288	3,159	4,918	3,675	290	21,562
Total Polled	56,275	61,884	46,023	54,899	53,495	7,778	280,354
Registered Electors	101,696	108,244	83,218	102,643	99,774		495,575
Turnout	55.34%	57.17%	55.30%	53.49%	53.62%		56.57%
Source:

The following candidates were elected:
Piyankara Jayaratne

Piyankara Jayaratne

(UPFA-SLFP), 56,098 preference votes (pv); Arundika Fernando (UPFA), 55,889 pv; Dayasritha Thissera

Dayasritha Thissera

Anton Dayasritha Thissera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(UPFA-SLFP), 38,704 pv; Palitha Range Bandara

Palitha Range Bandara

Palitha Range Bandara is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

(UNF-UNP), 36,861 pv; Victor Anthony Perera (UPFA), 35,259 pv; Neomal Perera

Neomal Perera

Gamamedaliyanage Joseph Lalith Neomal Perera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(UPFA), 32,781 pv; Milroy Fernando

Milroy Fernando

Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

(UPFA-SLFP), 31,509 pv; and Niroshan Perera (UNF), 28,077 pv.

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