Polonnaruwa Electoral District
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Polonnaruwa electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts
of Sri Lanka
created by the 1978 Constitution
of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district
of Polonnaruwa
in the North Central province
. The district currently elects 5 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 280,337 registered electors in 2010.
held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 18,093 preference votes (pv); Maithripala Sirisena
(SLFP), 13,652 pv; Seid Ahamed Abdul Majeed (UNP), 12,299 pv; C. A. Suriyaarachchi
(UNP), 11,318 pv; and Samarasinghe Arachchilage Muthubanda (UNP), 10,336 pv.
held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Maithripala Sirisena
(PA), 62,925 preference votes (pv); Rukman Senanayake
(UNP), 45,648 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 39,439 pv; Thilakarathne Bandara Mahalekam (PA), 26,465 pv; and Herath Mudiyanselage Nandasena Herath (PA), 26,213 pv.
held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
held on 6 April 1999 for the district:
held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
held on 10 October 2000 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Maithripala Sirisena
(PA), 57,072 preference votes (pv); Earl Gunasekara
(UNP), 56,213 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 31,241 pv; Rukman Senanayake
(UNP), 27,200 pv; and Herath Mudiyanselage Nandasena Herath (PA), 22,872 pv.
held on 5 December 2001 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Earl Gunasekara
(UNF), 57,957 preference votes (pv); Maithripala Sirisena
(PA), 52,421 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNF), 41,822 pv; Ananda Sarath Kumara Rathnayake (PA), 40,384 pv; and Kapugamage Palle Mulle Sidney Jayaratne (UNF), 28,109 pv.
held on 2 April 2004 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Maithripala Sirisena
(UPFA-SLFP), 72,451 preference votes (pv); S. K. Subasinghe
(UPFA-JVP), 61,580 pv; Siripala Gamalath
(UPFA-SLFP), 47,085 pv; Earl Gunasekara
(UNF-UNP), 38,681 pv; and C. A. Suriyaarachchi
(UNF-UNP), 37,983 pv.
held on 10 July 2004 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Ananda Sarath Kumara Rathnayake (UPFA), 41,004 preference votes (pv); R. K. Indrananda (UPFA), 28,009 pv; M. G. Palitha Upul Kumara (UPFA), 24,242 pv; T. B. Sarath (UPFA), 21,774 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumar Nelson (UNP), 21,100 pv; R. M. Punchi Banda Rathnayake (UPFA), 20,959 pv; Deniyegedara Saranelis Dayawansha (UPFA), 16,638 pv; Donald Mahamadakalapuwage (UNP), 14,591 pv; Ansar Shahul Hameed Mohamadu (UNP), 11,788 pv; and Arachchilage Janaka Priyantha Samarasinghe (UNP), 11,459 pv.
held on 17 November 2005 for the district:
held on 23 August 2008 for the district:
held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
held on 8 April 2010 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Maithripala Sirisena
(UPFA-SLFP), 90,118 preference votes (pv); Ranasinghe Roshan (UPFA), 56,223 pv; Siripala Gamalath
(UPFA-SLFP), 53,973 pv; C. A. Suriyaarachchi
(UPFA), 44,356 pv; and Earl Gunasekara
(UNF-UNP), 26,925 pv.
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 Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa District
Polonnaruwa is a district in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 3,403 km²....
in the North Central province
North Central Province, Sri Lanka
North Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka. Its capital is Anuradhapura. The province is not densely populated with a weak economy, as the land tends to be dry tropical woodlands.-History:...
. The district currently elects 5 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 280,337 registered electors in 2010.
1982 Presidential Election
Results of the 1st presidential electionSri 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 | |% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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... |
20,324 | 17,728 | 20,616 | 746 | 59,414 | 56.26% |
| 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... |
11,777 | 12,818 | 12,286 | 362 | 37,243 | 35.26% |
| 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... |
2,736 | 3,181 | 2,161 | 60 | 8,138 | 7.71% |
| 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.... |
140 | 169 | 133 | 9 | 451 | 0.43% |
| 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... |
24 | 35 | 166 | 3 | 228 | 0.22% |
| 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... |
22 | 58 | 54 | 7 | 141 | 0.13% |
| Valid Votes | 35,023 | 33,989 | 35,416 | 1,187 | 105,615 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 312 | 315 | 426 | 11 | 1,064 | ||
| Total Polled | 35,335 | 34,304 | 35,842 | 1,198 | 106,679 | ||
| Registered Electors | 43,240 | 40,329 | 44,055 | 127,624 | |||
| Turnout | 81.72% | 85.06% | 81.36% | 83.59% | |||
| Source: | |||||||
1988 Presidential Election
Results of the 2nd presidential electionSri 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 | |% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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... |
6,592 | 2,433 | 17,179 | 188 | 26,392 | 55.54% |
| 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... |
3,497 | 2,123 | 14,320 | 233 | 20,173 | 42.45% |
| Oswin Abeygunasekara | SLMP | 161 | 125 | 651 | 20 | 957 | 2.01% |
| Valid Votes | 10,250 | 4,681 | 32,150 | 441 | 47,522 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 448 | 44 | 634 | 31 | 1,157 | ||
| Total Polled | 10,698 | 4,725 | 32,784 | 472 | 48,679 | ||
| Registered Electors | 48,728 | 50,128 | 64,885 | 163,741 | |||
| Turnout | 21.95% | 9.43% | 50.53% | 29.73% | |||
| Source: | |||||||
1989 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 9th parliamentary electionSri 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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... |
8,631 | 10,576 | 23,469 | 797 | 43,473 | 62.33% | 4 | |
| 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... |
3,384 | 7,431 | 11,973 | 433 | 23,221 | 33.29% | 1 | |
| United Lanka People's Party | 148 | 711 | 1,052 | 22 | 1,933 | 2.77% | 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.... ) |
67 | 765 | 250 | 35 | 1,117 | 1.60% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 12,230 | 19,483 | 36,744 | 1,287 | 69,744 | 100.00% | 5 | |
| Rejected Votes | 959 | 1,866 | 2,376 | 65 | 5,266 | |||
| Total Polled | 13,189 | 21,349 | 39,120 | 1,352 | 75,010 | |||
| Registered Electors | 48,477 | 49,700 | 64,163 | 1,405 | 163,745 | |||
| Turnout | 27.21% | 42.96% | 60.97% | 96.23% | 45.81% | |||
| Source: | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 18,093 preference votes (pv); Maithripala Sirisena
Maithripala Sirisena
Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He joined mainstream politics in 1989 and has held several ministries since 1994. He is also the Cabinet Minister for Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services Development and the General Secretary of...
(SLFP), 13,652 pv; Seid Ahamed Abdul Majeed (UNP), 12,299 pv; C. A. Suriyaarachchi
C. A. Suriyaarachchi
Chandrasiri Ariyawansha Suriyaarachchi is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(UNP), 11,318 pv; and Samarasinghe Arachchilage Muthubanda (UNP), 10,336 pv.
1993 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 2nd North Central 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... | 69,606 | 52.26% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
44,528 | 33.43% | |||
| 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.... |
16,608 | 12.47% | |||
| 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.... |
1,818 | 1.37% | |||
| 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... |
622 | 0.47% | |||
| Valid Votes | 133,182 | ||||
| Rejected Votes | 12,630 | ||||
| Total Polled | 145,812 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 196,031 | ||||
| Turnout | 74.38% | ||||
| Source: | |||||
1994 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 10th parliamentary electionSri 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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) |
22,287 | 24,660 | 33,381 | 2,110 | 82,438 | 51.18% | 3 | |
| 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... |
22,261 | 20,379 | 32,562 | 1,504 | 76,706 | 47.62% | 2 | |
| 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... ) |
308 | 811 | 750 | 65 | 1,934 | 1.20% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 44,856 | 45,850 | 66,693 | 3,679 | 161,078 | 100.00% | 5 | |
| Rejected Votes | 1,626 | 1,758 | 2,984 | 66 | 6,434 | |||
| Total Polled | 46,482 | 47,608 | 69,677 | 3,745 | 167,512 | |||
| Registered Electors | 55,264 | 57,393 | 87,535 | 200,192 | ||||
| Turnout | 84.11% | 82.95% | 79.60% | 83.68% | ||||
| Source: | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
Maithripala Sirisena
Maithripala Sirisena
Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He joined mainstream politics in 1989 and has held several ministries since 1994. He is also the Cabinet Minister for Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services Development and the General Secretary of...
(PA), 62,925 preference votes (pv); Rukman Senanayake
Rukman Senanayake
Rukman Senanayake, is a long standing Sri Lankan politician and was former Member of Parliament for Kegalle District. He was the ex Vice Leader of the United National Party...
(UNP), 45,648 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 39,439 pv; Thilakarathne Bandara Mahalekam (PA), 26,465 pv; and Herath Mudiyanselage Nandasena Herath (PA), 26,213 pv.
1994 Presidential Election
Results of the 3rd presidential electionSri 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 | |% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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... |
23,977 | 25,779 | 36,865 | 2,286 | 88,907 | 59.08% |
| 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... |
17,588 | 15,079 | 25,284 | 1,336 | 59,287 | 39.40% |
| 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... |
313 | 279 | 527 | 7 | 1,126 | 0.75% |
| Nihal Galappaththi Nihal Galappaththi Arachchige Nihal Galappaththi is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:... |
SLPF | 111 | 169 | 173 | 16 | 469 | 0.31% |
| 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.... |
112 | 134 | 169 | 13 | 428 | 0.28% |
| 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... |
67 | 64 | 118 | 9 | 258 | 0.17% |
| Valid Votes | 42,168 | 41,504 | 63,136 | 3,667 | 150,475 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 965 | 1,204 | 1,716 | 81 | 3,966 | ||
| Total Polled | 43,133 | 42,708 | 64,852 | 3,748 | 154,441 | ||
| Registered Electors | 55,264 | 57,393 | 87,535 | 200,192 | |||
| Turnout | 78.05% | 74.41% | 74.09% | 77.15% | |||
| Source: | |||||||
1999 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 3rd North Central provincial council electionSri 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 6 April 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.) | 75,466 | 52.01% | |
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| 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... |
60,022 | 41.37% | |||
| 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... |
8,498 | 5.86% | |||
| 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.... |
394 | 0.27% | |||
| 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.... |
388 | 0.27% | |||
| 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.... |
334 | 0.23% | |||
| Valid Votes | 145,102 | 100.00% | |||
| Rejected Votes | 10,255 | ||||
| Total Polled | 155,357 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 217,318 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.49% | ||||
| Source: | |||||
1999 Presidential Election
Results of the 4th presidential electionSri 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 | |% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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... |
23,395 | 24,141 | 39,372 | 1,755 | 88,663 | 51.55% |
| 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... |
20,345 | 18,627 | 32,472 | 1,154 | 72,598 | 42.21% |
| 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... |
1,709 | 2,849 | 3,165 | 297 | 8,020 | 4.66% |
| 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.... |
132 | 140 | 269 | 1 | 542 | 0.32% |
| 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... |
135 | 149 | 257 | 0 | 541 | 0.31% |
| 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... |
94 | 107 | 189 | 2 | 392 | 0.23% |
| 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.... |
95 | 119 | 146 | 21 | 381 | 0.22% |
| Kamal Karunadasa | PLSF | 86 | 66 | 92 | 3 | 247 | 0.14% |
| Abdul Rasool | SLMP | 55 | 60 | 125 | 0 | 240 | 0.14% |
| Vasudeva Nanayakkara | LDA | 33 | 51 | 65 | 16 | 165 | 0.10% |
| 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... |
32 | 28 | 55 | 1 | 116 | 0.07% |
| 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.... |
10 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 65 | 0.04% |
| A.W. Premawardhana | PFF | 8 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 0.02% |
| Valid Votes | 46,129 | 46,376 | 76,249 | 3,253 | 172,007 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 736 | 859 | 1,473 | 83 | 3,151 | ||
| Total Polled | 46,865 | 47,235 | 77,722 | 3,336 | 175,158 | ||
| Registered Electors | 60,171 | 61,803 | 98,929 | 220,903 | |||
| Turnout | 77.89% | 76.43% | 78.56% | 79.29% | |||
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2000 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 11th parliamentary electionSri 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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... |
22,213 | 22,693 | 35,197 | 2,296 | 82,399 | 46.33% | 3 | |
| 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.) |
21,075 | 21,014 | 34,979 | 2,955 | 80,023 | 44.99% | 2 | |
| 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... |
2,135 | 3,811 | 4,691 | 524 | 11,161 | 6.27% | 0 | |
| 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.... ) |
1,048 | 28 | 886 | 15 | 1,977 | 1.11% | 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.) |
249 | 329 | 569 | 18 | 1,165 | 0.65% | 0 | |
| Sinhala Heritage | 123 | 142 | 317 | 33 | 615 | 0.35% | 0 | |
| Citizen's Front | 24 | 28 | 103 | 4 | 159 | 0.09% | 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.... |
20 | 30 | 42 | 1 | 93 | 0.05% | 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.... |
21 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 77 | 0.04% | 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... |
20 | 15 | 34 | 1 | 70 | 0.04% | 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.... |
16 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 66 | 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... |
8 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 43 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| People's Freedom Front | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 46,957 | 48,154 | 76,905 | 5,855 | 177,871 | 100.00% | 5 | |
| Rejected Votes | 2,395 | 2,770 | 4,710 | 194 | 10,069 | |||
| Total Polled | 49,352 | 50,924 | 81,615 | 6,049 | 187,940 | |||
| Registered Electors | 61,872 | 63,895 | 103,667 | 229,434 | ||||
| Turnout | 79.76% | 79.70% | 78.73% | 81.91% | ||||
| Source: | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
Maithripala Sirisena
Maithripala Sirisena
Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He joined mainstream politics in 1989 and has held several ministries since 1994. He is also the Cabinet Minister for Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services Development and the General Secretary of...
(PA), 57,072 preference votes (pv); Earl Gunasekara
Earl Gunasekara
Earl Sarath Wickramasingha Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNP), 56,213 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 31,241 pv; Rukman Senanayake
Rukman Senanayake
Rukman Senanayake, is a long standing Sri Lankan politician and was former Member of Parliament for Kegalle District. He was the ex Vice Leader of the United National Party...
(UNP), 27,200 pv; and Herath Mudiyanselage Nandasena Herath (PA), 22,872 pv.
2001 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 12th parliamentary electionSri 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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 :... , DPF) |
24,450 | 21,436 | 39,349 | 86,786 | 47.82% | 3 | ||
| 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.) |
19,149 | 19,423 | 33,531 | 73,679 | 40.60% | 2 | ||
| 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... |
4,355 | 6,749 | 7,280 | 18,956 | 10.44% | 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.) |
416 | 435 | 662 | 1,517 | 0.84% | 0 | ||
| Sinhala Heritage | 37 | 57 | 99 | 199 | 0.11% | 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.... |
20 | 34 | 55 | 109 | 0.06% | 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... |
12 | 26 | 32 | 70 | 0.04% | 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.... |
9 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 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... |
8 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 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... |
7 | 15 | 11 | 34 | 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... |
4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Ruhuna People's Party | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Valid Votes | 48,478 | 48,231 | 81,076 | 181,497 | 100.00% | 5 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 2,401 | 3,393 | 5,995 | 11,854 | ||||
| Total Polled | 50,879 | 51,624 | 87,071 | 193,351 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 63,518 | 66,645 | 110,281 | 240,444 | ||||
| Turnout | 80.10% | 77.46% | 78.95% | 80.41% | ||||
| Sources: | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
Earl Gunasekara
Earl Gunasekara
Earl Sarath Wickramasingha Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNF), 57,957 preference votes (pv); Maithripala Sirisena
Maithripala Sirisena
Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He joined mainstream politics in 1989 and has held several ministries since 1994. He is also the Cabinet Minister for Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services Development and the General Secretary of...
(PA), 52,421 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNF), 41,822 pv; Ananda Sarath Kumara Rathnayake (PA), 40,384 pv; and Kapugamage Palle Mulle Sidney Jayaratne (UNF), 28,109 pv.
2004 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 13th parliamentary electionSri 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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.) |
26,114 | 30,342 | 45,936 | 3,851 | 106,243 | 57.35% | 3 | |
| 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 :... , DPF) |
20,522 | 17,522 | 35,420 | 2,200 | 75,664 | 40.84% | 2 | |
| 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... |
388 | 850 | 1,067 | 108 | 2,413 | 1.30% | 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:... |
182 | 152 | 290 | 3 | 627 | 0.34% | 0 | |
| National Development Front | 23 | 32 | 59 | 2 | 116 | 0.06% | 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... |
16 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 51 | 0.03% | 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.) |
8 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 41 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka National Front | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 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 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 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... |
2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0.01% | 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... |
4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 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... |
3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 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... |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 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... |
1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Ruhuna People's Party | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0.00% | 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... |
2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 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... |
1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 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... |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 47,276 | 48,965 | 82,850 | 6,170 | 185,261 | 100.00% | 5 | |
| Rejected Votes | 3,035 | 3,746 | 5,683 | 209 | 12,673 | |||
| Total Polled | 50,311 | 52,711 | 88,533 | 6,379 | 197,934 | |||
| Registered Electors | 66,605 | 70,308 | 117,148 | 254,061 | ||||
| Turnout | 75.54% | 74.97% | 75.57% | 77.91% | ||||
| Source: | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
Maithripala Sirisena
Maithripala Sirisena
Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He joined mainstream politics in 1989 and has held several ministries since 1994. He is also the Cabinet Minister for Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services Development and the General Secretary of...
(UPFA-SLFP), 72,451 preference votes (pv); S. K. Subasinghe
S. K. Subasinghe
S. K. Subasinghe is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...
(UPFA-JVP), 61,580 pv; Siripala Gamalath
Siripala Gamalath
Siripala Gamalath is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance party and of Buddhist religion.-References:...
(UPFA-SLFP), 47,085 pv; Earl Gunasekara
Earl Gunasekara
Earl Sarath Wickramasingha Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNF-UNP), 38,681 pv; and C. A. Suriyaarachchi
C. A. Suriyaarachchi
Chandrasiri Ariyawansha Suriyaarachchi is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(UNF-UNP), 37,983 pv.
2004 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 4th North Central provincial council electionSri 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 10 July 2004 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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.) |
22,700 | 25,789 | 40,340 | 2,238 | 91,067 | 62.19% | 6 | |
| 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... |
15,647 | 11,040 | 26,886 | 961 | 54,534 | 37.24% | 4 | |
| 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:... |
203 | 141 | 270 | 6 | 620 | 0.42% | 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... |
16 | 27 | 37 | 0 | 80 | 0.05% | 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.... |
10 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 54 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| United Sinhala Great Council | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 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... |
5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 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... |
7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 38,590 | 37,032 | 67,596 | 3,215 | 146,433 | 100.00% | 10 | |
| Rejected Votes | 2,340 | 2,563 | 4,762 | 166 | 9,831 | |||
| Total Polled | 40,930 | 39,595 | 72,358 | 3,381 | 156,264 | |||
| Registered Electors | 66,605 | 70,308 | 117,148 | 254,061 | ||||
| Turnout | 61.45% | 56.32% | 61.77% | 61.51% | ||||
| Source: | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
Ananda Sarath Kumara Rathnayake (UPFA), 41,004 preference votes (pv); R. K. Indrananda (UPFA), 28,009 pv; M. G. Palitha Upul Kumara (UPFA), 24,242 pv; T. B. Sarath (UPFA), 21,774 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumar Nelson (UNP), 21,100 pv; R. M. Punchi Banda Rathnayake (UPFA), 20,959 pv; Deniyegedara Saranelis Dayawansha (UPFA), 16,638 pv; Donald Mahamadakalapuwage (UNP), 14,591 pv; Ansar Shahul Hameed Mohamadu (UNP), 11,788 pv; and Arachchilage Janaka Priyantha Samarasinghe (UNP), 11,459 pv.
2005 Presidential Election
Results of the 5th presidential electionSri 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 | |% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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:... |
27,230 | 31,081 | 47,188 | 5,000 | 110,499 | 52.61% |
| 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... |
25,533 | 23,819 | 44,951 | 2,839 | 97,142 | 46.25% |
| A.A. Suraweera | NDF | 172 | 199 | 308 | 4 | 683 | 0.33% |
| 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:... |
181 | 176 | 231 | 1 | 589 | 0.28% |
| 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 | 42 | 65 | 112 | 7 | 226 | 0.11% |
| 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... |
61 | 52 | 106 | 7 | 226 | 0.11% |
| Aruna de Soyza | RPP | 50 | 61 | 108 | 2 | 221 | 0.11% |
| Anura De Silva | ULF | 48 | 39 | 51 | 3 | 141 | 0.07% |
| Wimal Geeganage | SLNF | 25 | 43 | 47 | 4 | 119 | 0.06% |
| A.K.J. Arachchige | DUA | 18 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 81 | 0.04% |
| P. Nelson Perera | SLPF | 15 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 48 | 0.02% |
| 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... |
5 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 31 | 0.01% |
| H.S. Dharmadwaja | UNAF | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0.01% |
| Valid Votes | 53,388 | 55,587 | 93,183 | 7,872 | 210,030 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 402 | 536 | 936 | 128 | 2,002 | ||
| Total Polled | 53,790 | 56,123 | 94,119 | 8,000 | 212,032 | ||
| Registered Electors | 69,230 | 72,430 | 121,949 | 263,609 | |||
| Turnout | 77.70% | 77.49% | 77.18% | 80.43% | |||
| Source: | |||||||
2008 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 5th North Central provincial council electionSri 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 23 August 2008 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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.) |
25,729 | 27,582 | 49,828 | 4,771 | 107,910 | 59.73% | 6 | |
| 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... |
17,682 | 14,067 | 29,731 | 1,785 | 63,265 | 35.02% | 4 | |
| 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... |
1,662 | 2,573 | 2,835 | 311 | 7,381 | 4.09% | 0 | |
| National Congress | 796 | 20 | 519 | 36 | 1,371 | 0.76% | 0 | |
| United National Alliance | 67 | 48 | 83 | 6 | 204 | 0.11% | 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:... |
45 | 47 | 76 | 5 | 173 | 0.10% | 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... |
12 | 23 | 39 | 2 | 76 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| National Development Front | 18 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 74 | 0.04% | 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... |
13 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0.02% | 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... |
8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Left Front (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.) |
5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 0 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 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... |
8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 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 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 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 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 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... |
5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 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... |
4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Muslim Liberation Front | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 46,060 | 44,461 | 83,207 | 6,935 | 180,663 | 100.00% | 10 | |
| Rejected Votes | 2,508 | 2,968 | 4,413 | 293 | 10,182 | |||
| Total Polled | 48,568 | 47,429 | 87,620 | 7,228 | 190,845 | |||
| Registered Electors | 72,128 | 76,120 | 128,808 | 277,056 | ||||
| Turnout | 67.34% | 62.31% | 68.02% | 68.88% | ||||
| Source: | ||||||||
2010 Presidential Election
Results of the 6th presidential electionSri 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 | |% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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:... |
34,613 | 39,587 | 60,718 | 9,971 | 144,889 | 64.92% |
| 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... |
18,979 | 16,517 | 35,473 | 4,057 | 75,026 | 33.62% |
| 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.... |
93 | 167 | 320 | 39 | 619 | 0.28% |
| 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... |
130 | 139 | 228 | 10 | 507 | 0.23% |
| A.A. Suraweera | NDF | 89 | 163 | 219 | 6 | 477 | 0.21% |
| C.J. Sugathsiri Gamage | UDF | 57 | 55 | 118 | 6 | 236 | 0.11% |
| 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 | 49 | 70 | 99 | 1 | 219 | 0.10% |
| Sarath Manamendra | NSH | 61 | 40 | 98 | 2 | 201 | 0.09% |
| 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... |
57 | 49 | 88 | 1 | 195 | 0.09% |
| Lal Perera | ONF | 45 | 39 | 85 | 3 | 172 | 0.08% |
| 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:... |
24 | 30 | 61 | 0 | 115 | 0.05% |
| 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... |
16 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 73 | 0.03% |
| Vikramabahu Karunaratne Vikramabahu Karunaratne Vikramabahu Karunaratne is a Sri Lankan politician and he contested for the Sri Lankan presidential election.-Early life:... |
LF | 9 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 71 | 0.03% |
| Sanath Pinnaduwa | NA | 18 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 62 | 0.03% |
| 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... |
8 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 54 | 0.02% |
| 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... |
9 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 54 | 0.02% |
| 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... |
12 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 45 | 0.02% |
| Senaratna de Silva | PNF | 7 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 38 | 0.02% |
| Battaramulla Seelarathana | JP | 3 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 0.01% |
| M.B. Thaminimulla | ACAKO | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 31 | 0.01% |
| Sarath Kongahage | UNAF | 8 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 0.01% |
| Aruna de Soyza | RPP | 8 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 0.01% |
| Valid Votes | 54,302 | 56,990 | 97,768 | 14,115 | 223,175 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 281 | 350 | 710 | 131 | 1,472 | ||
| Total Polled | 54,583 | 57,340 | 98,478 | 14,246 | 224,647 | ||
| Registered Electors | 72,402 | 77,084 | 130,851 | 280,337 | |||
| Turnout | 75.39% | 74.39% | 75.26% | 80.13% | |||
| Source: | |||||||
2010 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 14th parliamentary electionSri 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediri- giriya | |Polon- naruwa |
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| 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) |
26,794 | 29,597 | 51,998 | 10,305 | 118,694 | 69.22% | 4 | |
| 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... ) |
12,572 | 8,890 | 21,579 | 2,691 | 45,732 | 26.67% | 1 | |
| 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) |
1,199 | 2,166 | 2,453 | 639 | 6,457 | 3.77% | 0 | |
| Our National Front | 34 | 34 | 55 | 7 | 130 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| United National Alternative Front | 14 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 55 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 53 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka National Front | 24 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| National Development Front | 4 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 43 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| Janasetha Peramuna | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 26 | 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... |
3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 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... |
7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent 13 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 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| United Democratic Front | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| United Lanka Great Council | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 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 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Patriotic National Front | 3 | 9 | 4 | 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... |
2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Ruhuna People's Party | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 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... |
1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 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... |
3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0.01% | 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... |
3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 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... |
3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 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... |
3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 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... |
3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| National People's Party | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.00% | 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.00% | 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 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 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... |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Left Liberation Front | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 40,700 | 40,785 | 76,312 | 13,674 | 171,471 | 100.00% | 5 | |
| Rejected Votes | 3,613 | 3,643 | 6,804 | 738 | 14,798 | |||
| Total Polled | 44,313 | 44,428 | 83,116 | 14,412 | 186,269 | |||
| Registered Electors | 72,402 | 77,084 | 130,851 | 280,337 | ||||
| Turnout | 61.20% | 57.64% | 63.52% | 66.44% | ||||
| Source: | ||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
Maithripala Sirisena
Maithripala Sirisena
Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He joined mainstream politics in 1989 and has held several ministries since 1994. He is also the Cabinet Minister for Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services Development and the General Secretary of...
(UPFA-SLFP), 90,118 preference votes (pv); Ranasinghe Roshan (UPFA), 56,223 pv; Siripala Gamalath
Siripala Gamalath
Siripala Gamalath is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance party and of Buddhist religion.-References:...
(UPFA-SLFP), 53,973 pv; C. A. Suriyaarachchi
C. A. Suriyaarachchi
Chandrasiri Ariyawansha Suriyaarachchi is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(UPFA), 44,356 pv; and Earl Gunasekara
Earl Gunasekara
Earl Sarath Wickramasingha Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNF-UNP), 26,925 pv.