Colombo Electoral District
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Colombo 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 Colombo
in the Western province
. The district currently elects 19 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 1,521,854 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:
Lalith Athulathmudali
(UNP), 235,447 preference votes (pv); Bulathsinghalage Sirisena Cooray (UNP), 92,263 pv; Stanley Tillekerathne (SLFP), 83,636 pv; Dinesh Gunawardena
(MEP), 70,616 pv; Arachchige Jinadasa Niyathapala (SLFP) 67,804 pv; C. V. Gunaratne (SLFP), 60,603 pv; Bandula Gunawardane
(MEP), 50,861 pv; Dickson J Perera (SLFP), 50,735 pv; Gamini Lokuge
(UNP), 48,790 pv; M. H. Mohamed
(UNP), 47,451 pv; Tyronne Fernando
(UNP), 44,718 pv; Premaratne Gunasekera (UNP), 44,559 pv; Mathew Vincent Perera (UNP), 42,776 pv; Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
(UNP), 41,508 pv; Kingsley Tissa Wickremaratne (SLFP), 38,815 pv; Nimal Siripala de Silva
(SLFP), 38,647 pv; Sunethra Ranasinghe (UNP), 37,165 pv; M. S. Sellasamy
(CWC), 36,480 pv, Mohamed Jabir Abdul Cader (UNP), 30,252 pv; and Malwattage Nimal Ransiri Peiris (UNP), 27,130 pv.
Lalith Athulathmudali
(DUNF) was murdered on 23 April 1993.
held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Ranil Wickremasinghe
(UNP), 291,194 preference votes (pv); Srimani Athulathmudali (PA), 148,727 pv; C. V. Gunaratne (PA), 114,756 pv; Nimal Siripala de Silva
(PA), 111,730 pv; Ossie Abeygunasekara
(UNP), 98,022 pv; Jeewan Kumaranatunga
(PA), 95,767 pv; Kingsly Tissa Wickramarathne (PA), 95,077 pv; A. H. M. Fowzie
(PA), 72,294 pv; Nawalaage Benet Cooray (PA), 66,976 pv; Baratha Lakshman Premachandra (PA), 63,421 pv; Susil Moonesinghe
(UNP), 61,610 pv; Indika Gunawardena
(PA), 58,753 pv; Amal Senalankadikara (PA), 54,321 pv; Bernard Soysa (PA), 50,872 pv; Gamini Lokuge
(UNP), 47,058 pv; Karunasena Kodituwakku
(UNP), 46,134 pv; M. H. Mohamed
(UNP), 44,527 pv; Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
(UNP), 44,322 pv; Tyronne Fernando
(UNP), 42,872 pv; and Gunasekara Premaratne (UNP), 40,646 pv.
Ossie Abeygunasekara
(UNP) and Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
(UNP) were murdered on 24 October 1994. Their replacements were P. P. Devaraj
(UNP) and R. Yogarajan (UNP).
C.V. Gunaratne
(PA) was murdered on 7 June 2000.
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:
Ranil Wickremasinghe
(UNP), 363,668 preference votes (pv); Ravi Karunanayake
(UNP), 145,593 pv; G. L. Peiris
(PA), 139,123 pv; Dinesh Gunawardena
(PA-MEP), 114,795 pv; A. H. M. Fowzie
(PA), 100,200; Jeewan Kumaranatunga
(PA), 88,620 pv; Bandula Gunawardane
(PA-MEP), 70,537 pv; Indika Gunawardena
(PA), 70,341 pv; M. Mahroof
(UNP), 65,400 pv; Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra (PA), 62,237 pv; Chandan Kathriarachchi (PA), 61,301 pv; Karunasena Kodituwakku
(UNP), 60,318 pv; Gamini Lokuge
(UNP), 58,009 pv; M. H. Mohamed
(UNP), 49,239 pv; Kanahela Bandaralage Lilantha Perera (UNP), 48,848 pv; Tyronne Fernando
(UNP), 41,439 pv; Ketagoda Gamage Jayantha Perera (UNP), 39,242 pv; and Maddumage Samson Silva (UNP), 38,894 pv; Wimal Weerawansa
(JVP), 13,284 pv; and Elabadage Nimal Upatissa Fernando (JVP), 5,717 pv.
held on 5 December 2001 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Ranil Wickremasinghe
(UNF), 415,686 preference votes (pv); Milinda Moragoda
(UNF), 134,132 pv; Ravi Karunanayake
(UNF), 129,893 pv; A. H. M. Fowzie
(PA), 103,817 pv; Arjuna Ranatunga
(PA), 97,409 pv; Susil Premajayanth (PA), 90,170 pv; Dinesh Gunawardena
(PA-MEP), 87,615 pv; M. Mahroof
(UNF), 85,988 pv; Karunasena Kodituwakku
(UNF), 78,093 pv; Jeewan Kumaranatunga
(PA), 70,790 pv; Gamini Lokuge
(UNF), 66,968 pv; Bandula Gunawardane
(UNF), 66,516 pv; M. H. Mohamed
(UNF), 64,783 pv; Baratha Lakshman Premachandra (PA), 61,530 pv; Chandana Kathriarachchi (PA), 57,673 pv; Mano Ganesan
(UNF-WPF), 54,942 pv; Jayantha Ketagoda (UNF), 54,274 pv; Tyronne Fernando
(UNF), 46,129 pv; Kanahela Bandaralage Lilantha Perera (UNF), 43,887 pv; Wimal Weerawansa
(JVP), 19,687 pv; and Sunil Handunnetti
(JVP), 9,438 pv.
held on 2 April 2004 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Ranil Wickremasinghe
(UNF-UNP), 329,524 preference votes (pv); Wimal Weerawansa
(UPFA-JVP), 237,185 pv; Sunil Handunnetti
(UPFA-JVP), 152,942 pv; Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi
(UPFA-JVP), 122,645 pv; Susil Premajayanth (UPFA-SLFP), 100,074 pv; Milinda Moragoda
(UNF-UNP), 99,146 pv; Dinesh Gunawardena
(UPFA-MEP), 82,626 pv; Arjuna Ranatunga
(UPFA-SLFP), 81,914 pv; Ravi Karunanayake
(UNF-UNP), 69,975 pv; M. H. Mohamed
(UNF-UNP), 62,559 pv; T. Maheswaran
(UNF-UNP), 57,978 pv; Bandula Gunawardane
(UNF-UNP), 57,460 pv; M. Mahroof
(UNF-UNP), 55,919 pv; Gamini Lokuge
(UNF-UNP), 53,810 pv; Jeewan Kumaranatunga
(UPFA-SLFP), 51,583 pv; Mano Ganesan
(UNF-WPF), 51,508 pv; A. H. M. Fowzie
(UPFA-SLFP), 49,719 pv; Uduwe Dhammaloka
(JHU), 42,850 pv; Kotapola Amarakitti
(JHU), 26,539 pv; and Kataluwe Ratanasiya (JHU), 10,512 pv.
Kataluwe Ratanasiya (JHU) resigned on 18 May 2004. His replacement was Akmeemana Dayarathana
(JHU).
T. Maheswaran
(UNF-UNP) was murdered on 1 January 2008. His replacement Mohamed Rajabdeen
(UNF-SLMC) was sworn in on 8 January 2008.
held on 10 July 2004 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Duminda Silva
(UNP), 56,569 preference votes (pv); Anura Hemapala (UPFA), 36,029 pv; Andarage Don Gamini Thilakasiri (UPFA), 34,992 pv; Muthumalage Jayantha de Silva (UNP), 34,776 pv; H. Kanchana Peiris (UPFA), 34,658 pv; Hector Bethmage (UPFA), 31,924 pv; S. Watagala (UPFA), 31,836 pv; Abeygunarathna Lakshman (UNP), 30,945 pv; M. Priyanga Kothalawala (UPFA), 30,876 pv; Mohan Lal Grero
(UNP), 30,436 pv; G.H. Buddhadasa (UPFA), 29,682 pv; R.V. Pathirana Sarath (UPFA), 29,375 pv; Jayamini Don Hadaragamage Sunil (UPFA), 29,082 pv; Ajantha Niroshan Padukka (UNP), 28,104 pv; Almedha Mahesh (UPFA), 26,886 pv; Nimal R.Peiris (UNP), 26,851 pv; Nauzar Fawsi (UPFA), 25,085 pv; Pathiranage Vasantha Malini (UPFA), 24,727 pv; Hewa Matarage Upali Kodikara (UPFA), 22,786 pv; Danangalage Chandrasiri (UPFA), 22,588 pv; A. Thilakarathne Rajapaksha (UPFA), 22,026 pv; Prince Sagara Senaratne (UNP), 21,547 pv; S. Mohomed Nafli (UPFA), 21,012 pv; Wijayamuni Sumith De Zoysa (UPFA), 20,967 pv; Uswatta Liyanage Senaka Damayantha (UNP), 20,927 pv; M. Mohan (UPFA), 20,909 pv; Ashoka Lankathilaka (UPFA), 20,293 pv; Krishantha Yogadas Pancharathnam (UNP), 20,281 pv; Shavul Hameed Mohomed (UNP), 20,146 pv; Keerthi Udawatta (UPFA), 19,598 pv; Thomson Joseph Mendis (UNP), 19,434 pv; Edirsinghe Arachchige Isura Dewapriya Dharmasena Perera (UPFA), 18,898 pv; Andara Kosthage Harisingha Harischa de Kostha (UNP), 17,798 pv; Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe (UNP), 17,405 pv; Kithsiri Fernando (UNP), 16,796 pv; Janaka Mallimarachchi (UNP), 16,349 pv; Sunil Magammana (UNP), 16,265 pv; Mohamad Sherief Mohamad Fairoz (UNP), 15,588 pv; Ilangaratne Manikka Welamma Sellasa (UNP), 14,382 pv; Mohamed Rajabdeen
(SLMC), 11,625 pv; Abdul Hi Hassan Mohideen (SLMC), 6,562 pv; Praba Ganesan (WPF), 6,459 pv; and A. J. M. Muzammil
(DUA), 1,904 pv.
held on 17 November 2005 for the district:
held on 25 April 2009 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Duminda Silva
(UPFA), 165,128 preference votes (pv); Thilanga Sumathipala
(UPFA-SLFP), 159,603 pv; Udaya Gammanpila
(UPFA), 116,144 pv; Rosy Senanayake
(UNP), 80,884 pv; Pradeep Undugoda (UPFA), 62,736 pv; Mohan Lal Grero
(UNP), 59,056 pv; S. Roger (UPFA), 52,390 pv; Andarage Don Gamini Thilakasiri (UPFA), 49,471 pv; Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe (UNP), 45,958 pv; Praba Ganesan (UNP), 45,899 pv; A. Arangala Lalan Sudath Manju Sri (UNP), 37,878 pv; Jayamini Don Hadaragamage Sunil (UPFA), 39,769 pv; Nauzar Fawsi (UPFA), 39,417 pv; Hector Bethmage (UPFA), 37,890 pv; Salochana Gamage (UPFA), 35,693 pv; Sarath Kumara Sumanasekara (UPFA), 34,373 pv; Thilakarathna Hashan Prasantha (UNP), 32,799 pv; A. J. M. Muzammil
(UNP), 31,202 pv; Nalliah Kumaraguruparan
(UNP), 30,373 pv; Muthumalage Jayantha De Silva (UNP), 29,560 pv; A. Mahesh Priyal Jayathissa (UPFA), 29,259 pv; Hewamatharage Upali Kodikara (UPFA), 29,215 pv; Edirsinghe Arachchige Isura Dewapriya Dharmasena Perera (UPFA), 29,043 pv; Janaka Deepal Waliwaththe (UPFA), 28,466 pv; Ashoka Lankathilaka (UPFA), 26,973 pv; Wijayamuni Sumith De Zoysa (UPFA), 26,919 pv; Krishantha Yogadas Pancharathnam (UNP), 26,460 pv; Mohamad Sherief Mohamad Fairoz (UNP), 26,353 pv; Abdul Rahuman Mohomed Muin (UNP), 24,272 pv; Adawan Alil S. Rajendran (UNP), 24,096 pv; Ajantha Niroshan Padukka (UNP), 23,501 pv; A. Srinath M. Perera (UNP), 21,880 pv; Moris Wijerathna (UPFA), 21,091; Amal Pushpakumara Singhara Silva (UPFA), 20,639 pv; Kuruwitage Ranjith Mahinda (UPFA), 20,345 pv; A. Thilakarathne Rajapaksha (UPFA), 20,337 pv; Keerthi Udawatta (UPFA), 19,907 pv; Wahalathanthrige Renuka Dhushyantha Perera (UPFA), 19,384 pv; Arachchige Don Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi (UPFA), 19,309 pv; Kandage Gamini De Silva (UPFA), 19,048 pv; Arshad Nizamdeen Mohamed (SLMC), 5,789 pv; Abdul Jabbar Mohamed Faiz (DUA), 2,538 pv; and D. Duminda Nagamuwa (JVP), 2,388 pv.
held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
held on 8 April 2010 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:
Wimal Weerawansa
(UPFA-NFF), 280,672 preference votes (pv); Ranil Wickremasinghe
(UNF-UNP), 232,957 pv; Duminda Silva
(UPFA), 146,336 pv; Champika Ranawaka
(UPFA-JHU), 120,333 pv; Dinesh Gunawardena
(UPFA-MEP), 116,860 pv; Sarath Fonseka
(DNA), 98,458 pv; Sunil Handunnetti
(DNA-JVP), 78,126 pv; Ravi Karunanayake
(UNF-UNP), 70,328 pv; Mohan Lal Grero
(UNF), 68,008 pv; Rosy Senanayake
(UNF), 66,357 pv; Bandula Gunawardane
(UPFA), 64,654 pv; Thilanga Sumathipala
(UPFA-SLFP), 60,848 pv; Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa (UNF), 60,030 pv; Susil Premajayanth (UPFA-SLFP), 54,702 pv; Sujeewa Senasinghe (UNF), 52,559 pv; A. H. M. Fowzie
(UPFA-SLFP), 51,641 pv; Jeewan Kumaranatunga
(UPFA-SLFP), 51,080 pv; Gamini Lokuge
(UPFA), 49,750 pv; and Praba Ganesan (UNF-DPF), 42,851 pv.
Sarath Fonseka
(DNA) vacated his seat on 7 October 2010 after being sentenced to 30 months imprisonment by a a court martial after being found guilty of breaching arms procurement guideline. His replacement Jayantha Ketagoda (DNA) was sworn in on 8 March 2011.
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
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created by the 1978 Constitution
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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 Colombo
Colombo District
Colombo District is the smallest district in Sri Lanka with an area of 642 km². It is located in the Western Province, on the western coast of the island. Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo and the political capital, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte are located in this district...
in the Western province
Western Province, Sri Lanka
The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.-Districts:Basnahira is divided into 3 districts:...
. The district currently elects 19 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 1,521,854 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 | |% | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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... |
26,648 | 21,383 | 68,346 | 21,367 | 29,380 | 22,115 | 23,730 | 27,981 | 27,963 | 25,576 | 25,221 | 25,129 | 26,967 | 32,096 | 21,280 | 11,108 | 436,290 | 57.86% |
| 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... |
23,481 | 10,946 | 22,061 | 11,268 | 10,641 | 4,751 | 13,194 | 23,135 | 25,275 | 26,553 | 21,153 | 14,814 | 23,874 | 22,744 | 14,111 | 6,475 | 274,476 | 36.40% |
| 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... |
1,687 | 1,058 | 2,121 | 1,352 | 1,645 | 576 | 1,139 | 2,140 | 3,338 | 2,248 | 2,125 | 1,731 | 2,595 | 2,625 | 1,670 | 530 | 28,580 | 3.79% |
| 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.... |
238 | 395 | 415 | 828 | 361 | 409 | 695 | 591 | 569 | 851 | 504 | 527 | 946 | 1,137 | 778 | 411 | 9,655 | 1.28% |
| 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... |
70 | 132 | 810 | 320 | 477 | 521 | 201 | 50 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 43 | 99 | 149 | 3,022 | 0.40% |
| Vasudeva Nanayakkara Vasudeva Nanayakkara Vasudeva Nanayakkara is a veteran left-wing Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and a former presidential candidate.-Politics:Nanayakkara joined the Lanka Sama Samaja Party as student in 1958... |
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... |
205 | 63 | 110 | 142 | 60 | 156 | 117 | 205 | 119 | 150 | 86 | 108 | 116 | 137 | 146 | 88 | 2,008 | 0.27% |
| Valid Votes | 52,329 | 33,977 | 93,863 | 35,277 | 42,564 | 28,528 | 39,076 | 54,102 | 57,297 | 55,407 | 49,118 | 42,341 | 54,525 | 58,782 | 38,084 | 18,761 | 754,031 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 551 | 305 | 740 | 426 | 575 | 314 | 406 | 548 | 719 | 530 | 545 | 374 | 593 | 707 | 415 | 242 | 7,990 | ||
| Total Polled | 52,880 | 34,282 | 94,603 | 35,703 | 43,139 | 28,842 | 39,482 | 54,650 | 58,016 | 55,937 | 49,663 | 42,715 | 55,118 | 59,489 | 38,499 | 19,003 | 762,021 | ||
| Registered Electors | 62,628 | 47,123 | 127,452 | 48,760 | 57,534 | 40,375 | 51,622 | 68,955 | 73,006 | 71,002 | 62,523 | 59,048 | 71,597 | 80,297 | 50,269 | 972,191 | |||
| Turnout (%) | 84.44% | 72.75% | 74.23% | 73.22% | 74.98% | 71.44% | 76.48% | 79.25% | 79.47% | 78.78% | 79.43% | 72.34% | 76.98% | 74.09% | 76.59% | 78.38% | |||
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1988 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 1st Western provincial council election held on 2 June 1988 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... | 23 | ||
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| 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.... ) |
17 | ||||
| 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.... |
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| Others | 0 | ||||
| Valid Votes | 43 | ||||
| Rejected Votes | |||||
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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 | |% | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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... |
24,292 | 16,452 | 58,795 | 16,480 | 22,389 | 14,670 | 18,326 | 20,810 | 22,872 | 25,549 | 23,895 | 18,834 | 20,770 | 31,546 | 18,409 | 7,248 | 361,337 | 49.14% |
| 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... |
23,721 | 13,083 | 26,083 | 13,477 | 10,744 | 7,473 | 16,599 | 27,570 | 30,600 | 35,184 | 25,050 | 22,607 | 31,396 | 29,654 | 18,308 | 8,409 | 339,958 | 46.23% |
| Oswin Abeygunasekara | SLMP | 1,199 | 1,702 | 4,521 | 2,298 | 2,259 | 1,380 | 1,707 | 1,730 | 2,108 | 2,228 | 2,411 | 2,163 | 2,260 | 3,488 | 1,783 | 783 | 34,020 | 4.63% |
| Valid Votes | 49,212 | 31,237 | 89,399 | 32,255 | 35,392 | 23,523 | 36,632 | 50,110 | 55,580 | 62,961 | 51,356 | 43,604 | 54,426 | 64,688 | 38,500 | 16,440 | 735,315 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 570 | 499 | 1,572 | 666 | 647 | 342 | 520 | 679 | 806 | 879 | 849 | 563 | 779 | 977 | 584 | 363 | 11,295 | ||
| Total Polled | 49,782 | 31,736 | 90,971 | 32,921 | 36,039 | 23,865 | 37,152 | 50,789 | 56,386 | 63,840 | 52,205 | 44,167 | 55,205 | 65,665 | 39,084 | 16,803 | 746,610 | ||
| Registered Electors | 68,892 | 47,917 | 133,920 | 51,225 | 54,149 | 37,220 | 52,969 | 86,987 | 87,693 | 89,277 | 75,650 | 67,194 | 83,598 | 96,841 | 55,248 | 1,088,780 | |||
| Turnout | 72.26% | 66.23% | 67.93% | 64.27% | 66.56% | 64.12% | 70.14% | 58.39% | 64.30% | 71.51% | 69.01% | 65.73% | 66.04% | 67.81% | 70.74% | 68.57% | |||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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... / Ceylon Workers' Congress 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 :... |
23,462 | 17,324 | 49,733 | 17,908 | 22,052 | 15,265 | 19,768 | 24,795 | 25,849 | 27,415 | 24,561 | 20,113 | 22,042 | 33,090 | 21,237 | 9,916 | 374,530 | 51.67% | 12 | |
| 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... |
4,131 | 8,721 | 11,861 | 8,654 | 5,691 | 4,100 | 12,193 | 14,872 | 21,306 | 25,830 | 18,531 | 17,007 | 11,002 | 22,024 | 13,063 | 6,067 | 205,053 | 28.29% | 6 | |
| 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.... |
20,225 | 1,040 | 1,326 | 1,620 | 732 | 669 | 1,724 | 7,920 | 7,241 | 4,351 | 2,698 | 3,030 | 19,152 | 1,859 | 1,407 | 1,972 | 76,966 | 10.62% | 2 | |
| 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.... ) |
523 | 1,745 | 4,399 | 2,482 | 1,680 | 1,502 | 1,341 | 1,440 | 1,850 | 1,890 | 2,917 | 2,041 | 1,758 | 3,796 | 1,500 | 1,009 | 31,873 | 4.40% | 0 | |
| 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.... |
168 | 1,604 | 19,874 | 680 | 2,786 | 1,259 | 790 | 81 | 117 | 73 | 662 | 284 | 158 | 301 | 415 | 56 | 29,308 | 4.04% | 0 | |
| United Lanka People's Party | 1,172 | 254 | 205 | 363 | 239 | 247 | 184 | 1,846 | 485 | 266 | 161 | 386 | 671 | 238 | 217 | 178 | 7,112 | 0.98% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 49,681 | 30,688 | 87,398 | 31,707 | 33,180 | 23,042 | 36,000 | 50,954 | 56,848 | 59,825 | 49,530 | 42,861 | 54,783 | 61,308 | 37,839 | 19,198 | 724,842 | 100.00% | 20 | |
| Rejected Votes | 2,500 | 1,501 | 6,126 | 1,439 | 2,460 | 949 | 1,351 | 3,068 | 2,473 | 2,710 | 2,477 | 1,507 | 2,138 | 2,463 | 1,602 | 507 | 35,271 | |||
| Total Polled | 52,181 | 32,189 | 93,524 | 33,146 | 35,640 | 23,991 | 37,351 | 54,022 | 59,321 | 62,535 | 52,007 | 44,368 | 56,921 | 63,771 | 39,441 | 19,705 | 760,113 | |||
| Registered Electors | 67,851 | 47,174 | 131,624 | 49,993 | 53,356 | 36,820 | 52,176 | 82,139 | 86,029 | 87,609 | 74,671 | 65,984 | 81,774 | 95,786 | 54,316 | 20,589 | 1,087,891 | |||
| Turnout | 76.91% | 68.23% | 71.05% | 66.30% | 66.80% | 65.16% | 71.59% | 65.77% | 68.95% | 71.38% | 69.65% | 67.24% | 69.61% | 66.58% | 72.61% | 95.71% | 69.87% | |||
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The following candidates were elected:
Lalith Athulathmudali
Lalith Athulathmudali
Lalith William Samarasekera Athulathmudali , PC was a Sri Lankan politician of the United National Party and former Cabinet Minister of Trade, National Security, Agriculture, Education and deputy minister of defence.-Early life and teaching career:Born to a family of Lawyers, his...
(UNP), 235,447 preference votes (pv); Bulathsinghalage Sirisena Cooray (UNP), 92,263 pv; Stanley Tillekerathne (SLFP), 83,636 pv; Dinesh Gunawardena
Dinesh Gunawardena
Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan socialist politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, Govt Chief Whip and as well as leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna . He is the third son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusuma Gunawardena.-Early life:He received his schooling...
(MEP), 70,616 pv; Arachchige Jinadasa Niyathapala (SLFP) 67,804 pv; C. V. Gunaratne (SLFP), 60,603 pv; Bandula Gunawardane
Bandula Gunawardane
Sumithra Arachchige Don Bandula Chandrasiri Gunawardane is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(MEP), 50,861 pv; Dickson J Perera (SLFP), 50,735 pv; Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge is a Sri Lankan politician and Government Minister. He was born in Piliyandala in a middle class family. Lokuge started his primary education at Piliyandala and finished his higher education at Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte....
(UNP), 48,790 pv; M. H. Mohamed
M. H. Mohamed
Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNP), 47,451 pv; Tyronne Fernando
Tyronne Fernando
Tyronne Fernando , PC was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Foreign Minister from 2001 until 2004.-Early life and education:...
(UNP), 44,718 pv; Premaratne Gunasekera (UNP), 44,559 pv; Mathew Vincent Perera (UNP), 42,776 pv; Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi was the Cabinet Minister of Food and Co-operative of United National Party government from 1990-94. He was re-elected from the Parliamentary election of 1994...
(UNP), 41,508 pv; Kingsley Tissa Wickremaratne (SLFP), 38,815 pv; Nimal Siripala de Silva
Nimal Siripala De Silva
Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva MP is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and a Member of Parliament representing the Badulla District....
(SLFP), 38,647 pv; Sunethra Ranasinghe (UNP), 37,165 pv; M. S. Sellasamy
M. S. Sellasamy
Muthu Sangaralingam Sellasamy is a Sri Lankan politician, former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and former government minister.-References:...
(CWC), 36,480 pv, Mohamed Jabir Abdul Cader (UNP), 30,252 pv; and Malwattage Nimal Ransiri Peiris (UNP), 27,130 pv.
Lalith Athulathmudali
Lalith Athulathmudali
Lalith William Samarasekera Athulathmudali , PC was a Sri Lankan politician of the United National Party and former Cabinet Minister of Trade, National Security, Agriculture, Education and deputy minister of defence.-Early life and teaching career:Born to a family of Lawyers, his...
(DUNF) was murdered on 23 April 1993.
1993 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 2nd Western provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 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... et al) | 17 | ||
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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... |
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| 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.... |
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| Others | 0 | ||||
| Valid Votes | 43 | ||||
| Rejected Votes | |||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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) |
20,782 | 16,764 | 42,060 | 18,211 | 18,140 | 8,977 | 20,882 | 40,034 | 46,899 | 49,342 | 36,939 | 28,106 | 41,034 | 41,670 | 25,967 | 13,835 | 469,642 | 50.94% | 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... / Ceylon Workers' Congress 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 :... |
28,768 | 17,076 | 50,136 | 17,858 | 24,522 | 12,983 | 16,942 | 29,566 | 30,668 | 29,585 | 26,796 | 21,215 | 25,269 | 30,360 | 15,860 | 7,496 | 385,100 | 41.77% | 9 | |
| 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.... |
11,846 | 1,345 | 878 | 1,615 | 399 | 462 | 1,145 | 3,409 | 4,327 | 2,709 | 1,646 | 1,975 | 6,932 | 1,543 | 1,061 | 1,442 | 42,734 | 4.64% | 0 | |
| 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... ) |
476 | 414 | 502 | 493 | 268 | 90 | 327 | 1,180 | 1,541 | 1,418 | 935 | 742 | 1,142 | 992 | 666 | 268 | 11,454 | 1.24% | 0 | |
| Independent 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... |
46 | 258 | 1,526 | 1,593 | 1,254 | 2,813 | 813 | 31 | 57 | 33 | 42 | 140 | 51 | 96 | 311 | 187 | 9,251 | 1.00% | 0 | |
| 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... |
95 | 93 | 319 | 58 | 157 | 44 | 71 | 169 | 183 | 165 | 138 | 104 | 152 | 155 | 115 | 32 | 2,050 | 0.22% | 0 | |
| EROS Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students The Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students , also known as the Eelam Revolutionary Organisers, is a former Tamil militant group in Sri Lanka. Most of the EROS membership was absorbed into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 1990. The rump, which continues to use the EROS name, has... / PLOTE People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam The People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam is a former Tamil militant group. It is currently a pro-government paramilitary group and political party. PLOTE's political wing is known as the Democratic People's Liberation Front.-Origins:... / TELO Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization is an Eelam Tamil organisation campaigning for the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam in the northeast of Sri Lanka. The TELO was originally created as a militant group, and functioned as such until 1986, when most of its membership was killed in a... |
73 | 36 | 130 | 87 | 96 | 31 | 44 | 106 | 94 | 105 | 71 | 39 | 89 | 60 | 50 | 2 | 1,113 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Democratic Workers' Congress | 48 | 32 | 159 | 18 | 53 | 25 | 11 | 49 | 23 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 29 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 589 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 62,134 | 36,018 | 95,710 | 39,933 | 44,889 | 25,425 | 40,235 | 74,544 | 83,792 | 83,403 | 66,593 | 52,339 | 74,698 | 74,910 | 44,039 | 23,271 | 921,933 | 100.00% | 20 | |
| Rejected Votes | 2,882 | 1,524 | 5,995 | 1,618 | 2,593 | 821 | 1,273 | 2,938 | 3,010 | 2,932 | 2,775 | 1,485 | 2,082 | 2,701 | 1,652 | 354 | 36,635 | |||
| Total Polled | 65,016 | 37,542 | 101,705 | 41,551 | 47,482 | 26,246 | 41,508 | 77,482 | 86,802 | 86,335 | 69,368 | 53,824 | 76,780 | 77,611 | 45,691 | 23,625 | 958,568 | |||
| Registered Electors | 81,213 | 52,007 | 139,012 | 57,049 | 63,528 | 36,915 | 55,301 | 106,536 | 113,173 | 110,948 | 90,167 | 71,213 | 101,317 | 97,831 | 59,749 | 1,235,959 | ||||
| Turnout | 80.06% | 72.19% | 73.16% | 72.83% | 74.74% | 71.10% | 75.06% | 72.73% | 76.70% | 77.82% | 76.93% | 75.58% | 75.78% | 79.33% | 76.47% | 77.56% | ||||
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The following candidates were elected:
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), 291,194 preference votes (pv); Srimani Athulathmudali (PA), 148,727 pv; C. V. Gunaratne (PA), 114,756 pv; Nimal Siripala de Silva
Nimal Siripala De Silva
Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva MP is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and a Member of Parliament representing the Badulla District....
(PA), 111,730 pv; Ossie Abeygunasekara
Ossie Abeygunasekara
Ossie Abeygunasekara was a former Member of Parliament and chairman of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya. He was assassinated by a female suicide bomber of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam while attending an election rally in support of Gamini Dissanayake, for the Presidential election of 1994...
(UNP), 98,022 pv; Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(PA), 95,767 pv; Kingsly Tissa Wickramarathne (PA), 95,077 pv; A. H. M. Fowzie
A. H. M. Fowzie
A. Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:**...
(PA), 72,294 pv; Nawalaage Benet Cooray (PA), 66,976 pv; Baratha Lakshman Premachandra (PA), 63,421 pv; Susil Moonesinghe
Susil Moonesinghe
Susil Moonesinghe is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and diplomat and current Chairman of State Trading Wholesale Company Ltd. A former Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council and a member of parliament, he was a former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran...
(UNP), 61,610 pv; Indika Gunawardena
Indika Gunawardena
Indika Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Finance in Fisheries, Higher Education and a Member of Parliament...
(PA), 58,753 pv; Amal Senalankadikara (PA), 54,321 pv; Bernard Soysa (PA), 50,872 pv; Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge is a Sri Lankan politician and Government Minister. He was born in Piliyandala in a middle class family. Lokuge started his primary education at Piliyandala and finished his higher education at Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte....
(UNP), 47,058 pv; Karunasena Kodituwakku
Karunasena Kodituwakku
Karunasena Kodituwakku is a Sri Lankan politician and former academic and diplomat. He is a former government Cabinet Minister for Human Resource Development, Education, and Cultural Affairs and a former Governor of the North Western Province...
(UNP), 46,134 pv; M. H. Mohamed
M. H. Mohamed
Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNP), 44,527 pv; Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi was the Cabinet Minister of Food and Co-operative of United National Party government from 1990-94. He was re-elected from the Parliamentary election of 1994...
(UNP), 44,322 pv; Tyronne Fernando
Tyronne Fernando
Tyronne Fernando , PC was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Foreign Minister from 2001 until 2004.-Early life and education:...
(UNP), 42,872 pv; and Gunasekara Premaratne (UNP), 40,646 pv.
Ossie Abeygunasekara
Ossie Abeygunasekara
Ossie Abeygunasekara was a former Member of Parliament and chairman of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya. He was assassinated by a female suicide bomber of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam while attending an election rally in support of Gamini Dissanayake, for the Presidential election of 1994...
(UNP) and Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi was the Cabinet Minister of Food and Co-operative of United National Party government from 1990-94. He was re-elected from the Parliamentary election of 1994...
(UNP) were murdered on 24 October 1994. Their replacements were P. P. Devaraj
P. P. Devaraj
P. P. Devaraj is a Tamil politician representing Sri Lanka and whose origin is Indian.He belongs to the rich trading and landlord community of Vellalas in India....
(UNP) and R. Yogarajan (UNP).
C.V. Gunaratne
C.V. Gunaratne
Clement Victor Gunaratne was Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Industries Development. Minister Gunaratne and his wife along with 20 others were killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE terrorist organization on June 7, 2000.He was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo where was captain...
(PA) was murdered on 7 June 2000.
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 | |% | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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... |
31,132 | 20,837 | 56,219 | 23,867 | 26,250 | 14,329 | 23,977 | 45,072 | 51,876 | 54,327 | 40,296 | 31,646 | 47,818 | 45,403 | 28,666 | 15,993 | 557,708 | 64.82% |
| 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... |
23,126 | 13,162 | 33,824 | 12,806 | 15,924 | 8,557 | 12,783 | 22,369 | 23,475 | 22,130 | 21,313 | 16,331 | 19,514 | 24,493 | 12,275 | 6,659 | 288,741 | 33.56% |
| 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.... |
787 | 236 | 245 | 373 | 118 | 179 | 326 | 444 | 599 | 464 | 330 | 521 | 638 | 280 | 273 | 246 | 6,059 | 0.70% |
| 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... |
230 | 124 | 291 | 182 | 103 | 180 | 195 | 284 | 521 | 268 | 201 | 232 | 240 | 234 | 151 | 97 | 3,533 | 0.41% |
| 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... |
290 | 96 | 271 | 115 | 138 | 68 | 111 | 279 | 241 | 210 | 202 | 118 | 158 | 127 | 83 | 19 | 2,526 | 0.29% |
| G. A. Nihal | SLPF | 163 | 57 | 149 | 72 | 75 | 19 | 78 | 171 | 205 | 179 | 156 | 97 | 153 | 118 | 71 | 56 | 1,819 | 0.21% |
| Valid Votes | 55,728 | 34,512 | 90,999 | 37,415 | 42,608 | 23,332 | 37,470 | 68,619 | 76,917 | 77,578 | 62,498 | 48,945 | 68,521 | 70,655 | 41,519 | 23,070 | 860,386 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 1,313 | 617 | 2,020 | 843 | 947 | 460 | 614 | 1,102 | 1,445 | 1,159 | 1,120 | 762 | 1,328 | 988 | 887 | 455 | 16,060 | ||
| Total Polled | 57,041 | 35,129 | 93,019 | 38,258 | 43,555 | 23,792 | 38,084 | 69,721 | 78,362 | 78,737 | 63,618 | 49,707 | 69,849 | 71,643 | 42,406 | 23,525 | 876,446 | ||
| Registered Electors | 81,213 | 52,007 | 139,012 | 57,049 | 63,528 | 36,915 | 55,301 | 106,536 | 113,173 | 110,948 | 90,167 | 71,213 | 101,317 | 97,831 | 59,749 | 1,235,959 | |||
| Turnout | 70.24% | 67.55% | 66.91% | 67.06% | 68.56% | 64.45% | 68.87% | 65.44% | 69.24% | 70.97% | 70.56% | 69.80% | 68.94% | 73.23% | 70.97% | 70.91% | |||
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1999 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 3rd Western 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 | |% | 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... | 362,636 | 45.07% | 19 |
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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... , 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) |
313,576 | 38.98% | 17 | ||
| 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... |
55,361 | 6.88% | 3 | ||
| 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.... |
43,008 | 5.35% | 2 | ||
| National Union of Workers (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 :... , DWC) |
12,510 | 1.55% | 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) |
9,140 | 1.14% | 1 | ||
| Muslim United Liberation Front | 5,087 | 0.63% | 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.... |
1,411 | 0.18% | 0 | ||
| Independent 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... |
1,326 | 0.16% | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 495 | 0.06% | 0 | ||
| Valid Votes | 804,550 | 100.00% | 43 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 50,435 | ||||
| Total Polled | 854,985 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 1,326,487 | ||||
| Turnout | 64.45% | ||||
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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 | |% | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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... |
33,957 | 17,023 | 35,416 | 17,777 | 18,114 | 7,327 | 18,683 | 46,823 | 50,535 | 51,240 | 36,907 | 24,782 | 43,584 | 41,380 | 22,868 | 7,894 | 474,310 | 49.18% |
| 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... |
26,903 | 19,151 | 59,234 | 22,281 | 32,714 | 16,531 | 19,126 | 30,859 | 32,951 | 31,302 | 28,681 | 21,455 | 27,338 | 33,017 | 17,572 | 6,070 | 425,185 | 44.08% |
| 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... |
2,976 | 1,289 | 1,955 | 1,486 | 1,281 | 406 | 1,346 | 4,878 | 6,170 | 5,236 | 3,385 | 2,075 | 4,168 | 3,692 | 2,514 | 1,152 | 44,009 | 4.56% |
| 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.... |
334 | 275 | 272 | 410 | 115 | 210 | 412 | 662 | 916 | 940 | 468 | 763 | 1,119 | 431 | 485 | 397 | 8,209 | 0.85% |
| Vasudeva Nanayakkara Vasudeva Nanayakkara Vasudeva Nanayakkara is a veteran left-wing Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and a former presidential candidate.-Politics:Nanayakkara joined the Lanka Sama Samaja Party as student in 1958... |
LDA | 300 | 148 | 424 | 419 | 408 | 539 | 324 | 267 | 338 | 346 | 188 | 231 | 340 | 288 | 203 | 237 | 5,000 | 0.52% |
| Abdul Rasool | SLMP | 109 | 119 | 630 | 109 | 163 | 92 | 86 | 91 | 91 | 71 | 107 | 47 | 78 | 76 | 94 | 17 | 1,980 | 0.21% |
| 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.... |
123 | 57 | 137 | 89 | 94 | 99 | 78 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 55 | 6 | 1,376 | 0.14% |
| 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... |
113 | 42 | 104 | 59 | 86 | 36 | 44 | 129 | 112 | 134 | 113 | 83 | 117 | 127 | 60 | 11 | 1,370 | 0.14% |
| 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... |
158 | 57 | 178 | 61 | 95 | 17 | 33 | 140 | 102 | 105 | 97 | 37 | 98 | 96 | 42 | 3 | 1,319 | 0.14% |
| Kamal Karunadasa | PLSF | 91 | 23 | 82 | 34 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 79 | 70 | 42 | 41 | 68 | 70 | 36 | 2 | 783 | 0.08% |
| 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... |
41 | 13 | 53 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 355 | 0.04% |
| 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.... |
30 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 329 | 0.03% |
| A. W. Premawardhana | PFF | 47 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 309 | 0.03% |
| Valid Votes | 65,182 | 38,213 | 98,535 | 42,770 | 53,167 | 25,298 | 40,194 | 84,123 | 91,490 | 89,623 | 70,133 | 49,636 | 77,081 | 79,327 | 43,964 | 15,798 | 964,534 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 1,495 | 1,058 | 2,605 | 1,388 | 1,409 | 896 | 1,446 | 2,383 | 2,530 | 2,967 | 1,819 | 1,675 | 2,876 | 2,006 | 1,500 | 1,144 | 29,197 | ||
| Total Polled | 66,677 | 39,271 | 101,140 | 44,158 | 54,576 | 26,194 | 41,640 | 86,506 | 94,020 | 92,590 | 71,952 | 51,311 | 79,957 | 81,333 | 45,464 | 16,942 | 993,731 | ||
| Registered Electors | 87,913 | 55,338 | 143,993 | 64,386 | 77,447 | 40,908 | 58,407 | 116,577 | 126,119 | 121,836 | 96,164 | 70,424 | 108,622 | 105,483 | 63,466 | 1,337,083 | |||
| Turnout | 75.84% | 70.97% | 70.24% | 68.58% | 70.47% | 64.03% | 71.29% | 74.21% | 74.55% | 76.00% | 74.82% | 72.86% | 73.61% | 77.11% | 71.64% | 74.32% | |||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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... |
26,671 | 19,588 | 57,578 | 22,232 | 33,212 | 15,480 | 19,646 | 33,930 | 35,792 | 34,978 | 30,522 | 22,207 | 28,952 | 35,570 | 18,556 | 5,770 | 440,684 | 43.48% | 10 | |
| 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) |
33,986 | 14,025 | 20,414 | 13,922 | 13,422 | 4,999 | 14,382 | 41,330 | 43,474 | 41,977 | 32,394 | 20,249 | 36,995 | 36,883 | 17,886 | 7,808 | 394,146 | 38.89% | 8 | |
| 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... |
4,434 | 1,990 | 2,806 | 2,844 | 2,031 | 709 | 2,556 | 8,758 | 11,268 | 10,219 | 5,741 | 3,566 | 8,174 | 6,849 | 4,454 | 1,734 | 78,133 | 7.71% | 2 | |
| Sinhala Heritage | 1,086 | 2,106 | 1,683 | 2,939 | 1,043 | 1,418 | 3,200 | 3,283 | 4,701 | 6,211 | 2,604 | 4,881 | 6,302 | 3,721 | 3,356 | 1,137 | 49,671 | 4.73% | 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.... ) |
316 | 1,441 | 16,420 | 534 | 3,149 | 925 | 977 | 39 | 1,08 | 33 | 1,689 | 266 | 93 | 478 | 548 | 51 | 27,067 | 2.77% | 0 | |
| All Ceylon Tamil Congress 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... |
26 | 136 | 747 | 927 | 910 | 1,371 | 622 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 171 | 210 | 50 | 5,238 | 0.52% | 0 | |
| Ceylon Workers' Congress 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 :... |
832 | 210 | 1,247 | 411 | 1,099 | 289 | 122 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 205 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 59 | 21 | 4,588 | 0.45% | 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) |
369 | 163 | 378 | 231 | 282 | 253 | 194 | 350 | 279 | 336 | 204 | 155 | 252 | 231 | 154 | 46 | 3,877 | 0.39% | 0 | |
| Citizen's Front | 72 | 143 | 1,236 | 169 | 155 | 91 | 59 | 97 | 87 | 99 | 117 | 120 | 127 | 201 | 81 | 25 | 2,879 | 0.28% | 0 | |
| National People’s Party | 32 | 42 | 96 | 97 | 49 | 105 | 82 | 71 | 127 | 123 | 77 | 106 | 148 | 122 | 91 | 32 | 1,400 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| Muslim United Liberation Front | 39 | 54 | 797 | 30 | 60 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 32 | 56 | 54 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 44 | 2 | 1,321 | 0.13% | 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.... |
65 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 23 | 22 | 57 | 101 | 136 | 200 | 72 | 87 | 149 | 57 | 73 | 51 | 1,228 | 0.12% | 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... |
21 | 14 | 75 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 50 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 421 | 6 | 808 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| United Lalith Front | 70 | 22 | 80 | 27 | 47 | 15 | 23 | 95 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 28 | 59 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 684 | 0.07% | 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.... |
17 | 29 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 88 | 36 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 31 | 57 | 0 | 497 | 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... |
9 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 38 | 41 | 30 | 21 | 45 | 52 | 26 | 9 | 389 | 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... |
5 | 56 | 98 | 15 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 357 | 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.... |
30 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 32 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 355 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Muslim Party | 6 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 244 | 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... |
15 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 179 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Ruhuna People's Party | 6 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 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... |
8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 109 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 2 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 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 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| People's Freedom Front | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 68,130 | 40,130 | 103,908 | 44,591 | 55,648 | 25,889 | 42,111 | 88,289 | 96,282 | 94,533 | 73,865 | 51,900 | 81,518 | 84,545 | 46,116 | 16,765 | 1,014,220 | 100.00% | 20 | |
| Rejected Votes | 3,153 | 1,611 | 5,986 | 1,882 | 3,229 | 1,042 | 1,246 | 3,529 | 3,107 | 2,999 | 2,745 | 1,380 | 2,517 | 2,888 | 1,702 | 408 | 39,424 | |||
| Total Polled | 71,283 | 41,741 | 109,894 | 46,473 | 58,877 | 26,931 | 43,357 | 91,818 | 99,389 | 97,532 | 76,610 | 53,280 | 84,035 | 87,433 | 47,818 | 17,173 | 1,053,644 | |||
| Registered Electors | 90,721 | 58,676 | 152,701 | 66,374 | 80,510 | 40,939 | 58,883 | 121,170 | 130,721 | 125,802 | 99,486 | 71,617 | 111,204 | 111,701 | 65,042 | 1,385,547 | ||||
| Turnout (%) | 78.57% | 71.14% | 71.97% | 70.02% | 73.13% | 65.78% | 73.63% | 75.78% | 76.03% | 77.53% | 77.01% | 74.40% | 75.57% | 78.27% | 73.52% | 76.05% | ||||
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The following candidates were elected:
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), 363,668 preference votes (pv); Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake
Ravindra Sandresh Karunanayagam, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and chartered accountant by profession...
(UNP), 145,593 pv; G. L. Peiris
G. L. Peiris
Gamini Lakshman Peiris is a Sri Lankan politician and academic...
(PA), 139,123 pv; Dinesh Gunawardena
Dinesh Gunawardena
Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan socialist politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, Govt Chief Whip and as well as leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna . He is the third son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusuma Gunawardena.-Early life:He received his schooling...
(PA-MEP), 114,795 pv; A. H. M. Fowzie
A. H. M. Fowzie
A. Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:**...
(PA), 100,200; Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(PA), 88,620 pv; Bandula Gunawardane
Bandula Gunawardane
Sumithra Arachchige Don Bandula Chandrasiri Gunawardane is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(PA-MEP), 70,537 pv; Indika Gunawardena
Indika Gunawardena
Indika Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Finance in Fisheries, Higher Education and a Member of Parliament...
(PA), 70,341 pv; M. Mahroof
M. Mahroof
Mohamed Mahroof is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNP), 65,400 pv; Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra (PA), 62,237 pv; Chandan Kathriarachchi (PA), 61,301 pv; Karunasena Kodituwakku
Karunasena Kodituwakku
Karunasena Kodituwakku is a Sri Lankan politician and former academic and diplomat. He is a former government Cabinet Minister for Human Resource Development, Education, and Cultural Affairs and a former Governor of the North Western Province...
(UNP), 60,318 pv; Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge is a Sri Lankan politician and Government Minister. He was born in Piliyandala in a middle class family. Lokuge started his primary education at Piliyandala and finished his higher education at Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte....
(UNP), 58,009 pv; M. H. Mohamed
M. H. Mohamed
Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNP), 49,239 pv; Kanahela Bandaralage Lilantha Perera (UNP), 48,848 pv; Tyronne Fernando
Tyronne Fernando
Tyronne Fernando , PC was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Foreign Minister from 2001 until 2004.-Early life and education:...
(UNP), 41,439 pv; Ketagoda Gamage Jayantha Perera (UNP), 39,242 pv; and Maddumage Samson Silva (UNP), 38,894 pv; Wimal Weerawansa
Wimal Weerawansa
Wimal Weerawansa is the leader of the political party Jathika Nidahas Peramuna . He was entered into politics through the JVP during the 1980s and rocketed to the position of Propaganda secretary...
(JVP), 13,284 pv; and Elabadage Nimal Upatissa Fernando (JVP), 5,717 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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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 :... , 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.... ) |
32,784 | 24,349 | 80,318 | 26,636 | 41,052 | 18,020 | 24,219 | 39,943 | 43,330 | 42,260 | 37,256 | 27,717 | 35,932 | 42,150 | 23,432 | 546,417 | 51.62% | 12 | ||
| 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) |
29,176 | 12,710 | 19,149 | 11,807 | 11,792 | 4,053 | 12,686 | 37,389 | 39,238 | 37,815 | 28,465 | 18,573 | 32,800 | 33,627 | 17,344 | 353,401 | 33.39% | 7 | ||
| 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... |
7,121 | 2,872 | 3,883 | 3,613 | 3,098 | 926 | 3,786 | 14,159 | 16,602 | 16,045 | 8,869 | 5,275 | 12,776 | 9,932 | 5,750 | 117,404 | 11.09% | 2 | ||
| Sinhala Heritage | 515 | 785 | 731 | 962 | 342 | 396 | 944 | 1,229 | 1,541 | 2,170 | 1,001 | 1,694 | 2,106 | 1,161 | 1,014 | 16,970 | 1.60% | 0 | ||
| Tamil National Alliance Tamil National Alliance The Tamil National Alliance is a powerful minority Sri Lankan Tamil political alliance in Sri Lanka. It was formed as an amalgamation of moderate Tamil parties as well as number of former rebel groups... (TULF Tamil United Liberation Front The Tamil United Liberation Front is a political party in Sri Lanka which seeks independence for the Tamil-populated areas of Sri Lanka.-Formation:... , 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... et al) |
11 | 244 | 1,649 | 2,075 | 2,483 | 3,499 | 1,434 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 41 | 73 | 38 | 450 | 571 | 12,696 | 1.20% | 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) |
335 | 135 | 308 | 142 | 184 | 83 | 121 | 385 | 284 | 355 | 236 | 155 | 272 | 255 | 180 | 3,457 | 0.33% | 0 | ||
| Democratic Left Front | 271 | 85 | 178 | 203 | 138 | 129 | 193 | 347 | 302 | 360 | 182 | 202 | 298 | 227 | 132 | 3,322 | 0.31% | 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:... |
93 | 64 | 315 | 101 | 142 | 43 | 38 | 92 | 117 | 97 | 120 | 46 | 67 | 111 | 52 | 1,503 | 0.14% | 0 | ||
| United Lalith Front | 98 | 57 | 212 | 39 | 76 | 32 | 32 | 102 | 95 | 73 | 76 | 40 | 54 | 72 | 36 | 1,101 | 0.10% | 0 | ||
| Eelam People's Democratic Party Eelam People's Democratic Party The Eelam People's Democratic Party is a political party and a pro-government paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka. It is led by its founder Douglas Devananda.-Background:... |
54 | 19 | 77 | 88 | 62 | 58 | 28 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 37 | 40 | 24 | 640 | 0.06% | 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.... |
35 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 55 | 32 | 44 | 36 | 33 | 478 | 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... |
12 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 239 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka Muslim Party | 7 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 174 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
| National Development Front | 14 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 137 | 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... |
11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 100 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 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... |
6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 77 | 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... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 76 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Sri Lanka National Front | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 71 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| Ruhuna People's Party | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 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... |
2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| Valid Votes | 70,565 | 41,388 | 106,970 | 45,745 | 59,448 | 27,289 | 43,556 | 93,806 | 101,712 | 99,339 | 76,414 | 53,884 | 84,500 | 88,144 | 48,614 | 1,058,481 | 100.00% | 21 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 3,324 | 1,598 | 5,700 | 1,855 | 3,352 | 959 | 1,448 | 3,725 | 3,218 | 3,356 | 2,761 | 1,698 | 2,608 | 3,294 | 1,664 | 40,901 | ||||
| Total Polled | 73,889 | 42,986 | 112,670 | 47,600 | 62,800 | 28,248 | 45,004 | 97,531 | 104,930 | 102,695 | 79,175 | 55,582 | 87,108 | 91,438 | 50,278 | 1,099,382 | ||||
| Registered Electors | 93,630 | 61,373 | 159,417 | 66,736 | 86,842 | 41,908 | 61,222 | 127,422 | 135,550 | 131,571 | 102,676 | 74,140 | 114,854 | 115,430 | 67,911 | 1,440,682 | ||||
| Turnout | 78.92% | 70.04% | 70.68% | 71.33% | 72.32% | 67.40% | 73.51% | 76.54% | 77.41% | 78.05% | 77.11% | 74.97% | 75.84% | 79.22% | 74.04% | 76.31% | ||||
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The following candidates were elected:
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...
(UNF), 415,686 preference votes (pv); Milinda Moragoda
Milinda Moragoda
Asoka Milinda Moragoda is a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He is Opposition Leader of the Colombo Municipal Council and was, until recently, a Senior Adviser to President Mahinda Rajapakse. He was a former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament representing the Colombo District...
(UNF), 134,132 pv; Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake
Ravindra Sandresh Karunanayagam, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and chartered accountant by profession...
(UNF), 129,893 pv; A. H. M. Fowzie
A. H. M. Fowzie
A. Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:**...
(PA), 103,817 pv; Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...
(PA), 97,409 pv; Susil Premajayanth (PA), 90,170 pv; Dinesh Gunawardena
Dinesh Gunawardena
Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan socialist politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, Govt Chief Whip and as well as leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna . He is the third son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusuma Gunawardena.-Early life:He received his schooling...
(PA-MEP), 87,615 pv; M. Mahroof
M. Mahroof
Mohamed Mahroof is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNF), 85,988 pv; Karunasena Kodituwakku
Karunasena Kodituwakku
Karunasena Kodituwakku is a Sri Lankan politician and former academic and diplomat. He is a former government Cabinet Minister for Human Resource Development, Education, and Cultural Affairs and a former Governor of the North Western Province...
(UNF), 78,093 pv; Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(PA), 70,790 pv; Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge is a Sri Lankan politician and Government Minister. He was born in Piliyandala in a middle class family. Lokuge started his primary education at Piliyandala and finished his higher education at Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte....
(UNF), 66,968 pv; Bandula Gunawardane
Bandula Gunawardane
Sumithra Arachchige Don Bandula Chandrasiri Gunawardane is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(UNF), 66,516 pv; M. H. Mohamed
M. H. Mohamed
Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNF), 64,783 pv; Baratha Lakshman Premachandra (PA), 61,530 pv; Chandana Kathriarachchi (PA), 57,673 pv; Mano Ganesan
Mano Ganesan
Mano Ganesan MP is a Sri Lankan politician and member of parliament and the current leader of the Democratic People's Front, a political party in Sri Lanka, President of Democratic Workers Congress, a trade union and Convener of the Civil Monitoring Commission, a human rights monitoring peoples...
(UNF-WPF), 54,942 pv; Jayantha Ketagoda (UNF), 54,274 pv; Tyronne Fernando
Tyronne Fernando
Tyronne Fernando , PC was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Foreign Minister from 2001 until 2004.-Early life and education:...
(UNF), 46,129 pv; Kanahela Bandaralage Lilantha Perera (UNF), 43,887 pv; Wimal Weerawansa
Wimal Weerawansa
Wimal Weerawansa is the leader of the political party Jathika Nidahas Peramuna . He was entered into politics through the JVP during the 1980s and rocketed to the position of Propaganda secretary...
(JVP), 19,687 pv; and Sunil Handunnetti
Sunil Handunnetti
Sunil Handunnetti is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He contested the 2010 parliamentary elections under the Democratic National Alliance , which is led by former army chief Sarath Fonseka and was re-elected to Parliament from Colombo District.-References:...
(JVP), 9,438 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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 :... , 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.... ) |
28,607 | 21,543 | 71,599 | 23,739 | 40,387 | 19,084 | 19,865 | 29,029 | 32,772 | 26,302 | 29,540 | 19,635 | 22,337 | 34,313 | 18,448 | 4,641 | 441,841 | 41.76% | 9 | |
| 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) |
37,380 | 12,484 | 17,681 | 12,141 | 12,724 | 3,613 | 12,577 | 49,520 | 53,065 | 45,939 | 32,976 | 20,070 | 37,919 | 38,833 | 19,284 | 8,482 | 414,688 | 39.20% | 8 | |
| 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... |
5,952 | 6,360 | 8,881 | 9,116 | 3,409 | 2,824 | 9,247 | 17,768 | 18,485 | 29,850 | 14,311 | 13,192 | 25,385 | 13,493 | 9,085 | 3,260 | 190,618 | 18.02% | 3 | |
| National Development Front | 96 | 109 | 230 | 91 | 415 | 44 | 63 | 175 | 202 | 215 | 194 | 140 | 177 | 168 | 86 | 15 | 2,420 | 0.23% | 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) |
133 | 89 | 225 | 166 | 175 | 150 | 112 | 129 | 139 | 121 | 106 | 95 | 135 | 161 | 71 | 30 | 2,037 | 0.19% | 0 | |
| National People's Party | 72 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 175 | 115 | 244 | 78 | 55 | 160 | 102 | 50 | 1 | 1,273 | 0.12% | 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:... |
71 | 27 | 204 | 57 | 93 | 20 | 30 | 59 | 53 | 40 | 74 | 29 | 32 | 73 | 31 | 1 | 894 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| United Muslim People's Party | 40 | 61 | 317 | 40 | 75 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 81 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 858 | 0.08% | 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... |
1 | 54 | 501 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 683 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| United Lalith Front | 43 | 20 | 117 | 25 | 57 | 19 | 17 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 34 | 49 | 20 | 1 | 550 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Eelam People's Democratic Party Eelam People's Democratic Party The Eelam People's Democratic Party is a political party and a pro-government paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka. It is led by its founder Douglas Devananda.-Background:... |
34 | 12 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 48 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 36 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 539 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Swarajya | 2 | 29 | 98 | 37 | 8 | 55 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 404 | 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.... |
12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 203 | 0.02% | 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... |
4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 159 | 0.02% | 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... |
11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 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... |
9 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Muslim Party | 1 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 2 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 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... |
5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 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... |
1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0.00% | 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... |
1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 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... |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka National Front | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 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... |
7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 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... |
4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 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... |
2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 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... |
4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Ruhuna People's Party | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 72,500 | 40,893 | 100,142 | 45,576 | 57,528 | 25,914 | 42,087 | 97,061 | 105,077 | 102,942 | 77,530 | 53,359 | 86,327 | 87,376 | 47,202 | 16,452 | 1,057,966 | 100.00% | 20 | |
| Rejected Votes | 3,491 | 1,457 | 5,451 | 1,689 | 3,431 | 869 | 1,173 | 3,516 | 3,316 | 2,831 | 2,832 | 1,413 | 2,161 | 3,139 | 1,531 | 305 | 38,605 | |||
| Total Polled | 75,991 | 42,350 | 105,593 | 47,265 | 60,959 | 26,783 | 43,260 | 100,577 | 108,393 | 105,773 | 80,362 | 54,772 | 88,488 | 90,515 | 48,733 | 16,757 | 1,096,571 | |||
| Registered Electors | 98,012 | 62,722 | 153,763 | 67,885 | 86,388 | 40,209 | 60,159 | 135,242 | 143,644 | 137,285 | 106,335 | 74,159 | 118,318 | 116,454 | 67,176 | 1,467,751 | ||||
| Turnout | 77.53% | 67.52% | 68.67% | 69.63% | 70.56% | 66.61% | 71.91% | 74.37% | 75.46% | 77.05% | 75.57% | 73.86% | 74.79% | 77.73% | 72.55% | 74.71% | ||||
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The following candidates were elected:
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...
(UNF-UNP), 329,524 preference votes (pv); Wimal Weerawansa
Wimal Weerawansa
Wimal Weerawansa is the leader of the political party Jathika Nidahas Peramuna . He was entered into politics through the JVP during the 1980s and rocketed to the position of Propaganda secretary...
(UPFA-JVP), 237,185 pv; Sunil Handunnetti
Sunil Handunnetti
Sunil Handunnetti is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He contested the 2010 parliamentary elections under the Democratic National Alliance , which is led by former army chief Sarath Fonseka and was re-elected to Parliament from Colombo District.-References:...
(UPFA-JVP), 152,942 pv; Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi
Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi
Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is the replacement for former army chief Sarath Fonseka in Sri Lanka's parliament.-References:...
(UPFA-JVP), 122,645 pv; Susil Premajayanth (UPFA-SLFP), 100,074 pv; Milinda Moragoda
Milinda Moragoda
Asoka Milinda Moragoda is a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He is Opposition Leader of the Colombo Municipal Council and was, until recently, a Senior Adviser to President Mahinda Rajapakse. He was a former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament representing the Colombo District...
(UNF-UNP), 99,146 pv; Dinesh Gunawardena
Dinesh Gunawardena
Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan socialist politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, Govt Chief Whip and as well as leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna . He is the third son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusuma Gunawardena.-Early life:He received his schooling...
(UPFA-MEP), 82,626 pv; Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga is a retired Sri Lankan cricketer and politician. He was the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team, and led them to an unbeaten title-winning campaign at the 1996 Cricket World Cup...
(UPFA-SLFP), 81,914 pv; Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake
Ravindra Sandresh Karunanayagam, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and chartered accountant by profession...
(UNF-UNP), 69,975 pv; M. H. Mohamed
M. H. Mohamed
Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNF-UNP), 62,559 pv; T. Maheswaran
T. Maheswaran
T. Maheswaran was an ethnic Tamil Sri Lankan Member of Parliament from Colombo. He belonged to the main opposition United National Party and was critic of Rajapakse government's war against Tamil rebels...
(UNF-UNP), 57,978 pv; Bandula Gunawardane
Bandula Gunawardane
Sumithra Arachchige Don Bandula Chandrasiri Gunawardane is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(UNF-UNP), 57,460 pv; M. Mahroof
M. Mahroof
Mohamed Mahroof is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.-References:...
(UNF-UNP), 55,919 pv; Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge is a Sri Lankan politician and Government Minister. He was born in Piliyandala in a middle class family. Lokuge started his primary education at Piliyandala and finished his higher education at Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte....
(UNF-UNP), 53,810 pv; Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(UPFA-SLFP), 51,583 pv; Mano Ganesan
Mano Ganesan
Mano Ganesan MP is a Sri Lankan politician and member of parliament and the current leader of the Democratic People's Front, a political party in Sri Lanka, President of Democratic Workers Congress, a trade union and Convener of the Civil Monitoring Commission, a human rights monitoring peoples...
(UNF-WPF), 51,508 pv; A. H. M. Fowzie
A. H. M. Fowzie
A. Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:**...
(UPFA-SLFP), 49,719 pv; Uduwe Dhammaloka
Uduwe Dhammaloka
Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero, a popular Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka. He rose to fame from his weekly sermon programmes on TV. A critic of the government system in Sri Lanka he joined the Jathika Hela Urumaya with a group of monks to contest the local elections in 2004 and was elected as a member of...
(JHU), 42,850 pv; Kotapola Amarakitti
Kotapola Amarakitti Thero
Kotapola Amarakitti Thero is a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and politician. He was a representative of Colombo for Jathika Hela Urumaya in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...
(JHU), 26,539 pv; and Kataluwe Ratanasiya (JHU), 10,512 pv.
Kataluwe Ratanasiya (JHU) resigned on 18 May 2004. His replacement was Akmeemana Dayarathana
Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero
Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...
(JHU).
T. Maheswaran
T. Maheswaran
T. Maheswaran was an ethnic Tamil Sri Lankan Member of Parliament from Colombo. He belonged to the main opposition United National Party and was critic of Rajapakse government's war against Tamil rebels...
(UNF-UNP) was murdered on 1 January 2008. His replacement Mohamed Rajabdeen
Mohamed Rajabdeen
Mohamed Shafeek Rajabdeen is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...
(UNF-SLMC) was sworn in on 8 January 2008.
2004 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 4th Western 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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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) |
29,534 | 8,968 | 14,580 | 9,372 | 9,615 | 2,632 | 10,374 | 35,610 | 40,785 | 38,289 | 25,690 | 16,436 | 31,251 | 30,382 | 14,621 | 4,514 | 322,653 | 49.11% | 21 | |
| 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... |
18,113 | 15,020 | 35,680 | 14,251 | 23,661 | 7,622 | 10,850 | 20,694 | 20,364 | 21,088 | 20,889 | 12,758 | 16,794 | 25,453 | 11,369 | 2,153 | 276,759 | 42.12% | 18 | |
| 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.... |
413 | 1,524 | 18,727 | 578 | 4,209 | 975 | 554 | 54 | 142 | 43 | 2,716 | 480 | 62 | 352 | 336 | 19 | 31,184 | 4.75% | 2 | |
| Western People's Front 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.... |
400 | 688 | 3,282 | 1,423 | 3,637 | 997 | 308 | 15 | 77 | 10 | 703 | 266 | 11 | 237 | 155 | 10 | 12,219 | 1.86% | 1 | |
| Democratic Unity Alliance | 61 | 586 | 2,882 | 263 | 667 | 332 | 337 | 62 | 103 | 62 | 273 | 92 | 55 | 278 | 151 | 15 | 6,219 | 0.95% | 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) |
185 | 297 | 447 | 168 | 247 | 218 | 106 | 229 | 111 | 174 | 207 | 165 | 145 | 202 | 98 | 25 | 3,024 | 0.46% | 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.... |
81 | 79 | 74 | 87 | 38 | 22 | 93 | 152 | 191 | 275 | 386 | 202 | 221 | 134 | 96 | 63 | 2,194 | 0.33% | 0 | |
| National Development Front | 75 | 70 | 85 | 46 | 217 | 20 | 26 | 100 | 126 | 115 | 94 | 65 | 82 | 172 | 42 | 2 | 1,337 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| United Lalith Front | 63 | 33 | 144 | 33 | 69 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 42 | 69 | 56 | 41 | 36 | 52 | 37 | 6 | 771 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| United Sinhala Great Council | 16 | 11 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 276 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Independent 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... |
19 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 251 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka National Front | 7 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 113 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 48,967 | 27,288 | 75,985 | 26,258 | 42,397 | 12,837 | 22,693 | 57,015 | 61,984 | 60,197 | 51,050 | 30,539 | 48,712 | 57,306 | 26,943 | 6,829 | 657,000 | 100.00% | 43 | |
| Rejected Votes | 3,022 | 1,753 | 4,952 | 1,809 | 2,696 | 694 | 1,508 | 3,789 | 3,936 | 4,749 | 3,694 | 2,191 | 3,979 | 3,590 | 1,989 | 653 | 45,004 | |||
| Total Polled | 51,989 | 29,041 | 80,937 | 28,067 | 45,093 | 13,531 | 24,201 | 60,804 | 65,920 | 64,946 | 54,744 | 32,730 | 52,691 | 60,896 | 28,932 | 7,482 | 702,004 | |||
| Registered Electors | 98,012 | 62,722 | 153,763 | 67,885 | 86,388 | 40,209 | 60,159 | 135,242 | 143,644 | 137,285 | 106,335 | 74,159 | 118,318 | 116,454 | 67,176 | 1,467,751 | ||||
| Turnout | 53.04% | 46.30% | 52.64% | 41.34% | 52.20% | 33.65% | 40.23% | 44.96% | 45.89% | 47.31% | 51.48% | 44.13% | 44.53% | 52.29% | 43.07% | 47.83% | ||||
| Source: | ||||||||||||||||||||
The following candidates were elected:
Duminda Silva
Duminda Silva
Duminda Silva, also known as Arumadura Lawrence Romelo Duminda Silva and R. Dumindha Silva, is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament...
(UNP), 56,569 preference votes (pv); Anura Hemapala (UPFA), 36,029 pv; Andarage Don Gamini Thilakasiri (UPFA), 34,992 pv; Muthumalage Jayantha de Silva (UNP), 34,776 pv; H. Kanchana Peiris (UPFA), 34,658 pv; Hector Bethmage (UPFA), 31,924 pv; S. Watagala (UPFA), 31,836 pv; Abeygunarathna Lakshman (UNP), 30,945 pv; M. Priyanga Kothalawala (UPFA), 30,876 pv; Mohan Lal Grero
Mohan Lal Grero
Mohan Lal Grero is a Sri Lankan educationist and politician. He is currently a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Colombo District. He was elected as an opposition United National Party MP but crossed over to the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance in November 2011...
(UNP), 30,436 pv; G.H. Buddhadasa (UPFA), 29,682 pv; R.V. Pathirana Sarath (UPFA), 29,375 pv; Jayamini Don Hadaragamage Sunil (UPFA), 29,082 pv; Ajantha Niroshan Padukka (UNP), 28,104 pv; Almedha Mahesh (UPFA), 26,886 pv; Nimal R.Peiris (UNP), 26,851 pv; Nauzar Fawsi (UPFA), 25,085 pv; Pathiranage Vasantha Malini (UPFA), 24,727 pv; Hewa Matarage Upali Kodikara (UPFA), 22,786 pv; Danangalage Chandrasiri (UPFA), 22,588 pv; A. Thilakarathne Rajapaksha (UPFA), 22,026 pv; Prince Sagara Senaratne (UNP), 21,547 pv; S. Mohomed Nafli (UPFA), 21,012 pv; Wijayamuni Sumith De Zoysa (UPFA), 20,967 pv; Uswatta Liyanage Senaka Damayantha (UNP), 20,927 pv; M. Mohan (UPFA), 20,909 pv; Ashoka Lankathilaka (UPFA), 20,293 pv; Krishantha Yogadas Pancharathnam (UNP), 20,281 pv; Shavul Hameed Mohomed (UNP), 20,146 pv; Keerthi Udawatta (UPFA), 19,598 pv; Thomson Joseph Mendis (UNP), 19,434 pv; Edirsinghe Arachchige Isura Dewapriya Dharmasena Perera (UPFA), 18,898 pv; Andara Kosthage Harisingha Harischa de Kostha (UNP), 17,798 pv; Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe (UNP), 17,405 pv; Kithsiri Fernando (UNP), 16,796 pv; Janaka Mallimarachchi (UNP), 16,349 pv; Sunil Magammana (UNP), 16,265 pv; Mohamad Sherief Mohamad Fairoz (UNP), 15,588 pv; Ilangaratne Manikka Welamma Sellasa (UNP), 14,382 pv; Mohamed Rajabdeen
Mohamed Rajabdeen
Mohamed Shafeek Rajabdeen is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...
(SLMC), 11,625 pv; Abdul Hi Hassan Mohideen (SLMC), 6,562 pv; Praba Ganesan (WPF), 6,459 pv; and A. J. M. Muzammil
A. J. M. Muzammil
Ahamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil is a Sri Lankan politician and Mayor of Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital-Early life:Muzammil was born on 5 January 1949. hails from Kahawatta, Ratnapura District. He was educated at Zahira College, Colombo. He is a long standing member of Moors Sports Club, having...
(DUA), 1,904 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 | |% | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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| 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... |
36,227 | 25,784 | 78,908 | 28,832 | 45,161 | 20,475 | 24,660 | 43,477 | 47,025 | 42,042 | 40,744 | 27,106 | 36,093 | 43,207 | 23,743 | 6,143 | 569,627 | 51.12% |
| 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:... |
41,936 | 15,644 | 20,395 | 16,919 | 14,270 | 5,104 | 18,005 | 64,433 | 65,829 | 66,660 | 40,616 | 26,987 | 53,681 | 48,047 | 25,004 | 10,901 | 534,431 | 47.96% |
| 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:... |
281 | 115 | 448 | 102 | 270 | 52 | 67 | 242 | 192 | 163 | 178 | 83 | 103 | 232 | 92 | 8 | 2,628 | 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 | 114 | 80 | 117 | 159 | 101 | 129 | 158 | 184 | 207 | 192 | 117 | 117 | 173 | 143 | 121 | 62 | 2,174 | 0.20% |
| A. A. Suraweera | NDF | 209 | 60 | 189 | 66 | 112 | 22 | 57 | 206 | 236 | 238 | 166 | 88 | 138 | 192 | 76 | 2 | 2,057 | 0.18% |
| 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... |
88 | 32 | 71 | 33 | 59 | 37 | 34 | 68 | 59 | 67 | 47 | 31 | 52 | 52 | 36 | 9 | 775 | 0.07% |
| Anura De Silva | ULF | 66 | 22 | 93 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 54 | 59 | 34 | 19 | 41 | 38 | 26 | 1 | 601 | 0.05% |
| Aruna de Soyza | RPP | 51 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 62 | 69 | 57 | 36 | 17 | 46 | 57 | 23 | 5 | 519 | 0.05% |
| Wimal Geeganage | SLNF | 33 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 422 | 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... |
36 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 43 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 410 | 0.04% |
| A. K. J. Arachchige | DUA | 31 | 10 | 69 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 37 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 398 | 0.04% |
| P. Nelson Perera | SLPF | 16 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 0.01% |
| H. S. Dharmadwaja | UNAF | 10 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 0.01% |
| Valid Votes | 79,098 | 41,809 | 100,424 | 46,206 | 60,111 | 25,865 | 43,077 | 108,882 | 113,805 | 109,602 | 82,028 | 54,504 | 90,425 | 92,089 | 49,181 | 17,144 | 1,114,250 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 865 | 453 | 1,616 | 694 | 939 | 399 | 369 | 1,035 | 1,209 | 1,110 | 892 | 516 | 910 | 975 | 557 | 340 | 12,879 | ||
| Total Polled | 79,963 | 42,262 | 102,040 | 46,900 | 61,050 | 26,264 | 43,446 | 109,917 | 115,014 | 110,712 | 82,920 | 55,020 | 91,335 | 93,064 | 49,738 | 17,484 | 1,127,129 | ||
| Registered Electors | 101,065 | 60,678 | 144,916 | 65,732 | 85,967 | 38,621 | 58,728 | 141,974 | 148,435 | 140,094 | 107,725 | 73,274 | 119,137 | 115,759 | 66,432 | 1,468,537 | |||
| Turnout | 79.12% | 69.65% | 70.41% | 71.35% | 71.02% | 68.00% | 73.98% | 77.42% | 77.48% | 79.03% | 76.97% | 75.09% | 76.66% | 80.39% | 74.87% | 76.75% | |||
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2009 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 5th Western 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 25 April 2009 for the district:
| Party | |Votes per Polling Division | |Total Votes | |Seats | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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) |
45,368 | 14,950 | 25,505 | 16,890 | 15,746 | 5,483 | 17,377 | 61,542 | 66,362 | 65,459 | 42,086 | 26,902 | 52,439 | 45,787 | 22,560 | 5,914 | 530,370 | 57.78% | 25 | |
| 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... |
17,984 | 16,994 | 45,414 | 18,922 | 27,866 | 12,244 | 14,612 | 28,355 | 24,219 | 22,933 | 22,932 | 14,819 | 18,350 | 25,873 | 14,201 | 1,853 | 327,571 | 35.69% | 15 | |
| 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... |
1,405 | 587 | 507 | 1,061 | 387 | 152 | 551 | 2,792 | 3,084 | 3,331 | 1,341 | 1,080 | 2,331 | 1,713 | 1,114 | 351 | 21,787 | 2.37% | 1 | |
| 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.... |
130 | 894 | 9,023 | 506 | 3,332 | 796 | 770 | 17 | 160 | 34 | 2,352 | 306 | 45 | 138 | 462 | 13 | 18,978 | 2.07% | 1 | |
| Democratic Unity Alliance | 64 | 158 | 2,350 | 356 | 4,267 | 159 | 160 | 49 | 83 | 50 | 468 | 88 | 72 | 70 | 185 | 5 | 8,584 | 0.94% | 1 | |
| 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) |
53 | 153 | 564 | 646 | 675 | 816 | 363 | 41 | 42 | 74 | 73 | 51 | 61 | 205 | 170 | 10 | 3,997 | 0.44% | 0 | |
| United National Alliance | 86 | 56 | 196 | 77 | 111 | 50 | 43 | 87 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 52 | 59 | 81 | 38 | 5 | 1,247 | 0.14% | 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... |
12 | 39 | 265 | 159 | 359 | 50 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1,085 | 0.12% | 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... |
5 | 16 | 316 | 8 | 140 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 583 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| New Sinhala Heritage | 58 | 22 | 40 | 17 | 130 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 48 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 526 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Ruhuna People's Party | 4 | 14 | 48 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 15 | 29 | 32 | 176 | 1 | 523 | 0.06% | 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... |
9 | 30 | 120 | 43 | 93 | 43 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 483 | 0.05% | 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 | 72 | 174 | 11 | 67 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 478 | 0.05% | 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:... |
20 | 13 | 64 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 355 | 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... |
9 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 37 | 22 | 54 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 318 | 0.03% | 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... |
16 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 181 | 0.02% | 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... |
10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| United Lanka People's Party | 10 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| United Lanka Great Council | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 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... |
9 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 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... |
7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| National People's Party | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 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... |
1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 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 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 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... |
3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Patriotic National Front | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 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... |
8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 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... |
1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 65,288 | 34,073 | 84,753 | 38,841 | 53,346 | 19,871 | 34,045 | 93,148 | 94,291 | 92,175 | 69,793 | 43,461 | 73,611 | 74,047 | 39,004 | 8,168 | 917,915 | 100.00% | 43 | |
| Rejected Votes | 3,497 | 1,421 | 5,272 | 1,920 | 3,666 | 1,160 | 1,190 | 3,718 | 2,922 | 3,351 | 2,987 | 1,412 | 2,253 | 2,571 | 1,501 | 279 | 39,120 | |||
| Total Polled | 68,785 | 35,494 | 90,025 | 40,761 | 57,012 | 21,031 | 35,235 | 96,866 | 97,213 | 95,526 | 72,780 | 44,873 | 75,864 | 76,618 | 40,505 | 8,447 | 957,035 | |||
| Registered Electors | 107,093 | 63,884 | 151,308 | 72,446 | 103,050 | 41,441 | 63,115 | 154,055 | 159,596 | 149,191 | 114,105 | 75,555 | 122,895 | 115,042 | 67,817 | 1,560,593 | ||||
| Turnout | 64.23% | 55.56% | 59.50% | 56.26% | 55.32% | 50.75% | 55.83% | 62.88% | 60.91% | 64.03% | 63.78% | 59.39% | 61.73% | 66.60% | 59.73% | 61.33% | ||||
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The following candidates were elected:
Duminda Silva
Duminda Silva
Duminda Silva, also known as Arumadura Lawrence Romelo Duminda Silva and R. Dumindha Silva, is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament...
(UPFA), 165,128 preference votes (pv); Thilanga Sumathipala
Thilanga Sumathipala
Uduwatuwage Janapriya Thilanga Sumathipala MP is a Member of Parliament representing the Colombo District....
(UPFA-SLFP), 159,603 pv; Udaya Gammanpila
Udaya Gammanpila
Udaya Prabhath Gammanpila is a Sri Lankan politician and current Minister of Agriculture, Agrarian Development, Irrigation, Livestock Production and Development, Trade and Environment in Western Provincial Council.Gammanpila was active in politics since his schooling days at D. S...
(UPFA), 116,144 pv; Rosy Senanayake
Rosy Senanayake
Bernadine Rose Senanayake née Ramanayake , MP is a Sri Lankan politician, activist, and a former beauty queen. A current member of the Sri Lankan parliament, she was the leader of the opposition in Western Provincial Council and is the United National Party Chief Organiser for the Colombo West...
(UNP), 80,884 pv; Pradeep Undugoda (UPFA), 62,736 pv; Mohan Lal Grero
Mohan Lal Grero
Mohan Lal Grero is a Sri Lankan educationist and politician. He is currently a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Colombo District. He was elected as an opposition United National Party MP but crossed over to the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance in November 2011...
(UNP), 59,056 pv; S. Roger (UPFA), 52,390 pv; Andarage Don Gamini Thilakasiri (UPFA), 49,471 pv; Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe (UNP), 45,958 pv; Praba Ganesan (UNP), 45,899 pv; A. Arangala Lalan Sudath Manju Sri (UNP), 37,878 pv; Jayamini Don Hadaragamage Sunil (UPFA), 39,769 pv; Nauzar Fawsi (UPFA), 39,417 pv; Hector Bethmage (UPFA), 37,890 pv; Salochana Gamage (UPFA), 35,693 pv; Sarath Kumara Sumanasekara (UPFA), 34,373 pv; Thilakarathna Hashan Prasantha (UNP), 32,799 pv; A. J. M. Muzammil
A. J. M. Muzammil
Ahamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil is a Sri Lankan politician and Mayor of Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital-Early life:Muzammil was born on 5 January 1949. hails from Kahawatta, Ratnapura District. He was educated at Zahira College, Colombo. He is a long standing member of Moors Sports Club, having...
(UNP), 31,202 pv; Nalliah Kumaraguruparan
Nalliah Kumaraguruparan
Nalliah Kumaraguruparan is a Sri Lankan politician, ex.member of Colombo Municipal Council, currently an elected member of the Western Provincial Council of Sri Lanka & the current Deputy Leader & General Secretary of the Western People's Front, a political party in Sri Lanka, Former General...
(UNP), 30,373 pv; Muthumalage Jayantha De Silva (UNP), 29,560 pv; A. Mahesh Priyal Jayathissa (UPFA), 29,259 pv; Hewamatharage Upali Kodikara (UPFA), 29,215 pv; Edirsinghe Arachchige Isura Dewapriya Dharmasena Perera (UPFA), 29,043 pv; Janaka Deepal Waliwaththe (UPFA), 28,466 pv; Ashoka Lankathilaka (UPFA), 26,973 pv; Wijayamuni Sumith De Zoysa (UPFA), 26,919 pv; Krishantha Yogadas Pancharathnam (UNP), 26,460 pv; Mohamad Sherief Mohamad Fairoz (UNP), 26,353 pv; Abdul Rahuman Mohomed Muin (UNP), 24,272 pv; Adawan Alil S. Rajendran (UNP), 24,096 pv; Ajantha Niroshan Padukka (UNP), 23,501 pv; A. Srinath M. Perera (UNP), 21,880 pv; Moris Wijerathna (UPFA), 21,091; Amal Pushpakumara Singhara Silva (UPFA), 20,639 pv; Kuruwitage Ranjith Mahinda (UPFA), 20,345 pv; A. Thilakarathne Rajapaksha (UPFA), 20,337 pv; Keerthi Udawatta (UPFA), 19,907 pv; Wahalathanthrige Renuka Dhushyantha Perera (UPFA), 19,384 pv; Arachchige Don Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi (UPFA), 19,309 pv; Kandage Gamini De Silva (UPFA), 19,048 pv; Arshad Nizamdeen Mohamed (SLMC), 5,789 pv; Abdul Jabbar Mohamed Faiz (DUA), 2,538 pv; and D. Duminda Nagamuwa (JVP), 2,388 pv.
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 | |% | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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:... |
53,664 | 16,909 | 21,824 | 19,107 | 17,605 | 6,350 | 19,457 | 80,799 | 76,103 | 77,474 | 46,002 | 29,125 | 59,360 | 52,627 | 26,215 | 12,119 | 614,740 | 52.93% |
| 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... |
28,875 | 23,636 | 73,152 | 28,334 | 42,896 | 19,211 | 24,441 | 39,414 | 45,082 | 40,474 | 39,497 | 26,129 | 35,162 | 37,233 | 22,589 | 6,897 | 533,022 | 45.90% |
| 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 | 94 | 109 | 170 | 207 | 99 | 33 | 63 | 115 | 124 | 134 | 178 | 136 | 107 | 157 | 71 | 1 | 1,798 | 0.15% |
| 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.... |
151 | 67 | 259 | 81 | 197 | 45 | 52 | 143 | 127 | 106 | 135 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 46 | 8 | 1,606 | 0.14% |
| C. J. Sugathsiri Gamage | UDF | 129 | 65 | 387 | 74 | 222 | 43 | 33 | 84 | 105 | 83 | 120 | 46 | 51 | 86 | 44 | 7 | 1,579 | 0.14% |
| A. A. Suraweera | NDF | 215 | 34 | 96 | 43 | 72 | 20 | 34 | 217 | 179 | 189 | 106 | 45 | 103 | 125 | 59 | 3 | 1,540 | 0.13% |
| 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... |
148 | 47 | 67 | 30 | 57 | 18 | 39 | 131 | 132 | 134 | 96 | 56 | 109 | 108 | 45 | 2 | 1,219 | 0.10% |
| Vikramabahu Karunaratne Vikramabahu Karunaratne Vikramabahu Karunaratne is a Sri Lankan politician and he contested for the Sri Lankan presidential election.-Early life:... |
LF | 68 | 46 | 113 | 109 | 112 | 104 | 73 | 52 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 51 | 49 | 67 | 55 | 16 | 1,052 | 0.09% |
| Lal Perera | ONF | 43 | 34 | 134 | 38 | 80 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 31 | 23 | 42 | 24 | 0 | 680 | 0.06% |
| Sarath Manamendra | NSH | 42 | 29 | 105 | 30 | 89 | 19 | 22 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 47 | 19 | 30 | 37 | 22 | 1 | 629 | 0.05% |
| 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... |
52 | 28 | 49 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 52 | 75 | 70 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 600 | 0.05% |
| 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... |
42 | 28 | 81 | 66 | 86 | 63 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 548 | 0.05% |
| 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:... |
56 | 23 | 86 | 44 | 43 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 45 | 33 | 39 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 544 | 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... |
37 | 16 | 73 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 41 | 33 | 36 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 437 | 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... |
30 | 11 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 338 | 0.03% |
| Battaramulla Seelarathana | JP | 12 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 176 | 0.02% |
| Sanath Pinnaduwa | NA | 9 | 7 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 169 | 0.01% |
| 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... |
13 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 154 | 0.01% |
| Sarath Kongahage | UNAF | 10 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 144 | 0.01% |
| Aruna de Soyza | RPP | 17 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 143 | 0.01% |
| Senaratna de Silva | PNF | 16 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 136 | 0.01% |
| M. B. Thaminimulla | ACAKO | 9 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 128 | 0.01% |
| Valid Votes | 83,732 | 41,132 | 96,826 | 48,295 | 61,715 | 26,030 | 44,383 | 121,279 | 122,276 | 119,006 | 86,486 | 55,825 | 95,255 | 90,752 | 49,316 | 19,074 | 1,161,382 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | 689 | 543 | 1,320 | 699 | 1,022 | 444 | 465 | 770 | 850 | 803 | 893 | 557 | 768 | 745 | 512 | 314 | 11,394 | ||
| Total Polled | 84,421 | 41,675 | 98,146 | 48,994 | 62,737 | 26,474 | 44,848 | 122,049 | 123,126 | 119,809 | 87,379 | 56,382 | 96,023 | 91,497 | 49,828 | 19,388 | 1,172,776 | ||
| Registered Electors | 108,138 | 58,757 | 139,822 | 68,643 | 95,385 | 38,921 | 61,194 | 155,720 | 158,736 | 148,696 | 112,363 | 73,009 | 121,247 | 114,601 | 66,622 | 1,521,854 | |||
| Turnout | 78.07% | 70.93% | 70.19% | 71.38% | 65.77% | 68.02% | 73.29% | 78.38% | 77.57% | 80.57% | 77.76% | 77.23% | 79.20% | 79.84% | 74.79% | 77.06% | |||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Avissa -wella | |Colo -mbo Central | |Colo -mbo North | |Dehi -wela | |Kadu -wela | |Kolon -nawa | |Mahara -gama | |Ratma -lana |
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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... , CWC et al) |
42,259 | 13,662 | 21,794 | 14,662 | 15,976 | 5,169 | 15,472 | 57,951 | 56,539 | 60,139 | 37,782 | 22,799 | 44,200 | 40,369 | 19,486 | 12,637 | 480,896 | 51.19% | 10 | |
| 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... ) |
16,730 | 16,421 | 51,421 | 19,241 | 30,825 | 13,056 | 15,831 | 26,841 | 23,546 | 21,953 | 23,949 | 16,374 | 18,937 | 25,356 | 15,384 | 3,885 | 339,750 | 36.17% | 7 | |
| 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) |
5,432 | 3,619 | 6,243 | 4,608 | 3,226 | 1,675 | 4,256 | 10,103 | 14,460 | 13,532 | 8,371 | 6,729 | 12,313 | 8,159 | 5,061 | 2,896 | 110,683 | 11.78% | 2 | |
| United Lanka People's Party | 118 | 90 | 302 | 82 | 93 | 39 | 53 | 121 | 188 | 180 | 173 | 73 | 125 | 92 | 78 | 21 | 1,828 | 0.19% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka National Front | 15 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 102 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 231 | 82 | 50 | 20 | 60 | 191 | 37 | 13 | 924 | 0.10% | 0 | |
| Tamil United Liberation Front Tamil United Liberation Front The Tamil United Liberation Front is a political party in Sri Lanka which seeks independence for the Tamil-populated areas of Sri Lanka.-Formation:... |
5 | 8 | 90 | 176 | 138 | 183 | 94 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 46 | 9 | 834 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| Left Liberation Front | 20 | 78 | 142 | 38 | 115 | 67 | 48 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 10 | 706 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| National Development Front | 15 | 106 | 192 | 23 | 84 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 578 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Our National Front | 21 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 43 | 39 | 28 | 17 | 37 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 373 | 0.04% | 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:... |
21 | 21 | 70 | 38 | 54 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 352 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| United National Alternative Front | 19 | 14 | 51 | 10 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 292 | 0.03% | 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... |
14 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 212 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Muslim National Alliance | 9 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 147 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Independent 16 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... |
19 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| All Are Citizens, All Are Kings Organisation | 19 | 8 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 140 | 0.01% | 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 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 132 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Janasetha Peramuna | 1 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 131 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| United Lanka Great Council | 1 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 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... |
13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent 15 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 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 115 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| United Democratic Front | 11 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 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... |
8 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 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... |
4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Independent 14 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 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 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 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 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 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 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... |
2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 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... |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0.00% | 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... |
0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 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.... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 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... |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Sri Lanka Labour Party | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| National People's Party | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance is a political party based amongst plantation Tamils in Sri Lanka. The party was founded ahead of the 2002 municipal elections. Then the party got around 13 500 votes.... |
2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Patriotic National Front | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 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... |
0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 64,810 | 34,162 | 80,691 | 38,996 | 50,909 | 20,311 | 35,868 | 95,311 | 95,257 | 96,179 | 70,583 | 46,159 | 75,847 | 74,517 | 40,263 | 19,512 | 939,375 | 100.00% | 19 | |
| Rejected Votes | 4,225 | 1,998 | 6,606 | 2,562 | 4,495 | 1,283 | 1,606 | 4,206 | 4,193 | 4,160 | 3,863 | 1,877 | 3,014 | 3,725 | 1,990 | 551 | 50,354 | |||
| Total Polled | 69,035 | 36,160 | 87,297 | 41,558 | 55,404 | 21,594 | 37,474 | 99,517 | 99,450 | 100,339 | 74,446 | 48,036 | 78,861 | 78,242 | 42,253 | 20,063 | 989,729 | |||
| Registered Electors | 108,138 | 58,757 | 139,822 | 68,643 | 95,385 | 38,921 | 61,194 | 155,720 | 158,736 | 148,696 | 112,363 | 73,009 | 121,247 | 114,601 | 66,622 | 1,521,854 | ||||
| Turnout | 63.84% | 61.54% | 62.43% | 60.54% | 58.08% | 55.48% | 61.24% | 63.91% | 62.65% | 67.48% | 66.25% | 65.79% | 65.04% | 68.27% | 63.42% | 65.03% | ||||
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The following candidates were elected:
Wimal Weerawansa
Wimal Weerawansa
Wimal Weerawansa is the leader of the political party Jathika Nidahas Peramuna . He was entered into politics through the JVP during the 1980s and rocketed to the position of Propaganda secretary...
(UPFA-NFF), 280,672 preference votes (pv); 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...
(UNF-UNP), 232,957 pv; Duminda Silva
Duminda Silva
Duminda Silva, also known as Arumadura Lawrence Romelo Duminda Silva and R. Dumindha Silva, is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament...
(UPFA), 146,336 pv; Champika Ranawaka
Champika Ranawaka
Ranawaka Arachchige Patali Champika Ranawaka MP is the current cabinet Minister of Power and Energy in the government of Mahinda Rajapaksa...
(UPFA-JHU), 120,333 pv; Dinesh Gunawardena
Dinesh Gunawardena
Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan socialist politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, Govt Chief Whip and as well as leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna . He is the third son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusuma Gunawardena.-Early life:He received his schooling...
(UPFA-MEP), 116,860 pv; 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...
(DNA), 98,458 pv; Sunil Handunnetti
Sunil Handunnetti
Sunil Handunnetti is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He contested the 2010 parliamentary elections under the Democratic National Alliance , which is led by former army chief Sarath Fonseka and was re-elected to Parliament from Colombo District.-References:...
(DNA-JVP), 78,126 pv; Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake
Ravindra Sandresh Karunanayagam, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and chartered accountant by profession...
(UNF-UNP), 70,328 pv; Mohan Lal Grero
Mohan Lal Grero
Mohan Lal Grero is a Sri Lankan educationist and politician. He is currently a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Colombo District. He was elected as an opposition United National Party MP but crossed over to the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance in November 2011...
(UNF), 68,008 pv; Rosy Senanayake
Rosy Senanayake
Bernadine Rose Senanayake née Ramanayake , MP is a Sri Lankan politician, activist, and a former beauty queen. A current member of the Sri Lankan parliament, she was the leader of the opposition in Western Provincial Council and is the United National Party Chief Organiser for the Colombo West...
(UNF), 66,357 pv; Bandula Gunawardane
Bandula Gunawardane
Sumithra Arachchige Don Bandula Chandrasiri Gunawardane is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(UPFA), 64,654 pv; Thilanga Sumathipala
Thilanga Sumathipala
Uduwatuwage Janapriya Thilanga Sumathipala MP is a Member of Parliament representing the Colombo District....
(UPFA-SLFP), 60,848 pv; Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa (UNF), 60,030 pv; Susil Premajayanth (UPFA-SLFP), 54,702 pv; Sujeewa Senasinghe (UNF), 52,559 pv; A. H. M. Fowzie
A. H. M. Fowzie
A. Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:**...
(UPFA-SLFP), 51,641 pv; Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Jeewan Kumaranatunga is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...
(UPFA-SLFP), 51,080 pv; Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge is a Sri Lankan politician and Government Minister. He was born in Piliyandala in a middle class family. Lokuge started his primary education at Piliyandala and finished his higher education at Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte....
(UPFA), 49,750 pv; and Praba Ganesan (UNF-DPF), 42,851 pv.
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...
(DNA) vacated his seat on 7 October 2010 after being sentenced to 30 months imprisonment by a a court martial after being found guilty of breaching arms procurement guideline. His replacement Jayantha Ketagoda (DNA) was sworn in on 8 March 2011.