Kalutara Electoral District
Encyclopedia
Kalutara electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts
Electoral districts in Sri Lanka
The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka provides for the election of members of Parliament from 22 multi-member electoral districts through the proportional representation electoral system....

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

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

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

 of Kalutara 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 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 813,233 registered electors in 2010.

1982 Presidential Election

Results of the 1st presidential election
Sri Lankan presidential election, 1982
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1982 was the first presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 17 September 1982, and the election was held on 20 October 1982. Electoral participation was 81.06%. Incumbent president J. R. Jayewardene of the governing United National...

 held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
Candidate|Postal
Votes
|%
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
UNP
United National Party
The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...

25,681 26,631 27,951 21,486 27,056 26,167 24,494 26,648 5,478 211,592 50.15%
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...

21,041 25,500 22,349 20,068 23,518 22,992 23,154 23,861 3,391 185,874 44.06%
Rohana Wijeweera
Rohana Wijeweera
Patabendi Don Nandasiri Wijeweera or Rohana Wijeweera was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and the founding leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna...

JVP
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...

2,043 1,583 1,812 998 1,361 2,306 2,164 2,011 221 14,499 3.44%
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....

2,079 730 608 521 359 1,707 537 1,776 296 8,613 2.04%
Vasudeva Nanayakkara NSSP
Nava Sama Samaja Party
The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya and Vasudeva Nanayakkara joined later...

79 81 42 57 186 112 89 189 36 871 0.21%
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...

80 35 39 64 48 39 107 27 4 443 0.11%
Valid Votes 51,003 54,560 52,801 43,194 52,528 53,323 50,545 54,512 9,426 421,892 100.00%
Rejected Votes 944 628 544 582 459 612 741 677 103 5,290
Total Polled 51,947 55,188 53,345 43,776 52,987 53,935 51,286 55,189 9,529 427,182
Registered Electors 62,890 65,013 64,357 51,297 61,356 64,944 61,809 67,549 499,215
Turnout 82.60% 84.89% 82.89% 85.34% 86.36% 83.05% 82.97% 81.70% 85.57%
Source:

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...

11
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....

)
10
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....

2
Others 0
Valid Votes 23
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout
Source:

1988 Presidential Election

Results of the 2nd presidential election
Sri Lankan presidential election, 1988
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1988 was the second presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 10 November 1988, and the election was held on 19 December 1988. Electoral participation was 55.32%...

 held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
Candidate|Postal
Votes
|%
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
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...

15,255 26,897 21,920 18,491 24,116 22,425 19,908 28,366 2,383 179,761 49.57%
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...

15,155 26,066 20,529 18,705 23,868 22,551 17,917 22,701 2,018 169,510 46.74%
Oswin Abeygunasekara SLMP 905 2,261 952 743 1,339 2,559 836 3,548 232 13,375 3.69%
Valid Votes 31,315 55,224 43,401 37,939 49,323 47,535 38,661 54,615 4,633 362,646 100.00%
Rejected Votes 521 871 700 880 632 1,161 716 799 257 6,537
Total Polled 31,836 56,095 44,101 38,819 49,955 48,696 39,377 55,414 4,890 369,183
Registered Electors 70,991 73,585 73,408 58,030 69,405 75,912 70,457 78,330 570,118
Turnout 44.85% 76.23% 60.08% 66.89% 71.98% 64.15% 55.89% 70.74% 64.76%
Source:

1989 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 9th parliamentary election
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1989
Sri Lanka had not had a parliamentary election since 1977. The elections that should normally have been held by 1983 had been cancelled by the 1982 referendum.President Ranasinghe Premadasa called the election for February 15.-Electoral District:...

 held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
Party|Votes per Polling Division|Total Votes|Seats
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
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...

16,311 24,894 19,298 16,360 25,770 17,840 13,643 20,473 5,480 160,069 49.84% 6
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...

11,397 23,202 12,976 12,024 17,658 14,374 12,156 23,778 3,945 131,510 40.94% 5
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....

158 1,968 5,250 321 129 2,248 436 2,428 33 12,971 4.04% 0
United Socialist Alliance
(CPSL
Communist Party of Sri Lanka
The Communist Party of Sri Lanka is a communist political party in Sri Lanka. At the last legislative elections, on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats....

, LSSP
Lanka Sama Samaja Party
The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka....

, NSSP
Nava Sama Samaja Party
The Nava Sama Samaja Pakshaya is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed through the expulsion from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party of the Vama Samsamja tendency led by Dr Vickrambahu , Sumanasiri Liyanage and others. Siritunga Jayasuriya and Vasudeva Nanayakkara joined later...

, SLMP
Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya
The Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya is a political party in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1984 by Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Was led by Chandrika Kumaratunga 1985-1990....

)
679 1,764 642 207 1,778 3,311 414 3,025 522 12,342 3.84% 0
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna is a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. Today the party is led by Dinesh Gunawardena, son of Philip Gunawardena....

101 369 112 253 839 122 108 641 145 2,690 0.84% 0
United Lanka People's Party 175 167 224 156 103 247 312 165 62 1,611 0.50% 0
Valid Votes 28,821 52,364 38,502 29,321 46,277 38,142 27,069 50,510 10,187 321,193 100.00% 11
Rejected Votes 2,545 2,550 2,214 2,463 2,883 2,407 2,621 2,162 294 20,139
Total Polled 31,366 54,914 40,716 31,784 49,160 40,549 29,690 52,672 10,481 341,332
Registered Electors 69,937 72,270 72,355 57,111 67,915 73,971 68,955 76,836 10,843 570,193
Turnout 44.85% 75.98% 56.27% 55.65% 72.38% 54.82% 43.06% 68.55% 96.66% 59.86%
Source:


The following candidates were elected:
Thilak Karunaratne (SLFP), 54,339 preference votes (pv); Indradasa Hettiarachchi (UNP), 54,099 pv; Sumitha Priyanganie Abeyweera (SLFP), 51,494 pv; Neville Fernando (SLFP), 40,977 pv; Anil Moonesinghe
Anil Moonesinghe
Anil Moonesinghe was a Sri Lankan Trotskyist revolutionary politician and trade unionist. He became a Member of Parliament, a Cabinet Minister, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and a Diplomat. He authored several books and edited newspapers and magazines. He was Chairperson and General Manager of...

 (SLFP), 40,320 pv; Punsiri Senaraja Perera Samaranayake (UNP), 36,150 pv; Abdul Bakeer Makar Imtiyas (UNP), 35,433 pv; Pathirage Don Abeyratne (UNP), 30,292 pv; Mangala Moonesinghe
Mangala Moonesinghe
Mangala Moonesinghe is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2002 and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India from 1995 to 2000...

 (SLFP), 28,522 pv; Manna Marakkalage Mervin Joseph Cooray (UNP), 27,991 pv; and Jayasiri Sarath Kumara Ranawaka (UNP), 20,983 pv.

1993 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 2nd Western provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:
Party |% United National Party
United National Party
The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...

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)
9
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....

3
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders....

1
Others 0
Valid Votes 23
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors
Turnout
Source:

1994 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 10th parliamentary election
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 1994
The Sri Lankan parliamentary election of 1994 marked the decisive end of 17 years of UNP rule and a revival of Sri Lankan democracy.-Background:Democracy in Sri Lanka had seemed doomed as the presidencies of J.R...

 held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
Party|Votes per Polling Division|Total Votes|Seats
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
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)
31,009 37,374 33,686 24,364 32,374 34,349 30,514 39,309 8,775 271,754 53.77% 6
United National Party
United National Party
The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...

27,007 28,531 29,063 23,755 27,562 27,482 26,520 25,692 5,503 221,115 43.75% 4
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...

)
693 774 809 226 515 1,107 969 970 175 6,238 1.23% 0
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna is a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. Today the party is led by Dinesh Gunawardena, son of Philip Gunawardena....

402 707 776 305 771 727 670 1,163 393 5,914 1.17% 0
People's Freedom Front 54 31 42 35 50 27 54 41 5 339 0.07% 0
Valid Votes 59,165 67,417 64,376 48,685 61,272 63,692 58,727 67,175 14,851 505,360 100.00% 10
Rejected Votes 3,818 3,059 2,805 3,121 2,656 3,029 4,034 2,642 233 25,397
Total Polled 62,983 70,476 67,181 51,806 63,928 66,721 62,761 69,817 15,084 530,757
Registered Electors 78,540 86,676 83,849 63,131 77,877 86,437 80,135 89,554 646,199
Turnout 80.19% 81.31% 80.12% 82.06% 82.09% 77.19% 78.32% 77.96% 82.14%
Source:


The following candidates were elected:
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake MP is a Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010. He is currently a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka....

 (PA), 88,213 preference votes (pv); Abeyweera Sumithra Priyanganie (PA), 85,661 pv; Reginald Cooray (PA), 85,297 pv; Kumara Welgama
Kumara Welgama
Kumara Welgama is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

 (PA), 79,056 pv; Ediriweera Premarathna (PA), 70,041 pv; Abdul Bakeer Markar Imthiyas (UNP), 68,519 pv; Thilak Karunarathna (UNP), 63,206 pv; Jayasiri Sarath Kumara Ranawaka (UNP), 60,506 pv; Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and former diplomat. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Plantation in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government, and Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organiser for the Agalawatte Electorate in Kalutara District...

 (UNP), 59,150 pv; and Anil Moonesinghe
Anil Moonesinghe
Anil Moonesinghe was a Sri Lankan Trotskyist revolutionary politician and trade unionist. He became a Member of Parliament, a Cabinet Minister, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and a Diplomat. He authored several books and edited newspapers and magazines. He was Chairperson and General Manager of...

 (PA), 56,071 pv.

1994 Presidential Election

Results of the 3rd presidential election
Sri Lankan presidential election, 1994
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1994 was the third presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 7 October 1994, and the election was held on 9 November 1994. Electoral participation was 70.47%...

 held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
Candidate|Postal
Votes
|%
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
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...

32,467 40,503 36,364 27,072 36,064 37,490 33,726 42,951 9,049 295,686 61.47%
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...

21,903 23,655 23,487 20,094 21,886 22,209 20,667 20,032 4,533 178,466 37.10%
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...

322 315 246 281 351 237 286 166 9 2,213 0.46%
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....

190 263 115 172 262 226 202 340 98 1,868 0.39%
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...

163 187 135 131 212 170 168 198 34 1,398 0.29%
G.A. Nihal SLPF 201 177 153 145 147 161 201 161 42 1,388 0.29%
Valid Votes 55,246 65,100 60,500 47,895 58,922 60,493 55,250 63,848 13,765 481,019 100.00%
Rejected Votes 893 929 660 772 932 929 1,045 922 227 7,309
Total Polled 56,139 66,029 61,160 48,667 59,854 61,422 56,295 64,770 13,992 488,328
Registered Electors 78,540 86,676 83,849 63,131 77,877 86,437 80,135 89,554 646,199
Turnout 71.48% 76.18% 72.94% 77.09% 76.86% 71.06% 70.25% 72.33% 75.57%
Source:

1999 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 3rd Western provincial council election
Sri Lankan provincial council election, 1999
The 1999 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 25 January 1999, 6 April 1999 and 10 June 1999 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March...

 held on 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...

199,054 44.16% 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)
198,702 44.08% 10
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...

28,347 6.29% 2
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders....

7,230 1.60% 1
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....

7,149 1.59% 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)
5,427 1.20% 0
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)
4,051 0.90% 0
Muslim United Liberation Front 567 0.13% 0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front 209 0.05% 0
Valid Votes 450,736 100.00% 23
Rejected Votes 28,441
Total Polled 479,177
Registered Electors 676,962
Turnout 70.78%
Sources:

1999 Presidential Election

Results of the 4th presidential election
Sri Lankan presidential election, 1999
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 1999 was the fourth presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 16 November 1999, and the election was held on 21 December 1999 Electoral participation was 73.31%...

 held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
Candidate|Postal
Votes
|%
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga born June 29, 1945) was the 4th Executive president of Sri Lanka, serving from November 12, 1994 to November 19, 2005. The daughter of two former Prime Ministers, she was also the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party until end of 2005...

PA
People's Alliance (Sri Lanka)
The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party...

30,128 40,384 34,369 25,424 37,559 35,751 32,352 39,081 6,169 281,217 52.88%
Ranil Wickramasinghe 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...

26,506 28,430 29,585 22,879 27,700 27,131 25,813 24,976 4,403 217,423 40.88%
M.D.N. Gunathilaka 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...

3,014 3,262 2,421 1,397 2,648 3,369 3,221 3,647 791 23,770 4.47%
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....

227 384 148 184 308 386 316 596 172 2,721 0.51%
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...

208 171 160 156 182 127 183 90 2 1,279 0.24%
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...

176 154 150 131 139 135 148 96 4 1,133 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....

163 139 114 128 126 111 162 81 4 1,028 0.19%
Vasudeva Nanayakkara LDA 78 154 81 45 130 131 75 242 67 1,003 0.19%
Abdul Rasool SLMP 86 78 159 69 77 105 74 144 4 796 0.15%
Kamal Karunadasa PLSF 76 90 70 69 79 77 83 60 4 608 0.11%
Hudson Samarasinghe Ind 3
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

83 37 35 63 40 38 71 19 0 386 0.07%
A.W. Premawardhana PFF 34 40 15 28 31 31 32 16 2 229 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....

34 31 14 24 21 21 35 25 11 216 0.04%
Valid Votes 60,813 73,354 67,321 50,597 69,040 67,413 62,565 69,073 11,633 531,809 100.00%
Rejected Votes 1,226 1,467 1,145 991 1,417 1,540 1,492 2,014 504 11,796
Total Polled 62,039 74,821 68,466 51,588 70,457 68,953 64,057 71,087 12,137 543,605
Registered Electors 82,145 93,107 87,513 66,212 86,680 90,723 84,575 91,768 682,723
Turnout 75.52% 80.36% 78.24% 77.91% 81.28% 76.00% 75.74% 77.46% 79.62%
Source:

2000 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 11th parliamentary election
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2000
The elections were called by President Chandrika Kumaratunga for October 24, 2000.The People's Alliance government Kumaratunga had led for six years was facing increasing criticism on two fronts: a series of military defeats at the hands of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the...

 held on 10 October 2000 for the district:
Party|Votes per Polling Division|Total Votes|Seats
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
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)
28,531 35,860 30,179 24,308 36,659 31,469 29,968 30,848 7,353 255,175 46.86% 5
United National Party
United National Party
The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...

27,665 27,434 29,392 22,812 27,259 26,641 25,518 25,994 4,500 217,215 39.89% 4
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...

4,128 5,534 3,988 2,037 4,191 5,516 4,709 7,047 1,223 38,373 7.05% 1
Sinhala Heritage 835 2,760 1,565 597 1,233 2,428 1,648 4,035 518 15,619 2.87% 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....

)
153 1,688 3,671 471 82 2,464 519 2,857 38 11,943 2.19% 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)
492 323 299 265 452 289 426 363 25 2,934 0.54% 0
Citizen's Front 67 48 185 52 76 47 80 75 12 642 0.12% 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....

92 81 33 52 80 80 52 146 21 637 0.12% 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...

70 55 64 38 48 32 56 37 0 400 0.07% 0
Democratic United National Front
Democratic United National Front
The Democratic United National Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats....

41 32 31 41 37 30 40 40 0 292 0.05% 0
Left & Democratic Alliance 9 14 18 17 17 52 75 41 12 255 0.05% 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...

33 22 18 17 17 26 39 21 3 196 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...

25 15 21 18 20 22 28 22 0 171 0.03% 0
Sri Lanka Muslim Party 20 22 21 5 12 26 37 21 4 168 0.03% 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...

28 17 8 15 15 17 15 8 0 123 0.02% 0
Independent 2
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

13 21 11 16 13 8 16 20 0 118 0.02% 0
National Development Front 15 30 6 10 14 7 11 18 2 113 0.02% 0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front 8 16 12 3 9 3 5 9 0 65 0.01% 0
Peoples Freedom Front 4 6 6 6 3 6 6 4 0 41 0.01% 0
Ruhuna People's Party 3 3 5 2 5 6 7 7 0 38 0.01% 0
Valid Votes 62,232 73,981 69,533 50,782 70,242 69,169 63,255 71,613 13,711 544,518 100.00% 10
Rejected Votes 3,534 3,159 2,885 3,046 2,928 3,385 3,672 2,792 330 25,731
Total Polled 65,766 77,140 72,418 53,828 73,170 72,554 66,927 74,405 14,041 570,249
Registered Electors 83,947 95,223 89,742 67,198 88,937 92,550 85,838 94,221 697,656
Turnout 78.34% 81.01% 80.70% 80.10% 82.27% 78.39% 77.97% 78.97% 81.74%
Source:


The following candidates were elected:
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake MP is a Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010. He is currently a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka....

 (PA), 148,705 preference votes (pv); Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and former diplomat. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Plantation in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government, and Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organiser for the Agalawatte Electorate in Kalutara District...

 (UNP), 82,511 pv; Imtiaz Bakeer Markar (UNP), 74,555 pv; Rajitha Senaratne
Rajitha Senaratne
Dr Nambukara Helambage Rajitha Harischandra Senaratne MP is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and a Member of Parliament representing the Kalutara District....

 (UNP), 73,382 pv; Reginald Cooray (PA), 67,945 pv; Tudor Dayaratne (PA), 63,636 pv; Kumara Welgama
Kumara Welgama
Kumara Welgama is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

 (PA), 60,394 pv; Ediriweera Premaratne (PA), 53,690 pv; Aberatne Pathirage Don (UNP), 47,271 pv; and 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), 5,628 pv.

2001 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 12th parliamentary election
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2001
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on December 6, 2001, just a little over a year after the last elections in October 2000.-Background:The People's Alliance government faced a blow when most of the SLMC MPs left the coalition...

 held on 5 December 2001 for the district:
Party|Votes per Polling Division|Total Votes|Seats
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
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....

)
29,734 33,272 36,709 24,592 31,462 32,344 29,290 32,013 254,339 45.94% 5
People's Alliance
People's Alliance (Sri Lanka)
The People's Alliance is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994.It comprises the following parties:* Sri Lanka Freedom Party* Lanka Sama Samaja Party* Communist Party of Sri Lanka* Sri Lanka Mahajana Party...


(SLFP
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...

 et al)
25,147 32,966 25,641 20,909 31,788 28,693 25,761 29,288 226,468 40.91% 4
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...

6,599 8,544 6,581 3,976 7,013 8,768 7,697 9,435 60,451 10.92% 1
Sinhala Heritage 297 845 455 215 476 736 552 1,367 5,103 0.92% 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)
318 326 321 201 346 263 283 290 2,369 0.43% 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:...

292 255 358 242 215 291 271 230 2,162 0.39% 0
Muslim United Liberation Front 216 220 260 200 201 186 212 189 1,693 0.31% 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....

23 43 6 7 28 26 12 54 204 0.04% 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...

29 15 14 37 26 24 16 16 178 0.03% 0
National Development Front 16 20 17 13 12 15 22 12 129 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...

22 3 14 8 12 11 18 10 99 0.02% 0
Independent 6
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

10 14 9 15 16 6 12 13 95 0.02% 0
Independent 2
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

9 8 11 4 10 14 6 6 70 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...

11 6 8 3 12 7 7 2 59 0.01% 0
Ruhuna People's Party 3 5 9 6 8 5 6 9 55 0.01% 0
Sri Lanka National Front 5 8 4 7 5 6 6 11 53 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...

9 1 4 6 3 4 11 11 49 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...

6 4 9 5 5 6 4 4 43 0.01% 0
Valid Votes 62,746 76,555 70,430 50,446 71,638 71,405 64,186 72,960 553,619 100.00% 10
Rejected Votes 4,963 3,912 3,903 3,730 3,779 3,911 4,472 3,655 32,617
Total Polled 67,709 80,467 74,333 54,176 75,417 75,316 68,658 76,615 586,236
Registered Electors 86,105 98,871 92,658 67,795 91,968 95,698 88,182 96,487 717,764
Turnout 78.64% 81.39% 80.22% 79.91% 82.00% 78.70% 77.86% 79.40% 81.68%
Sources:


The following candidates were elected:
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake MP is a Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010. He is currently a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka....

 (PA), 120,432 preference votes (pv); Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and former diplomat. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Plantation in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government, and Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organiser for the Agalawatte Electorate in Kalutara District...

 (UNF), 108,583 pv; Rajitha Senaratne
Rajitha Senaratne
Dr Nambukara Helambage Rajitha Harischandra Senaratne MP is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and a Member of Parliament representing the Kalutara District....

 (UNF), 102,919 pv; Imtiaz Bakeer Markar (UNF), 89,147 pv; Kumara Welgama
Kumara Welgama
Kumara Welgama is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

 (PA), 81,507 pv; Tudor Dayaratne (PA), 55,181 pv; Pathirage Don Abeyratne (UNF), 52,414 pv; Rohitha Abeygunawardena
Rohitha Abeygunawardena
Pahalage Rohitha Piyatissa Abeygunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He was the Cabinet Minister of Nation Building. He is a representative of Kalutara District for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

 (PA), 46,571 pv; Ananda Lakshman Wijemanne (UNF), 45,766; and 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), 8,312 pv.

2004 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 13th parliamentary election
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2004
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated, winning only eighty two seats in the 225-member Sri Lankan parliament. The opposition United People's Freedom Alliance won 105 seats...

 held on 2 April 2004 for the district:
Party|Votes per Polling Division|Total Votes|Seats
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
United People's Freedom Alliance
United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:...

 (SLFP
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...

, JVP
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...

 et al)
33,939 41,850 33,583 25,374 38,421 37,958 36,294 35,687 8,102 291,208 51.72% 6
United National Front
(UNP
United National Party
The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...

, SLMC
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed at a meeting held at Kattankudy in 1981 by a small study group of local Eastern Province political leaders....

, CWC
Ceylon Workers' Congress
The Ceylon Workers' Congress is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Tamils working in the plantation sector of the economy .- History :...

, WPF
Western People's Front
The Western People's Front, currently named the Democratic People's Front , is a political party in Sri Lanka active in the Western Province....

)
26,456 27,240 30,210 22,767 26,764 26,255 24,912 24,020 4,097 212,721 37.78% 3
Jathika Hela Urumaya
Jathika Hela Urumaya
The Jathika Hela Urumaya is a political party in Sri Lanka which is led by Buddhist monks. The JHU was launched in February, 2004 by the lay-based, secular Sinhala nationalist political party Sihala Urumaya. Founding members include Kolonnawe Sumangala Thero, Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero, Ellawela...

2,538 8,989 6,751 2,621 7,166 8,324 4,542 14,274 1,410 56,615 10.06% 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)
39 87 37 34 84 118 35 113 13 560 0.10% 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:...

61 52 75 37 41 47 40 79 0 432 0.08% 0
United Muslim People's Party 56 47 94 40 46 44 58 35 0 420 0.07% 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...

35 26 24 26 23 24 34 19 1 212 0.04% 0
United Lalith Front 23 18 21 17 26 19 24 11 2 161 0.03% 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...

21 14 27 11 13 15 22 16 1 140 0.02% 0
Swarajya 16 18 4 13 28 6 6 8 1 100 0.02% 0
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga....

9 10 12 5 12 7 9 12 3 79 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...

10 3 7 6 4 7 14 4 1 56 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...

7 6 2 4 7 4 4 5 4 43 0.01% 0
Independent 6
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

4 8 5 5 3 3 6 6 1 41 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...

2 5 7 6 6 3 5 1 0 35 0.01% 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....

5 9 2 6 0 2 6 2 2 34 0.01% 0
Ruhuna People's Party 6 8 3 1 4 3 3 4 0 32 0.01% 0
Sri Lanka National Front 5 5 7 3 2 1 6 2 0 31 0.01% 0
Independent 4
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

4 4 4 5 2 5 1 3 1 29 0.01% 0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front 3 1 2 5 5 4 3 4 0 27 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...

5 3 4 0 4 2 3 3 0 24 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 2 2 1 5 3 3 1 0 19 0.00% 0
Valid Votes 63,246 78,405 70,883 50,987 72,666 72,854 66,030 74,309 13,639 563,019 100.00% 10
Rejected Votes 4,665 3,826 3,912 3,728 3,407 3,766 4,000 3,240 197 30,741
Total Polled 67,911 82,231 74,795 54,715 76,073 76,620 70,030 77,549 13,836 593,760
Registered Electors 88,142 104,093 96,897 69,720 96,686 99,940 90,919 99,741 746,138
Turnout 77.05% 79.00% 77.19% 78.48% 78.68% 76.67% 77.02% 77.75% 79.58%
Source:


The following candidates were elected:
Nandana Gunathilake
Nandana Gunathilake
M. D. Nandana Gunathilake is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

 (UPFA-JVP), 135,743 preference votes (pv); Rajitha Senaratne
Rajitha Senaratne
Dr Nambukara Helambage Rajitha Harischandra Senaratne MP is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and a Member of Parliament representing the Kalutara District....

 (UNF-UNP), 97,001 pv; S. A. Jayantha Samaraweera
S. A. Jayantha Samaraweera
S. A. Jayantha Samaraweera is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

 (UPFA-JVP), 95,461 pv; Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and former diplomat. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Plantation in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government, and Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organiser for the Agalawatte Electorate in Kalutara District...

 (UNF-UNP), 93,758 pv; Reginald Cooray (UPFA-SLFP), 78,693 pv; Piyasiri Wijenayake
Piyasiri Wijenayake
K. Piyasiri Wijenayake is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

 (UPFA-JVP), 75,982 pv; Kumara Welgama
Kumara Welgama
Kumara Welgama is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

 (UPFA-SLFP), 73,350 pv; Rohitha Abeygunawardena
Rohitha Abeygunawardena
Pahalage Rohitha Piyatissa Abeygunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He was the Cabinet Minister of Nation Building. He is a representative of Kalutara District for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

 (UPFA-SLFP), 62,598 pv; Sarath Ranawaka (UNF-UNP), 48,380 pv; and Athuraliye Rathana
Athuraliye Rathana Thero
Athuraliye Rathana is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

 (JHU), 10,772 pv.

Reginald Cooray (UPFA-SLFP) resigned on 28 May 2004 to contest the Western provincial council elections. His replacement Nirmala Kotalawala
Nirmala Kotalawala
Nirmala Kotalawala MP is the Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Highways and a Member of Parliament representing the Kalutara District.He is was at Nalanda College Colombo.-References:*...

 was sworn in on 20 July 2004.

Sarath Ranawaka (UNF-UNP) died on 25 July 2009. His replacement Ananda Lakshman Wijemanna (UNF-UNP) was sworn in on 6 August 2009.

2004 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 4th Western provincial council election
Sri Lankan provincial council election, 2004
The 2004 Sri Lankan provincial council election was held on 24 April 2004 and 10 July 2004 to elect members to seven provincial councils in Sri Lanka. No election was held in the eighth province, North Eastern, which had been governed directly by the national government since March 1990...

 held on 10 July 2004 for the district:
Party|Votes per Polling Division|Total Votes|Seats
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
United People's Freedom Alliance
United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The current leader of the United People's Freedom Alliance is Mahinda Rajapaksa and Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.The alliance was formed by:...

 (SLFP
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...

, JVP
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...

 et al)
26,811 35,838 24,363 19,537 29,468 28,073 26,259 29,543 5,022 224,914 57.27% 12
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...

18,944 16,363 16,974 15,066 19,388 16,241 20,838 15,333 2,189 141,336 35.99% 7
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....

204 2,974 9,547 585 40 3,760 711 5,070 35 22,926 5.84% 1
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:...

258 242 295 256 268 255 325 216 10 2,125 0.54% 0
National Development Front 104 166 104 81 105 97 97 113 5 872 0.22% 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...

22 21 29 31 19 14 45 26 1 208 0.05% 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...

15 23 15 21 27 18 24 24 6 173 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...

16 25 16 11 14 13 18 26 5 144 0.04% 0
Valid Votes 46,374 55,652 51,343 35,588 49,329 48,471 48,317 50,351 7,273 392,698 100.00% 20
Rejected Votes 3,101 3,504 3,265 2,561 3,469 3,367 3,276 3,592 490 26,625
Total Polled 49,475 59,156 54,608 38,149 52,798 51,838 51,593 53,943 7,763 419,323
Registered Electors 88,142 104,093 96,897 69,720 96,686 99,940 90,919 99,741 746,138
Turnout 56.13% 56.83% 56.36% 54.72% 54.61% 51.87% 56.75% 54.08% 56.20%
Source:


The following candidates were elected:
Reginald Cooray (UPFA), 94,316 preference votes (pv); M.A. Janak Chaminda Wijegunawardhana (UNP), 50,013 pv; Ajith Anura Thalangama Arachchige (UPFA), 34,826 pv; Andaravass Patabendige Vass Gunawardhana (UPFA), 34,165 pv; A. Ankanath Ranjith Somawansa (UPFA), 32,515 pv; Athula Priyantha Bellana (UPFA), 32,206 pv; Angage Jagath (UPFA), 30,661 pv; Nimal Chandraratna (UPFA), 29,441 pv; Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma (UNP), 29,167 pv; Chandrasiri Karunaratna (UPFA), 28,862 pv; Ananda Karunadhara (UPFA), 28,624 pv; H. Jagath Pushpakumara Perera (UPFA), 28,499 pv; Adikaramge Chandrabhanu (UPFA), 26,620 pv; M.A. Janak Chaminda Wijegunawardhana (UPFA), 23,261 pv; Athakoralage Sirima Ramani Kariyawasam (UNP), 21,287 pv; Ameer Mohamed Yusuf (UNP), 19,105 pv; Anil Kumara Wijesingha (UNP), 17,306 pv; Abeygunawardhana Pahalage Piyal Jayantha (UNP), 17,058 pv; Amarasekara Prasanna Palihakkara (UNP), 15,442 pv; and Aslam Mohamed Salim Mohamed (SLMC), 9,477 pv.

2005 Presidential Election

Results of the 5th presidential election
Sri Lankan presidential election, 2005
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 2005 was the fifth presidential election of Sri Lanka. Nominations were accepted on 7 September 2005, and the election was held on 17 November 2005. Electoral participation was 73.73%...

 held on 17 November 2005 for the district:
Candidate|Postal
Votes
|%
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
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:...

37,518 50,481 37,402 29,218 44,801 45,143 40,006 46,097 11,027 341,693 55.48%
Ranil Wickramasinghe 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...

31,449 34,749 37,390 25,918 34,300 32,916 30,853 33,034 5,434 266,043 43.20%
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:...

408 341 372 371 293 237 379 216 6 2,623 0.43%
A.A. Suraweera NDF 254 279 224 251 232 222 271 182 6 1,921 0.31%
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 81 105 105 85 134 91 105 128 31 865 0.14%
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...

91 63 84 81 68 63 67 85 12 614 0.10%
Aruna de Soyza RPP 57 52 66 46 56 76 65 46 4 468 0.08%
Anura De Silva ULF 56 72 55 36 53 43 58 47 4 424 0.07%
Wimal Geeganage SLNF 57 59 48 66 54 48 60 25 5 422 0.07%
A.K.J. Arachchige DUA 52 40 47 40 48 36 53 22 1 339 0.06%
Wije Dias SEP
Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)
The Socialist Equality Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1968 as the Revolutionary Communist League by former student members of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party who joined the International Committee of the Fourth International. They remained loyal to Gerry Healy...

24 21 27 28 21 37 29 23 5 215 0.03%
P. Nelson Perera SLPF 26 23 21 30 15 13 23 14 0 165 0.03%
H.S. Dharmadwaja UNAF 8 6 10 9 14 5 13 2 1 68 0.01%
Valid Votes 70,081 86,291 75,851 56,179 80,089 78,930 71,982 79,921 16,536 615,860 100.00%
Rejected Votes 656 870 885 644 802 808 756 762 334 6,517
Total Polled 70,737 87,161 76,736 56,823 80,891 79,738 72,738 80,683 16,870 622,377
Registered Electors 89,979 107,308 99,026 71,080 100,085 102,020 93,479 101,328 764,305
Turnout 78.62% 81.23% 77.49% 79.94% 80.82% 78.16% 77.81% 79.63% 81.43%
Source:

2009 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 5th Western provincial council election
Sri Lanka Provincial Council elections, 2008–2009
Sri Lanka has held several rounds of Provincial Council elections in 2008 and 2009 to elect members to eight of the country’s Provincial Councils. The decision to hold elections in different parts of the country on separate days was a break in the usual practice, which is to hold elections for the...

 held on 25 April 2009 for the district:
Party|Votes per Polling Division|Total Votes|Seats
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
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)
37,558 55,404 38,980 33,317 51,919 42,102 39,114 44,923 7,898 351,215 69.58% 14
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...

13,682 17,148 14,253 11,069 14,897 16,637 15,807 18,968 1,965 124,426 24.65% 5
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...

1,044 2,200 1,492 1,151 1,385 1,876 1,723 1,857 378 13,106 2.60% 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....

301 623 7,958 490 17 1,347 653 985 22 12,396 2.46% 0
Democratic Unity Alliance 34 65 468 48 26 635 163 519 4 1,962 0.39% 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:...

103 85 89 47 61 74 100 114 3 676 0.13% 0
National Development Front 54 46 41 53 38 30 47 39 1 349 0.07% 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...

20 5 13 6 12 7 27 11 0 101 0.02% 0
Independent 4
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

4 22 11 8 6 6 22 7 1 87 0.02% 0
Independent 1
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

19 6 16 14 9 7 8 3 1 83 0.02% 0
Independent 6
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

12 6 10 14 10 5 14 12 0 83 0.02% 0
United Lanka Great Counci 15 7 7 10 2 8 18 5 2 74 0.01% 0
Sri Lanka Progressive Front 5 7 15 6 17 7 8 3 2 70 0.01% 0
Patriotic National Front 10 5 5 7 5 3 18 3 1 57 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...

7 7 1 3 7 4 7 12 3 51 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...

5 4 5 4 7 9 8 2 1 45 0.01% 0
Valid Votes 52,873 75,640 63,364 46,247 68,418 62,757 57,737 67,463 10,282 504,781 100.00% 20
Rejected Votes 2,790 2,840 2,864 2,506 2,484 2,766 2,903 2,296 254 21,703
Total Polled 55,663 78,480 66,228 48,753 70,902 65,523 60,640 69,759 10,536 526,484
Registered Electors 92,898 116,018 103,273 74,111 106,432 105,661 97,739 105,194 801,326
Turnout 59.92% 67.64% 64.13% 65.78% 66.62% 62.01% 62.04% 66.31% 65.70%
Source:


The following candidates were elected:
Reginald Cooray (UPFA), 72,951 preference votes (pv); Vidura Wickramanayake (UPFA), 63,385 pv; Wikum Gunasekara (UPFA), 55,338 pv; A. Ankanath Ranjith Somawansa (UPFA), 54,099 pv; Ellawala Liyanage Lalith Ellawala (UPFA), 48,453 pv; H.M. Piyal Nishantha de Silva (UPFA), 47,540 pv; Yasapala Koralage (UPFA), 46,146 pv; Nimal Chandraratna (UPFA), 41,982 pv; Angage Jagath Thilakasiri Perera (UPFA), 38,090 pv; Adikaramge Chandrabhanu (UPFA), 34,929 pv; Wadduwage Lalith Warnakumara (UPFA), 31,791 pv; Akanadura Sumithlal Mendis (UPFA), 31,702 pv; Keerthi Kariyawasam (UPFA), 30,475 pv; Chandrasiri Karunaratna (UPFA), 28,870 pv; Ajith Perera
Ajith Perera
Ajith Perera is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of Parliament. A lawyer by profession, he was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 2010 as a member of the United National Party from the Kalutara District.-External links:*...

 (UNP), 28,567 pv; Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma (UNP), 28,450 pv; Ananda Lakshman Wijemanna (UNP), 27,797 pv; Kahatapitiyage Chandra Kithsiri (UNP), 20,147 pv; Abayratne Pathirage Don (UNP), 16,656 pv; and W.A. Nalinda Wajiramal Jayatissa (JVP), 1,393 pv.

2010 Presidential Election

Results of the 6th presidential election
Sri Lankan presidential election, 2010
The Sri Lankan presidential election of 2010 was the sixth presidential election of Sri Lanka. The election was announced on 23 November 2009 when incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to seek a fresh mandate prior to the expiration of his term in 2011...

 held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
Candidate|Postal
Votes
|%
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
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:...

47,317 62,363 43,787 38,018 57,292 51,330 47,988 50,772 13,695 412,562 63.06%
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...

23,717 32,290 35,678 19,073 27,818 29,719 26,016 31,319 6,177 231,807 35.43%
A.A. Suraweera NDF 286 203 172 190 209 218 275 122 8 1,683 0.26%
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....

168 140 133 233 155 129 183 96 5 1,242 0.19%
C.J. Sugathsiri Gamage UDF 173 122 153 163 107 111 233 112 7 1,181 0.18%
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...

195 156 124 103 130 133 124 100 10 1,075 0.16%
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 107 107 80 119 89 76 108 77 2 765 0.12%
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...

72 79 78 77 85 63 77 50 1 582 0.09%
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:...

83 57 44 69 65 43 73 34 4 472 0.07%
Sarath Manamendra NSH 76 52 60 62 71 43 53 33 3 453 0.07%
Lal Perera ONF 49 68 54 49 62 40 56 42 1 421 0.06%
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...

57 67 49 47 51 34 44 26 4 379 0.06%
Vikramabahu Karunaratne
Vikramabahu Karunaratne
Vikramabahu Karunaratne is a Sri Lankan politician and he contested for the Sri Lankan presidential election.-Early life:...

LF 41 27 27 39 44 30 42 49 6 305 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...

36 33 12 40 39 24 47 15 2 248 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...

23 29 22 41 27 25 34 19 4 224 0.03%
Sanath Pinnaduwa NA 22 18 23 26 21 15 21 11 2 159 0.02%
M. Mohamed Musthaffa
M. Mohamed Musthaffa
Meera Mohideen Mohamed Musthaffa is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.Musthaffa stood as an independent candidate in the 2010 presidential election and came 17th out of 22 candidates after receiving 3,134 votes .-References:...

Ind 4
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

18 13 16 24 22 17 21 22 1 154 0.02%
Battaramulla Seelarathana JP 25 22 10 23 13 7 29 10 4 143 0.02%
Senaratna de Silva PNF 18 8 10 22 27 8 22 5 0 120 0.02%
Aruna de Soyza RPP 14 15 12 21 18 7 17 16 0 120 0.02%
M.B. Thaminimulla ACAKO 12 13 7 10 13 12 4 6 1 78 0.01%
Sarath Kongahage UNAF 14 10 7 7 8 1 15 11 3 76 0.01%
Valid Votes 72,523 95,892 80,558 58,456 86,366 82,085 75,482 82,947 19,940 654,249 100.00%
Rejected Votes 486 558 523 423 666 581 564 553 187 4,541
Total Polled 73,009 96,450 81,081 58,879 87,032 82,666 76,046 83,500 20,127 658,790
Registered Electors 93,972 118,942 104,363 74,991 108,781 106,878 99,737 105,569 813,233
Turnout 77.69% 81.09% 77.69% 78.51% 80.01% 77.35% 76.25% 79.10% 81.01%
Source:

2010 Parliamentary General Election

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

 held on 8 April 2010 for the district:
Party|Votes per Polling Division|Total Votes|Seats
Agala-
watta
|Beru-
wala
|Horana|Matu-
gama
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)
35,541 44,927 32,709 29,522 44,136 38,300 35,920 37,818 14,963 313,836 63.68% 7
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...

)
14,402 19,017 21,737 11,737 16,613 16,838 17,295 18,022 3,935 139,596 28.32% 2
Democratic National Alliance
Democratic National Alliance (Sri Lanka)
The Democratic National Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka, formed by retired General Sarath Fonseka and his allies to contest in the 2010 general elections...

 (JVP
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 and 1987-89...

 et al)
1,909 5,803 5,716 1,577 4,020 5,584 2,990 7,340 1,783 36,722 7.45% 1
Our National Front 31 53 34 32 48 36 37 32 7 310 0.06% 0
Independent 22
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...

30 28 34 29 27 26 37 19 2 232 0.05% 0
Independent 19
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 30 25 19 28 28 26 39 3 213 0.04% 0
National Development Front 28 24 12 26 16 23 29 12 3 173 0.04% 0
Sri Lanka National Front 1 16 0 0 123 3 5 21 3 172 0.03% 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...

5 45 4 21 53 9 8 2 1 148 0.03% 0
United National Alternative Front 17 11 23 15 11 20 26 11 1 135 0.03% 0
Left Liberation Front 8 16 13 4 26 14 10 34 2 127 0.03% 0
Independent 5
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

14 20 15 11 8 20 14 10 0 112 0.02% 0
Independent 20
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

17 26 4 10 17 9 12 7 0 102 0.02% 0
Independent 3
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

8 11 14 8 28 13 7 4 2 95 0.02% 0
United Democratic Front 11 12 15 5 12 10 12 10 2 89 0.02% 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 16 13 14 9 12 10 7 1 88 0.02% 0
Independent 21
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 8 11 9 12 4 10 6 1 70 0.01% 0
Patriotic National Front 9 6 5 3 6 8 7 9 0 53 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...

0 4 2 6 30 1 2 7 0 52 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...

11 3 4 2 4 7 13 3 0 47 0.01% 0
Janasetha Peramuna 3 6 19 3 7 1 5 2 1 47 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...

4 3 11 2 5 5 4 11 0 45 0.01% 0
All Are Citizens, All Are Kings Organisation 5 9 5 2 3 10 3 6 1 44 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...

13 4 3 4 1 5 7 2 0 39 0.01% 0
United Lanka Great Council 2 5 6 6 2 2 7 2 1 33 0.01% 0
Independent 8
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

2 11 1 2 4 0 12 0 0 32 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...

5 1 6 1 2 0 5 11 0 31 0.01% 0
Independent 6
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

6 3 2 5 3 4 5 2 1 31 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...

3 2 6 1 4 6 2 4 2 30 0.01% 0
Independent 11
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

6 1 6 1 6 4 1 3 1 29 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...

5 3 1 1 6 1 2 2 1 22 0.00% 0
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya
Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputhra Pakshaya is a minor Sinhala Buddhist political party in Sri Lanka, led by Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga....

2 5 2 1 0 2 2 5 3 22 0.00% 0
Sri Lanka Labour Party 6 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 2 20 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...

3 2 4 3 0 3 2 2 0 19 0.00% 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...

3 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 14 0.00% 0
Independent 18
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 2 0 4 1 0 13 0.00% 0
Independent 17
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

1 1 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 12 0.00% 0
Valid Votes 52,143 70,136 60,464 43,093 65,279 61,014 56,534 63,469 20,723 492,855 100.00% 10
Rejected Votes 6,851 7,122 6,644 5,734 6,100 6,056 6,566 5,851 827 51,751
Total Polled 58,994 77,258 67,108 48,827 71,379 67,070 63,100 69,320 21,550 544,606
Registered Electors 93,972 118,942 104,363 74,991 108,781 106,878 99,737 105,569 813,233
Turnout 62.78% 64.95% 64.30% 65.11% 65.62% 62.75% 63.27% 65.66% 66.97%
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The following candidates were elected:
Kumara Welgama
Kumara Welgama
Kumara Welgama is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:...

 (UPFA-SLFP), 124,766 preference votes (pv); Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and former diplomat. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Plantation in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government, and Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organiser for the Agalawatte Electorate in Kalutara District...

 (UPFA), 97,778 pv; Nirmala Kotalawala
Nirmala Kotalawala
Nirmala Kotalawala MP is the Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Highways and a Member of Parliament representing the Kalutara District.He is was at Nalanda College Colombo.-References:*...

 (UPFA), 82,044 pv; Rohitha Abeygunawardena
Rohitha Abeygunawardena
Pahalage Rohitha Piyatissa Abeygunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He was the Cabinet Minister of Nation Building. He is a representative of Kalutara District for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:...

 (UPFA-SLFP), 77,205 pv; Rajitha Senaratne
Rajitha Senaratne
Dr Nambukara Helambage Rajitha Harischandra Senaratne MP is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and a Member of Parliament representing the Kalutara District....

 (UPFA), 66,710 pv; Reginald Cooray (UPFA-SLFP), 60,196 pv; Palitha Thewarapperuma (UNF), 51,153 pv; Vidura Wickremenayake (UPFA), 50,114 pv; Ajith Perera
Ajith Perera
Ajith Perera is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of Parliament. A lawyer by profession, he was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 2010 as a member of the United National Party from the Kalutara District.-External links:*...

 (UNF), 48,588 pv; and 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...

(DNA), 27,796 pv.
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