Kalutara Electoral District
Introduction '''Kalutara electoral district''' is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Kalutara in the Western province. The district currently elects 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 813,233 registered electors in 2010.
Presidential elections ===1982 presidential election===Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%                 Junius JayewardeneUNP25,68126,63127,95121,48627,05626,16724,49426,6485,478'''211,592'''50.15%  Hector KobbekaduwaSLFP21,04125,50022,34920,06823,51822,99223,15423,8613,391'''185,874'''44.06%  Rohana WijeweeraJVP2,0431,5831,8129981,3612,3062,1642,011221'''14,499'''3.44%  Colvin R. de SilvaLSSP2,0797306085213591,7075371,776296'''8,613'''2.04%  Vasudeva NanayakkaraNSSP798142571861128918936'''871'''0.21%  Kumar PonnambalamACTC803539644839107274'''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 Votes9446285445824596127416771035,290Total Polled51,94755,18853,34543,77652,98753,93551,28655,1899,529427,182Registered Electors62,89065,01364,35751,29761,35664,94461,809499,215Turnout82.60%84.89%82.89%85.34%86.36%83.05%82.97%85.57%  ===1988 presidential election===Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%                 Sirimavo BandaranaikeSLFP15,25526,89721,92018,49124,11622,42519,90828,3662,383'''179,761'''49.57%  Ranasinghe PremadasaUNP15,15526,06620,52918,70523,86822,55117,91722,7012,018'''169,510'''46.74%  Ossie AbeygunasekaraSLMP9052,2619527431,3392,5598363,548232'''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 Votes5218717008806321,1617167992576,537Total Polled31,83656,09544,10138,81949,95548,69639,37755,4144,890369,183Registered Electors70,99173,58573,40858,03069,40575,91270,457570,118Turnout44.85%76.23%60.08%66.89%71.98%64.15%55.89%64.76% ===1994 presidential election===Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%                 Chandrika KumaratungaPA32,46740,50336,36427,07236,06437,49033,72642,9519,049'''295,686'''61.47%  Srima DissanayakeUNP21,90323,65523,48720,09421,88622,20920,66720,0324,533'''178,466'''37.10%  Hudson SamarasingheInd 23223152462813512372861669'''2,213'''0.46%  Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP19026311517226222620234098'''1,868'''0.39%  A. J. RanasingheInd 116318713513121217016819834'''1,398'''0.29%  Nihal GalappaththiSLPF20117715314514716120116142'''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 Votes8939296607729329291,0459222277,309Total Polled56,13966,02961,16048,66759,85461,42256,29564,77013,992488,328Registered Electors78,54086,67683,84963,13177,87786,43780,135646,199Turnout71.48%76.18%72.94%77.09%76.86%71.06%70.25%75.57% ===1999 presidential election===Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%                 Chandrika KumaratungaPA30,12840,38434,36925,42437,55935,75132,35239,0816,169'''281,217'''52.88%  Ranil WickramasingheUNP26,50628,43029,58522,87927,70027,13125,81324,9764,403'''217,423'''40.88%  Nandana Gunathilake JVP3,0143,2622,4211,3972,6483,3693,2213,647791'''23,770'''4.47%  Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP227384148184308386316596172'''2,721'''0.51%  W.V.M. RanjithInd 2208171160156182127183902'''1,279'''0.24%  Tennyson EdirisuriyaInd 1176154150131139135148964'''1,133'''0.21%  Rajiva WijesinhaLPSL163139114128126111162814'''1,028'''0.19%  Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA7815481451301317524267'''1,003'''0.19%  Abdul RasoolSLMP86781596977105741444'''796'''0.15%  Kamal KarunadasaPLSF76907069797783604'''608'''0.11%  Hudson SamarasingheInd 383373563403871190'''386'''0.07%  A.W. PremawardhanaPFF34401528313132162'''229'''0.04%  Ariyawansha Dissanayaka DUNF343114242121352511'''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 Votes1,2261,4671,1459911,4171,5401,4922,01450411,796Total Polled62,03974,82168,46651,58870,45768,95364,05771,08712,137543,605Registered Electors82,14593,10787,51366,21286,68090,72384,575682,723Turnout75.52%80.36%78.24%77.91%81.28%76.00%75.74%79.62%===2005 presidential election===Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%                 Mahinda RajapaksaUPFA37,51850,48137,40229,21844,80145,14340,00646,09711,027'''341,693'''55.48%  Ranil WickramasingheUNP31,44934,74937,39025,91834,30032,91630,85333,0345,434'''266,043'''43.20%  Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP4083413723712932373792166'''2,623'''0.43%  A.A. SuraweeraNDF2542792242512322222711826'''1,921'''0.31%  Victor HettigodaULPP81105105851349110512831'''865'''0.14%  Chamil JayaneththiNLF916384816863678512'''614'''0.10%  Aruna de SoyzaRPP57526646567665464'''468'''0.08%  Anura De SilvaULF56725536534358474'''424'''0.07%  Wimal GeeganageSLNF 57594866544860255'''422'''0.07%  A.K.J. ArachchigeDUA 52404740483653221'''339'''0.06%  Wije DiasSEP24212728213729235'''215'''0.03%  P. Nelson PereraSLPF 26232130151323140'''165'''0.03%  H.S. DharmadwajaUNAF861091451321'''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 Votes6568708856448028087567623346,517Total Polled70,73787,16176,73656,82380,89179,73872,73880,68316,870622,377Registered Electors89,979107,30899,02671,080100,085102,02093,479764,305Turnout78.62%81.23%77.49%79.94%80.82%78.16%77.81%81.43%Source:===2010 presidential election===Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%                 Mahinda RajapaksaUPFA47,31762,36343,78738,01857,29251,33047,98850,77213,695'''412,562'''63.06%  Sarath FonsekaNDF23,71732,29035,67819,07327,81829,71926,01631,3196,177'''231,807'''35.43%  A.A. SuraweeraNDF2862031721902092182751228'''1,683'''0.26%  M.C.M. IsmailDUNF168140133233155129183965'''1,242'''0.19%  C.J. Sugathsiri GamageUDF1731221531631071112331127'''1,181'''0.18%  W.V. Mahiman RanjithInd 119515612410313013312410010'''1,075'''0.16%  A.S.P LiyanageSLLP107107801198976108772'''765'''0.12%  Ukkubanda WijekoonInd 372797877856377501'''582'''0.09%  Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP83574469654373344'''472'''0.07%  Sarath ManamendraNSH76526062714353333'''453'''0.07%  Lal PereraONF49685449624056421'''421'''0.06%  Aithurus M. IlliasInd 257674947513444264'''379'''0.06%  Vikramabahu KarunaratneLF41272739443042496'''305'''0.05%  M. K. ShivajilingamInd 536331240392447152'''248'''0.04%  Wije DiasSEP23292241272534194'''224'''0.03%  Sanath PinnaduwaNA22182326211521112'''159'''0.02%  M. Mohamed MusthaffaInd 418131624221721221'''154'''0.02%  Ven.Battaramulla Seelarathana Thero JP2522102313729104'''143'''0.02%  Senaratna de SilvaPNF18810222782250'''120'''0.02%  Aruna de SoyzaRPP1415122118717160'''120'''0.02%  M.B. ThaminimullaACAKO12137101312461'''78'''0.01%  Sarath KongahageUNAF1410778115113'''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 Votes4865585234236665815645531874,541Total Polled73,00996,45081,08158,87987,03282,66676,04683,50020,127658,790Registered Electors93,972118,942104,36374,991108,781106,87899,737813,233Turnout77.69%81.09%77.69%78.51%80.01%77.35%76.25%81.01%Source:
Parliamentary general election ===1989 parliamentary general election===Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Seats               United National Party16,31124,89419,29816,36025,77017,84013,64320,4735,480'''160,069'''49.84%6Sri Lanka Freedom Party11,39723,20212,97612,02417,65814,37412,15623,7783,945'''131,510'''40.94%5Sri Lanka Muslim Congress1581,9685,2503211292,2484362,42833'''12,971'''4.04%0United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)6791,7646422071,7783,3114143,025522'''12,342'''3.84%0Mahajana Eksath Peramuna101369112253839122108641145'''2,690'''0.84%0United Lanka People's Party17516722415610324731216562'''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 Votes2,5452,5502,2142,4632,8832,4072,6212,162294Total Polled31,36654,91440,71631,78449,16040,54929,69052,67210,481Registered Electors69,93772,27072,35557,11167,91573,97168,95576,83610,843Turnout44.85%75.98%56.27%55.65%72.38%54.82%43.06%68.55%96.66%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 (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 (SLFP), 28,522 pv; Manna Marakkalage Mervin Joseph Cooray (UNP), 27,991 pv; and Jayasiri Sarath Kumara Ranawaka (UNP), 20,983 pv.===1994 parliamentary general election===Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Seats               People's Alliance (SLFP et al. )31,00937,37433,68624,36432,37434,34930,51439,3098,775'''271,754'''53.77%6United National Party27,00728,53129,06323,75527,56227,48226,52025,6925,503'''221,115'''43.75%4Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP)6937748092265151,107969970175'''6,238'''1.23%0Mahajana Eksath Peramuna4027077763057717276701,163393'''5,914'''1.17%0People's Freedom Front54314235502754415'''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 Votes3,8183,0592,8053,1212,6563,0294,0342,642233Total Polled62,98370,47667,18151,80663,92866,72162,76169,81715,084Registered Electors78,54086,67683,84963,13177,87786,43780,135Turnout80.19%81.31%80.12%82.06%82.09%77.19%78.32%Source:The following candidates were elected:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (PA), 88,213 preference votes (pv); Abeyweera Sumithra Priyanganie (PA), 85,661 pv; Reginald Cooray (PA), 85,297 pv; Kumara Welgama (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 (UNP), 59,150 pv; and Anil Moonesinghe (PA), 56,071 pv.===2000 parliamentary general election===Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Seats               People's Alliance(SLFP et al. )28,53135,86030,17924,30836,65931,46929,96830,8487,353'''255,175'''46.86%5United National Party27,66527,43429,39222,81227,25926,64125,51825,9944,500'''217,215'''39.89%4Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna4,1285,5343,9882,0374,1915,5164,7097,0471,223'''38,373'''7.05%1Sinhala Heritage8352,7601,5655971,2332,4281,6484,035518'''15,619'''2.87%0National Unity Alliance (SLMC)1531,6883,671471822,4645192,85738'''11,943'''2.19%0New Left Front (NSSP et al. )49232329926545228942636325'''2,934'''0.54%0Citizen's Front6748185527647807512'''642'''0.12%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya9281335280805214621'''637'''0.12%0Independent 470556438483256370'''400'''0.07%0Democratic United National Front41323141373040400'''292'''0.05%0Left & Democratic Alliance91418171752754112'''255'''0.05%0Independent 533221817172639213'''196'''0.04%0Independent 125152118202228220'''171'''0.03%0Sri Lanka Muslim Party2022215122637214'''168'''0.03%0Independent 3281781515171580'''123'''0.02%0Independent 21321111613816200'''118'''0.02%0National Development Front153061014711182'''113'''0.02%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front81612393590'''65'''0.01%0Peoples Freedom Front466636640'''41'''0.01%0Ruhuna People's Party335256770'''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 Votes3,5343,1592,8853,0462,9283,3853,6722,792330Total Polled65,76677,14072,41853,82873,17072,55466,92774,40514,041Registered Electors83,94795,22389,74267,19888,93792,55085,838Turnout78.34%81.01%80.70%80.10%82.27%78.39%77.97%Source:The following candidates were elected:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (PA), 148,705 preference votes (pv); Mahinda Samarasinghe (UNP), 82,511 pv; Imtiaz Bakeer Markar (UNP), 74,555 pv; Rajitha Senaratne (UNP), 73,382 pv; Reginald Cooray (PA), 67,945 pv; Tudor Dayaratne (PA), 63,636 pv; Kumara Welgama (PA), 60,394 pv; Ediriweera Premaratne (PA), 53,690 pv;  Pathirage Don (UNP), 47,271 pv; and Nandana Gunathilake (JVP), 5,628 pv.===2001 parliamentary general election===Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Seats               United National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, WPF)29,73433,27236,70924,59231,46232,34429,290'''254,339'''45.94%5People's Alliance(SLFP et al. )25,14732,96625,64120,90931,78828,69325,761'''226,468'''40.91%4Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna6,5998,5446,5813,9767,0138,7687,697'''60,451'''10.92%1Sinhala Heritage297845455215476736552'''5,103'''0.92%0New Left Front (NSSP et al. )318326321201346263283'''2,369'''0.43%0United Socialist Party292255358242215291271'''2,162'''0.39%0Muslim United Liberation Front216220260200201186212'''1,693'''0.31%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya234367282612'''204'''0.04%0Independent 729151437262416'''178'''0.03%0National Development Front16201713121522'''129'''0.02%0Independent 5223148121118'''99'''0.02%0Independent 6101491516612'''95'''0.02%0Independent 29811410146'''70'''0.01%0Independent 4116831277'''59'''0.01%0Ruhuna People's Party3596856'''55'''0.01%0Sri Lanka National Front5847566'''53'''0.01%0Independent 191463411'''49'''0.01%0Independent 36495564'''43'''0.01%0'''Valid Votes''''''62,746''''''76,555''''''70,430''''''50,446''''''71,638''''''71,405''''''64,186''''''553,619''''''100.00%''''''10'''Rejected Votes4,9633,9123,9033,7303,7793,9114,472Total Polled67,70980,46774,33354,17675,41775,31668,658Registered Electors86,10598,87192,65867,79591,96895,69888,182Turnout78.64%81.39%80.22%79.91%82.00%78.70%77.86%Sources:The following candidates were elected:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (PA), 120,432 preference votes (pv); Mahinda Samarasinghe (UNF), 108,583 pv; Rajitha Senaratne (UNF), 102,919 pv; Imtiaz Bakeer Markar (UNF), 89,147 pv; Kumara Welgama (PA), 81,507 pv; Tudor Dayaratne (PA), 55,181 pv; Pathirage Don Abeyratne (UNF), 52,414 pv; Rohitha Abeygunawardena (PA), 46,571 pv; Ananda Lakshman Wijemanne (UNF), 45,766; and Nandana Gunathilake (JVP), 8,312 pv.===2004 parliamentary general election===Results of the 13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Seats               United People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP, JVP et al. )33,93941,85033,58325,37438,42137,95836,29435,6878,102'''291,208'''51.72%6United National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, WPF)26,45627,24030,21022,76726,76426,25524,91224,0204,097'''212,721'''37.78%3Jathika Hela Urumaya2,5388,9896,7512,6217,1668,3244,54214,2741,410'''56,615'''10.06%1New Left Front (NSSP et al. )39873734841183511313'''560'''0.10%0United Socialist Party61527537414740790'''432'''0.08%0United Muslim People's Party56479440464458350'''420'''0.07%0Independent 935262426232434191'''212'''0.04%0United Lalith Front23182117261924112'''161'''0.03%0Independent 8211427111315221611400.02%0Swarajya16184132866811000.02%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya9101251279123'''79'''0.01%0Independent 110376471441'''56'''0.01%0Independent 7762474454'''43'''0.01%0Independent 6485533661'''41'''0.01%0Independent 2257663510'''35'''0.01%0Democratic United National Front592602622'''34'''0.01%0Ruhuna People's Party683143340'''32'''0.01%0Sri Lanka National Front557321620'''31'''0.01%0Independent 4444525131'''29'''0.01%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front312554340'''27'''0.00%0Independent 5534042330'''24'''0.00%0Independent 3222153310'''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 Votes4,6653,8263,9123,7283,4073,7664,0003,240197Total Polled67,91182,23174,79554,71576,07376,62070,03077,54913,836Registered Electors88,142104,09396,89769,72096,68699,94090,919Turnout77.05%79.00%77.19%78.48%78.68%76.67%77.02%Source:The following candidates were elected:Nandana Gunathilake (UPFA-JVP), 135,743  preference votes (pv); Rajitha Senaratne (UNF-UNP), 97,001 pv; S. A. Jayantha Samaraweera (UPFA-JVP), 95,461 pv; Mahinda Samarasinghe (UNF-UNP), 93,758 pv; Reginald Cooray (UPFA-SLFP), 78,693 pv; Piyasiri Wijenayake (UPFA-JVP), 75,982 pv; Kumara Welgama (UPFA-SLFP), 73,350 pv; Rohitha Abeygunawardena (UPFA-SLFP), 62,598 pv; Sarath Ranawaka (UNF-UNP), 48,380 pv; and Athuraliye Rathana (JHU), 10,772 pv.Reginald Cooray (UPFA-SLFP) resigned on 28 May 2004 to contest the Western provincial council elections. His replacement Nirmala Kotalawala 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.===2010 parliamentary general election===Results of the 14th parliamentary election held on 8 April 2010 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Seats               United People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP et al. )35,54144,92732,70929,52244,13638,30035,92037,81814,963'''313,836'''63.68%7United National Front(UNP, SLMC, DPF, SLFP(P))14,40219,01721,73711,73716,61316,83817,29518,0223,935'''139,596'''28.32%2Democratic National Alliance (JVP et al. )1,9095,8035,7161,5774,0205,5842,9907,3401,783'''36,722'''7.45%1Our National Front31533432483637327'''310'''0.06%0Independent 2230283429272637192'''232'''0.05%0Independent 1915302519282826393'''213'''0.04%0National Development Front28241226162329123'''173'''0.04%0Sri Lanka National Front1160012335213'''172'''0.03%0Independent 9545421539821'''148'''0.03%0United National Alternative Front17112315112026111'''135'''0.03%0Left Liberation Front816134261410342'''127'''0.03%0Independent 51420151182014100'''112'''0.02%0Independent 2017264101791270'''102'''0.02%0Independent 38111482813742'''95'''0.02%0United Democratic Front1112155121012102'''89'''0.02%0Independent 461613149121071'''88'''0.02%0Independent 21981191241061'''70'''0.01%0Patriotic National Front965368790'''53'''0.01%0Independent 130426301270'''52'''0.01%0Independent 711342471330'''47'''0.01%0Janasetha Peramuna3619371521'''47'''0.01%0Independent 1543112554110'''45'''0.01%0All Are Citizens, All Are Kings Organisation5952310361'''44'''0.01%0Independent 101343415720'''39'''0.01%0United Lanka Great Council256622721'''33'''0.01%0Independent 821112401200'''32'''0.01%0Independent 125161205110'''31'''0.01%0Independent 6632534521'''31'''0.01%0Independent 14326146242'''30'''0.01%0Independent 11616164131'''29'''0.01%0Independent 1531161221'''22'''0.00%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya252102253'''22'''0.00%0Sri Lanka Labour Party611142122'''20'''0.00%0Independent 2324303220'''19'''0.00%0Independent 16320312111'''14'''0.00%0Independent 18210320410'''13'''0.00%0Independent 17111422100'''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 Votes6,8517,1226,6445,7346,1006,0566,5665,851827Total Polled58,99477,25867,10848,82771,37967,07063,10069,32021,550Registered Electors93,972118,942104,36374,991108,781106,87899,737Turnout62.78%64.95%64.30%65.11%65.62%62.75%63.27%Source:The following candidates were elected:Kumara Welgama (UPFA-SLFP), 124,766  preference votes (pv); Mahinda Samarasinghe (UPFA), 97,778 pv; Nirmala Kotalawala (UPFA), 82,044 pv; Rohitha Abeygunawardena (UPFA-SLFP), 77,205 pv; Rajitha Senaratne (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 (UNF), 48,588 pv; and Arjuna Ranatunga (DNA), 27,796 pv.
Provincial council elections ===1988 provincial council election===Results of the 1st Western provincial council election held on 2 June 1988 for the district:Party Votes % SeatsUnited National Party  11United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)  10Sri Lanka Muslim Congress  2Others  0'''Valid Votes'''  '''23'''Rejected VotesTotal PolledRegistered ElectorsTurnoutSource:===1993 provincial council election===Results of the 2nd Western provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:Party Votes % SeatsUnited National Party  10People's Alliance (SLFP et al.) 9Democratic United National Front  3Sri Lanka Muslim Congress  1Others  0'''Valid Votes'''  '''23'''Rejected VotesTotal PolledRegistered ElectorsTurnoutSource:===1999 provincial council election===Results of the 3rd Western provincial council election held on 6 April 1999 for the district:Party Votes % SeatsUnited National Party199,05444.16%10People's Alliance (SLFP et al. )198,70244.08%10Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna28,3476.29%2Sri Lanka Muslim Congress7,2301.60%1Mahajana Eksath Peramuna7,1491.59%0New Left Front (NSSP et al. )5,4271.20%0National Union of Workers (CWC, DWC)4,0510.90%0Muslim United Liberation Front5670.13%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front2090.05%0'''Valid Votes''''''450,736''''''100.00%''''''23'''Rejected VotesTotal PolledRegistered ElectorsTurnoutSources:===2004 provincial council election===Results of the 4th Western provincial council election held on 10 July 2004 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Seats               United People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP, JVP et al. )26,81135,83824,36319,53729,46828,07326,25929,5435,022'''224,914'''57.27%12United National Party18,94416,36316,97415,06619,38816,24120,83815,3332,189'''141,336'''35.99%7Sri Lanka Muslim Congress2042,9749,547585403,7607115,07035'''22,926'''5.84%1United Socialist Party25824229525626825532521610'''2,125'''0.54%0National Development Front1041661048110597971135'''872'''0.22%0Independent 322212931191445261'''208'''0.05%0Independent 215231521271824246'''173'''0.04%0Independent 116251611141318265'''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 Votes3,1013,5043,2652,5613,4693,3673,2763,592490Total Polled49,47559,15654,60838,14952,79851,83851,59353,9437,763Registered Electors88,142104,09396,89769,72096,68699,94090,919Turnout56.13%56.83%56.36%54.72%54.61%51.87%56.75%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.===2009 provincial council election===Results of the 5th Western provincial council election held on 25 April 2009 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Seats               United People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP et al. )37,55855,40438,98033,31751,91942,10239,11444,9237,898'''351,215'''69.58%14United National Party13,68217,14814,25311,06914,89716,63715,80718,9681,965'''124,426'''24.65%5Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna1,0442,2001,4921,1511,3851,8761,7231,857378'''13,106'''2.60%1Sri Lanka Muslim Congress3016237,958490171,34765398522'''12,396'''2.46%0Democratic Unity Alliance346546848266351635194'''1,962'''0.39%0United Socialist Party10385894761741001143'''676'''0.13%0National Development Front54464153383047391'''349'''0.07%0Independent 520513612727110'''101'''0.02%0Independent 4422118662271'''87'''0.02%0Independent 1196161497831'''83'''0.02%0Independent 6126101410514120'''83'''0.02%0United Lanka Great Council157710281852'''74'''0.01%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front57156177832'''70'''0.01%0Patriotic National Front10557531831'''57'''0.01%0Independent 27713747123'''51'''0.01%0Independent 3545479821'''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 Votes2,7902,8402,8642,5062,4842,7662,9032,296254Total Polled55,66378,48066,22848,75370,90265,52360,64069,75910,536Registered Electors92,898116,018103,27374,111106,432105,66197,739Turnout59.92%67.64%64.13%65.78%66.62%62.01%62.04%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 (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.
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