Matale Electoral District
Introduction '''Matale 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 Matale in the Central province. The district currently elects five of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 342,684 registered electors in 2010.
1982 Presidential Election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Dam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaJunius JayewardeneUNP27,36817,35422,45225,1831,674'''94,031'''58.11%Hector KobbekaduwaSLFP21,74812,14911,63212,982788'''59,299'''36.65%Rohana WijeweeraJVP2,5011,1581,4002,03377'''7,169'''4.43%Colvin R. de SilvaLSSP30915515323910'''866'''0.54%Kumar PonnambalamACTC463985821'''253'''0.16%Vasudeva NanayakkaraNSSP4034496112'''196'''0.12%'''Valid Votes''''''52,012''''''30,889''''''35,771''''''40,580''''''2,562''''''161,814''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes385272332396291,414Total Polled52,39731,16136,10340,9762,591163,228Registered Electors60,53635,12943,705187,276Turnout86.56%88.70%82.61%87.16%Source:
1988 Presidential Election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Dam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaRanasinghe PremadasaUNP4,2769,05512,54410,599533'''37,007'''57.85%Sirimavo BandaranaikeSLFP3,1958,9086,8896,380453'''25,825'''40.37%Oswin AbeygunasekaraSLMP13721643732025'''1,135'''1.77%'''Valid Votes''''''7,608''''''18,179''''''19,870''''''17,299''''''1,011''''''63,967''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes102198463297501,110Total Polled7,71018,37720,33317,5961,06165,077Registered Electors72,51541,11048,841214,938Turnout10.63%44.70%41.63%30.28%Source:
1989 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsDam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaUnited National Party23,38119,83921,42222,0192,208'''88,869'''63.81%4Sri Lanka Freedom Party18,7867,1438,55310,2251,010'''45,717'''32.82%1United Lanka People's Party88215736491235'''2,350'''1.69%0United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)44535077371066'''2,344'''1.68%0'''Valid Votes''''''43,494''''''27,489''''''31,112''''''33,866''''''3,319''''''139,280''''''100.00%''''''5'''Rejected Votes3,8182,4532,4453,079132Total Polled47,31229,94233,55736,9453,451Registered Electors71,72240,65647,52051,4523,588Turnout65.97%73.65%70.62%71.80%96.18%Source:The following candidates were elected:Wijeratne Banda Jambugahapitiyagedera (UNP), 31,635 preference votes (pv); Alick Aluvihare (UNP), 31,004 pv; Basnayake Mudiyanselage Punchi Banda Kaviratne (UNP), 23,541 pv; V.G. Jinadasa (UNP), 22,941 pv; and Nandimithra Ekanayake (SLFP), 17,941 pv.
1993 Provincial Council Election Results of the 2nd Central provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:Party Votes % SeatsUnited National Party94,376 6People's Alliance (SLFP, SLMC et al. )46,322 3Democratic United National Front31,299 2Nava Sama Samaja Party '''Valid Votes'''  '''11'''Total PolledRegistered ElectorsTurnoutSource:
1994 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsDam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaPeople's Alliance (SLFP et al. )34,28620,64820,60722,8564,283'''102,680'''49.85%3United National Party30,46817,97022,44626,2832,954'''100,121'''48.61%2Independent59743729439010'''1,728'''0.84%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP)60015333826676'''1,433'''0.70%0'''Valid Votes''''''65,951''''''39,208''''''43,685''''''49,795''''''7,323''''''205,962''''''100.00%''''''5'''Rejected Votes3,8812,6182,6303,393124Total Polled69,83241,82646,31553,1887,447Registered Electors85,87048,52558,638Turnout81.32%86.19%78.98%Source:The following candidates were elected:Alick Aluvihare (UNP), 61,526 preference votes (pv); Janaka Bandara Tennakoon (PA), 52,437 pv; Nandimithra Ekanayake (PA), 51,919 pv; Gopallawa Moithra Kuda Banda (PA), 40,555 pv; and * Vidana Gamage Jinadasa (UNP), 35,474 pv.
1994 Presidential Election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Dam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaChandrika KumaratungaPA37,86926,09225,23428,3003,954'''121,449'''60.98%Srimathi DissanayakeUNP23,74613,01316,00618,1872,372'''73,324'''36.82%Hudson SamarasingheInd 26025073796185'''2,111'''1.06%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP27313728825044'''992'''0.50%G.A. NihalSLPF22914313715417'''680'''0.34%A.J. RanashingeInd 11871191261697'''608'''0.31%'''Valid Votes''''''62,906''''''40,011''''''42,170''''''47,678''''''6,399''''''199,164''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes1,4588971,2531,636735,317Total Polled64,36440,90843,42349,3146,472204,481Registered Electors85,87048,52558,638259,271Turnout74.96%84.30%74.05%78.87%Source:
1999 Provincial Council Election Results of the 3rd Central provincial council election held on 6 April 1999 for the district:Party Votes % SeatsPeople's Alliance (SLFP, SLMC et al. )95,11551.38%United National Party70,70538.20%National Union of Workers (CWC, DWC)9,3065.03%Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna8,0104.33%Mahajana Eksath Peramuna1,4530.78%Independent5160.28%'''Valid Votes''''''185,105''''''100.00%'''Rejected VotesTotal PolledRegistered ElectorsTurnoutSources:
1999 Presidential Election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Dam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaChandrika KumaratungaPA35,81124,07321,70926,9592,680'''111,232'''51.42%Ranil WickremasingheUNP30,85016,09120,18522,3362,482'''91,944'''42.51%M.D.N. GunathilakaJVP3,4961,0691,3921,574393'''7,924'''3.66%W.V.M. RanjithInd 23232001682555'''951'''0.44%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP23311223926454'''902'''0.42%Rajiva WijesinhaLiberal2701811722352'''860'''0.40%T. EdirisuriyaInd 12141711222328'''747'''0.35%Abdul RasoolSLMP169641701425'''550'''0.25%Kamal KarunadasaPLSF1327456783'''343'''0.16%Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA9135947513'''308'''0.14%Hudson SamarasingheInd 3764859780'''261'''0.12%A.W. PremawardhanaPFF573033272'''149'''0.07%A. DissanayakaDUNF463134280'''139'''0.06%'''Valid Votes''''''71,768''''''42,179''''''44,433''''''52,283''''''5,647''''''216,310''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes1,8761,1121,3221,6272346,171Total Polled73,64443,29145,75553,9105,881222,481Registered Electors97,34853,73264,069286,174Turnout75.65%80.57%71.42%77.74%Source:
2000 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsDam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaPeople's Alliance(SLFP et al. )35,42123,69219,87727,6153,608'''110,213'''50.53%3United National Party30,45514,94122,08921,3313,020'''91,836'''42.11%2Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna4,3961,2832,2332,138623'''10,673'''4.89%0New Left Front (NSSP et al. )77846044066012'''2,350'''1.08%0Sinhala Heritage27965618391105'''1,458'''0.67%0United Sinhala Great Council1099486800'''369'''0.17%0Citizen's Front73619010814'''346'''0.16%0Liberal Party383151572'''179'''0.08%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya3719404814'''158'''0.07%0Democratic United National Front563118372'''144'''0.07%0Sri Lanka Muslim Party33822312'''96'''0.04%0National Development Front431511161'''86'''0.04%0Independent161313330'''75'''0.03%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front15823190'''65'''0.03%0People's Freedom Front7715182'''49'''0.02%0'''Valid Votes''''''71,756''''''40,728''''''45,626''''''52,582''''''7,405''''''218,097''''''100.00%''''''5'''Rejected Votes5,3852,8433,3344,002155Total Polled77,14143,57148,96056,5847,560Registered Electors99,75654,91065,389Turnout77.33%79.35%74.87%Source:The following candidates were elected:Ranjith Aluvihare (UNP), 62,911 preference votes (pv); Alick Aluvihare (UNP), 60,419 pv; Janaka Bandara Tennakoon (PA), 42,366; Gopallawa Moithra Kuda Banda (PA), 40,397 pv; and Nandimithra Ekanayake (PA), 39,585 pv;
2001 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsDam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaUnited National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, WPF)34,06616,11728,478'''109,991'''50.43%3People's Alliance(SLFP et al. )29,28120,93815,044'''88,999'''40.81%2Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna6,9582,1332,816'''16,063'''7.37%0New Left Front (NSSP et al. )649402306'''1,824'''0.84%0United Lalith Front1306485'''365'''0.17%0Independent764031'''223'''0.10%0Liberal Party553723'''152'''0.07%0United Sinhala Great Council361031'''139'''0.06%0Peoples Freedom Front242515'''103'''0.05%0Sri Lanka Muslim Party451315'''96'''0.04%0National Development Front271013'''67'''0.03%0Sri Lanka National Front12811'''40'''0.02%0Ruhuna People's Party1045'''28'''0.01%0'''Valid Votes''''''71,369''''''39,801''''''46,873''''''218,090''''''100.00%''''''5'''Rejected Votes5,2252,7403,106Total Polled76,59442,54149,979Registered Electors102,30256,24467,034Turnout74.87%75.64%74.56%Source:The following candidates were elected:Alick Aluvihare (UNF), 75,620 preference votes (pv); Ranjith Aluvihare (UNF), 72,553 pv; Janaka Bandara Tennakoon (PA), 49,959 pv; Mudiyanselage Sanjeeva Bandara Kaviratne (UNF), 37,226 pv; and Bandula S.B. Yalegama (PA), 35,450.
2004 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsDam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaUnited People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP, JVP et al. )40,61621,30718,49622,7475,093'''108,259'''49.19%3United National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, WPF)29,45618,78424,05825,3303,014'''100,642'''45.73%2Jathika Hela Urumaya1,9825793,1352,611512'''8,819'''4.01%0United Socialist Party2642202633835'''1,135'''0.52%0National Development Front643489813'''271'''0.12%0National People's Party772967904'''267'''0.12%0Independent 6914348801'''263'''0.12%0New Left Front (NSSP et al. )331031323'''109'''0.05%0Independent 3131615200'''64'''0.03%0Independent 5101112141'''48'''0.02%0Independent 1951351'''33'''0.01%0Liberal Party511551'''27'''0.01%0Sri Lanka Muslim Party111530'''20'''0.01%0Sri Lanka National Front211160'''20'''0.01%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya92540'''20'''0.01%0Independent 244731'''19'''0.01%0Ruhuna People's Party51171'''15'''0.01%0Independent 422351'''13'''0.01%0Swarajya33220'''10'''0.00%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front43010'''8'''0.00%0'''Valid Votes''''''72,660''''''41,066''''''46,266''''''51,429''''''8,641''''''220,062''''''100.00%''''''5'''Rejected Votes6,9053,5983,2734,959177Total Polled79,56544,66449,53956,3888,818Registered Electors107,35358,79969,860Turnout74.12%75.96%70.91%Source:The following candidates were elected:Sujatha Alahakoon (UPFA-JVP), 57,234 preference votes (pv); Janaka Bandara Tennakoon (UPFA-SLFP), 54,711 pv; Ranjith Aluvihare (UNF-UNP), 47,152 pv; Alick Aluvihare (UNF-UNP), 39,649 pv; and Rohana Dissanayake (UPFA-SLFP), 37,091 pv.Alick Aluvihare (UNF-UNP) died on 17 May 2009.His replacement Nandimithra Ekanayake (UNF-UNP) was sworn in on 9 June 2009.
2004 Provincial Council Election Results of the 4th Central provincial council election held on 10 July 2004 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsDam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaUnited People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP, JVP et al. )32,66820,55115,49619,9813,814'''92,510'''56.12%6United National Party19,83112,35216,98818,1242,014'''69,309'''42.04%4United Socialist Party2592382703796'''1,152'''0.70%0Up-Country People's Front104486293504'''1,135'''0.69%0National Development Front10179801381'''399'''0.24%0Independent322339224'''120'''0.07%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya2318333310'''117'''0.07%0National People's Party151421102'''62'''0.04%0Sri Lanka Muslim Party151017110'''53'''0.03%0'''Valid Votes''''''53,048''''''33,333''''''33,573''''''39,048''''''5,855''''''164,857''''''100.00%''''''10'''Rejected Votes3,8082,2502,5543,515342Total Polled56,85635,58336,12742,5636,197Registered Electors107,35358,79969,860Turnout52.96%60.52%51.71%Source:The following candidates were elected:Aluwihare Wasantha (UNP), 33,364 preference votes (pv); Nandimithra Ekanayake (UNP), 27,731 pv; Amarasinghe Herath Bandaranayake Wasala Mudiyanselage Champaka Sugishwara Wijerathna (UPFA), 25,688 pv; Bandula S.B. Yalegama (UPFA), 24,270 pv; Warnakulasooiya Mudiyanselage Yasamana (UPFA), 23,637 pv; Gamagedara Dissanayake (UPFA), 23,216 pv; Thenne Gedara Sarath Wijesinghe (UPFA), 21,029 pv; L.D. Nimalasiri (UPFA), 18,954 pv;  Mudiyanselage Sanjeeva Bandara Kaviratne (UNP), 15,728 pv; and Ekanayaka Mudiyanselage Rohana Bandaranayake (UNP), 12,452 pv.
2005 Presidential Election Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Dam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaRanil WickremasingheUNP38,69222,24929,63731,4493,910'''125,937'''50.25%Mahinda RajapaksaUPFA43,85323,63720,94525,5516,547'''120,533'''48.09%A.A. SuraweeraNDF3612792353348'''1,21'''70.49%Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP3252432783624'''1,212'''0.48%Chamil JayaneththiNLF1178673782'''356'''0.14%Victor HettigodaULPP10237889619'''342'''0.14%Wimal GeeganageSLNF716534580'''228'''0.09%Aruna de SoyzaRPP845133551'''224'''0.09%Anura De SilvaULF614548531'''208'''0.08%A.K.J. ArachchigeDUA413525391'''141'''0.06%Wije DiasSEP312817190'''95'''0.04%P. Nelson PereraSLPF231415240'''76'''0.03%H.S. DharmadwajaUNAF171211110'''51'''0.02%'''Valid Votes''''''83,778''''''46,781''''''51,439''''''58,129''''''10,493''''''250,620''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes1,0736799329551463,785Total Polled84,85147,46052,37159,08410,639254,405Registered Electors111,40160,99071,171321,876Turnout76.17%77.82%73.58%79.04%Source:
2009 Provincial Council Election Results of the 5th Central provincial council election held on 14 February 2009 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsDam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaUnited People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP et al. )49,78527,16925,75930,8266,756'''140,295'''69.48%7United National Party14,6689,91214,78915,1391,501'''56,009'''27.74%3Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna1,568759740808209'''4,084'''2.02%0National Development Front9484791183'''378'''0.19%0United National Alliance9163751143'''346'''0.17%0Independent 8304074612'''207'''0.10%0Independent 414110870'''112'''0.06%0Independent 7151238240'''89'''0.04%0Left Front (NSSP et al. )12410331'''60'''0.03%0Independent 613921111'''55'''0.03%0United Lanka Great Council18108113'''50'''0.02%0National People's Party2312571'''48'''0.02%0Independent 55913190'''46'''0.02%0Independent 173792'''28'''0.01%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya84334'''22'''0.01%0Independent 352851'''21'''0.01%0Patriotic National Front102251'''20'''0.01%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front52241'''14'''0.01%0Independent 236320'''14'''0.01%0Ruhuna People's Party21631'''13'''0.01%0'''Valid Votes''''''66,376''''''38,104''''''41,652''''''47,289''''''8,490''''''201,911''''''100.00%''''''10'''Rejected Votes4,7853,1583,4764,780296Total Polled71,16141,26245,12852,0698,786Registered Electors117,78864,14774,839Turnout60.41%64.32%60.30%Source:The following candidates were elected:Pramitha Tennakoon (UPFA), 49,665 preference votes (pv); Nandimithra Ekanayake (UPFA), 35,995 pv; Warnakulasooiya Mudiyanselage Yasamana (UPFA), 32,991 pv; Bandula S.B. Yalegama (UPFA), 30,878 pv; Aluwihare Wasantha (UNP), 28,855 pv; L.D. Nimalasiri (UPFA), 27,958 pv; D.M.P.K.B. Dissanayake (UPFA), 25,903 pv; Amarasinghe Herath Bandaranayake Wasala Mudiyanselage Champaka Sugishwara Wijerathna (UPFA), 25,754 pv; Mudiyanselage Sanjeeva Bandara Kaviratne (UNP), 15,845 pv; and Ekanayaka Mudiyanselage Rohana Bandaranayake (UNP), 13,341 pv.
2010 Presidential Election Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Dam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaMahinda RajapaksaUPFA58,01631,27726,99632,8188,846'''157,953'''59.74%Sarath FonsekaNDF28,17116,30026,01325,9914,038'''100,513'''38.01%M.C.M. IsmailDUNF36021328923211'''1,105'''0.42%A.A. SuraweeraNDF2671881742102'''841'''0.32%W.V. Mahiman RanjithInd 125013610013910'''635'''0.24%C.J. Sugathsiri GamageUDF1581001592033'''623'''0.24%A.S.P LiyanageSLLP969083976'''372'''0.14%Ukkubanda WijekoonInd 31077075871'''340'''0.13%Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP855957972'''300'''0.11%Sarath ManamendraNSH757261883'''299'''0.11%Lal PereraONF514660911'''249'''0.09%M. K. ShivajilingamInd 5414448572'''192'''0.07%Aithurus M. IlliasInd 2623239401'''174'''0.07%Vikramabahu KarunaratneLF433134436'''157'''0.06%Sanath PinnaduwaNA272829321'''117'''0.04%Wije DiasSEP292125271'''103'''0.04%M. Mohamed MusthaffaInd 4232025240'''92'''0.03%Battaramulla SeelarathanaJP272017250'''89'''0.03%Aruna de SoyzaRPP201516341'''86'''0.03%Senaratna de SilvaPNF201523160'''74'''0.03%M.B. ThaminimullaACAKO101516151'''57'''0.02%Sarath KongahageUNAF1168221'''48'''0.02%'''Valid Votes''''''87,949''''''48,798''''''54,347''''''60,388''''''12,937''''''264,419''''''100.00%'''Rejected Votes7783616507601172,666Total Polled88,72749,15954,99761,14813,054267,085Registered Electors119,45364,69675,154342,684Turnout74.28%75.98%73.18%77.94%Source:
2010 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 14th parliamentary election held on 8 April 2010 for the district:PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsDam-bullaLag-galaMataleRat-totaUnited People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP et al. )42,84727,77723,73426,8189,893'''131,069'''66.96%4United National Front(UNP, SLMC, DPF, SLFP(P))15,0808,47814,65914,6662,854'''55,737'''28.47%1Democratic National Alliance (JVP et al. )2,6456881,9741,574755'''7,636'''3.90%0Our National Front574834213'''163'''0.08%0National Development Front281434466'''128'''0.07%0Independent 1183026175'''96'''0.05%0Independent 71239680'''92'''0.05%0Independent 1122338270'''90'''0.05%0Independent 9261716252'''86'''0.04%0United National Alternative Front141318292'''76'''0.04%0Independent 219628220'''75'''0.04%0Sri Lanka National Front41934117'''75'''0.04%0Independent 612617160'''51'''0.03%0Independent 5224874'''45'''0.02%0United Lanka Great Council616980'''39'''0.02%0Independent 87114125'''39'''0.02%0Independent 107165100'''38'''0.02%0Janasetha Peramuna244234'''37'''0.02%0United Democratic Front134883'''36'''0.02%0Independent 41011560'''32'''0.02%0Patriotic National Front47551'''22'''0.01%0Left Liberation Front43580'''20'''0.01%0Independent 354142'''16'''0.01%0Sri Lanka Labour Party22443'''15'''0.01%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya20821'''13'''0.01%0All Are Citizens, All Are Kings Organisation40251'''12'''0.01%0Ruhuna People's Party40332'''12'''0.01%0'''Valid Votes''''''60,898''''''37,204''''''40,670''''''43,425''''''13,553''''''195,750''''''100.00%''''''5'''Rejected Votes5,9323,2173,9905,567604Total Polled66,83040,42144,66048,99214,157Registered Electors119,45364,69675,154Turnout55.95%62.48%59.42%Source:The following candidates were elected:Lakshman Perera (UPFA), 65,077 preference votes (pv); Janaka Bandara Tennakoon (UPFA-SLFP), 47,133 pv; Nandimithra Ekanayake (UPFA), 35,754 pv; Rohana Dissanayake (UPFA-SLFP), 32,803 pv; and Wasantha Aluvihare (UNF), 31,529 pv.
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