Administrative
District Polonnaruwa Population 400,000 (2008) Area 3,293 km² Province North Central Province | Polling divisions 3 Electorate 280,337 (2010) Region North Central Province Number of members 5 | |
MPs Siripala Gamalath, UPFA
Earl Gunasekara, UNF
Ranasinghe Roshan, UPFA
Maithripala Sirisena, UPFA
C. A. Suriyaarachchi, UPFA | ||
Polonnaruwa electoral district 1947 1989 top 5 facts
Polonnaruwa electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Polonnaruwa in the North Central province. The district currently elects 5 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 280,337 registered electors in 2010.
Contents
- Polonnaruwa electoral district 1947 1989 top 5 facts
- 1982 Presidential Election
- 1988 Presidential Election
- 1989 Parliamentary General Election
- 1993 Provincial Council Election
- 1994 Parliamentary General Election
- 1994 Presidential Election
- 1999 Provincial Council Election
- 1999 Presidential Election
- 2000 Parliamentary General Election
- 2001 Parliamentary General Election
- 2004 Parliamentary General Election
- 2004 Provincial Council Election
- 2005 Presidential Election
- 2008 Provincial Council Election
- 2010 Presidential Election
- 2010 Parliamentary General Election
- References
1982 Presidential Election
Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
1988 Presidential Election
Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
1989 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 18,093 preference votes (pv); Maithripala Sirisena (SLFP), 13,652 pv; Seid Ahamed Abdul Majeed (UNP), 12,299 pv; C. A. Suriyaarachchi (UNP), 11,318 pv; and Samarasinghe Arachchilage Muthubanda (UNP), 10,336 pv.
1993 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 2nd North Central provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:
1994 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Maithripala Sirisena (PA), 62,925 preference votes (pv); Rukman Senanayake (UNP), 45,648 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 39,439 pv; Thilakarathne Bandara Mahalekam (PA), 26,465 pv; and Herath Mudiyanselage Nandasena Herath (PA), 26,213 pv.
1994 Presidential Election
Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
1999 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 3rd North Central provincial council election held on 6 April 1999 for the district:
1999 Presidential Election
Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
2000 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Maithripala Sirisena (PA), 57,072 preference votes (pv); Earl Gunasekara (UNP), 56,213 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNP), 31,241 pv; Rukman Senanayake (UNP), 27,200 pv; and Herath Mudiyanselage Nandasena Herath (PA), 22,872 pv.
2001 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Earl Gunasekara (UNF), 57,957 preference votes (pv); Maithripala Sirisena (PA), 52,421 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (UNF), 41,822 pv; Ananda Sarath Kumara Rathnayake (PA), 40,384 pv; and Kapugamage Palle Mulle Sidney Jayaratne (UNF), 28,109 pv.
2004 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Maithripala Sirisena (UPFA-SLFP), 72,451 preference votes (pv); S. K. Subasinghe (UPFA-JVP), 61,580 pv; Siripala Gamalath (UPFA-SLFP), 47,085 pv; Earl Gunasekara (UNF-UNP), 38,681 pv; and C. A. Suriyaarachchi (UNF-UNP), 37,983 pv.
2004 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 4th North Central provincial council election held on 10 July 2004 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Ananda Sarath Kumara Rathnayake (UPFA), 41,004 preference votes (pv); R. K. Indrananda (UPFA), 28,009 pv; M. G. Palitha Upul Kumara (UPFA), 24,242 pv; T. B. Sarath (UPFA), 21,774 pv; Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumar Nelson (UNP), 21,100 pv; R. M. Punchi Banda Rathnayake (UPFA), 20,959 pv; Deniyegedara Saranelis Dayawansha (UPFA), 16,638 pv; Donald Mahamadakalapuwage (UNP), 14,591 pv; Ansar Shahul Hameed Mohamadu (UNP), 11,788 pv; and Arachchilage Janaka Priyantha Samarasinghe (UNP), 11,459 pv.
2005 Presidential Election
Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district:
2008 Provincial Council Election
Results of the 5th North Central provincial council election held on 23 August 2008 for the district:
2010 Presidential Election
Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
2010 Parliamentary General Election
Results of the 14th parliamentary election held on 8 April 2010 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Maithripala Sirisena (UPFA-SLFP), 90,118 preference votes (pv); Ranasinghe Roshan (UPFA), 56,223 pv; Siripala Gamalath (UPFA-SLFP), 53,973 pv; C. A. Suriyaarachchi (UPFA), 44,356 pv; and Earl Gunasekara (UNF-UNP), 26,925 pv.