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. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 03.
Polling Divisions The Kalutara Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:
A: Panadura
B: Bandaragama
C: Horana
D: Bulathsinhala
E: Matugama
F: Kalutara
G: Beruwala
H: Agalawatta
Presidential elections
1982 presidential election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% JuniusJayewardeneUNP25,68126,63127,95121,48627,05626,16724,49426,6485,478211,59250.15% HectorKobbekaduwaSLFP21,04125,50022,34920,06823,51822,99223,15423,8613,391185,87444.06% RohanaWijeweeraJVP2,0431,5831,8129981,3612,3062,1642,01122114,4993.44% Colvin R. deSilvaLSSP2,0797306085213591,7075371,7762968,6132.04% VasudevaNanayakkaraNSSP7981425718611289189368710.21% KumarPonnambalamACTC8035396448391072744430.11%Valid Votes51,00354,56052,80143,19452,52853,32350,54554,5129,426421,892100.00%Rejected Votes9446285445824596127416771035,290Total Polled51,94755,18853,34543,77652,98753,93551,28655,1899,529427,182Registered Electors62,89065,01364,35751,29761,35664,94461,80967,549499,215Turnout82.60%84.89%82.89%85.34%86.36%83.05%82.97%81.70%85.57%
1988 presidential election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% SirimavoBandaranaikeSLFP15,25526,89721,92018,49124,11622,42519,90828,3662,383179,76149.57% RanasinghePremadasaUNP15,15526,06620,52918,70523,86822,55117,91722,7012,018169,51046.74% OssieAbeygunasekaraSLMP9052,2619527431,3392,5598363,54823213,3753.69%Valid Votes31,31555,22443,40137,93949,32347,53538,66154,6154,633362,646100.00%Rejected Votes5218717008806321,1617167992576,537Total Polled31,83656,09544,10138,81949,95548,69639,37755,4144,890369,183Registered Electors70,99173,58573,40858,03069,40575,91270,45778,330570,118Turnout44.85%76.23%60.08%66.89%71.98%64.15%55.89%70.74%64.76%
1994 presidential election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% ChandrikaKumaratungaPA32,46740,50336,36427,07236,06437,49033,72642,9519,049295,68661.47% SrimaDissanayakeUNP21,90323,65523,48720,09421,88622,20920,66720,0324,533178,46637.10% HudsonSamarasingheInd 232231524628135123728616692,2130.46% HarischandraWijayatungaSMBP190263115172262226202340981,8680.39% A. J.RanasingheInd 1163187135131212170168198341,3980.29% NihalGalappaththiSLPF201177153145147161201161421,3880.29%Valid Votes55,24665,10060,50047,89558,92260,49355,25063,84813,765481,019100.00%Rejected Votes8939296607729329291,0459222277,309Total Polled56,13966,02961,16048,66759,85461,42256,29564,77013,992488,328Registered Electors78,54086,67683,84963,13177,87786,43780,13589,554646,199Turnout71.48%76.18%72.94%77.09%76.86%71.06%70.25%72.33%75.57%
1999 presidential election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% ChandrikaKumaratungaPA30,12840,38434,36925,42437,55935,75132,35239,0816,169281,21752.88% RanilWickramasingheUNP26,50628,43029,58522,87927,70027,13125,81324,9764,403217,42340.88% NandanaGunathilake JVP3,0143,2622,4211,3972,6483,3693,2213,64779123,7704.47% HarischandraWijayatungaSMBP2273841481843083863165961722,7210.51% W. V. M.RanjithInd 22081711601561821271839021,2790.24% TennysonEdirisuriyaInd 11761541501311391351489641,1330.21% RajivaWijesinhaLPSL1631391141281261111628141,0280.19% VasudevaNanayakkaraLDA78154814513013175242671,0030.19% AbdulRasoolSLMP867815969771057414447960.15% KamalKarunadasaPLSF769070697977836046080.11% HudsonSamarasingheInd 3833735634038711903860.07% A. W.PremawardhanaPFF344015283131321622290.04% AriyawanshaDissanayaka DUNF3431142421213525112160.04%Valid Votes60,81373,35467,32150,59769,04067,41362,56569,07311,633531,809100.00%Rejected Votes1,2261,4671,1459911,4171,5401,4922,01450411,796Total Polled62,03974,82168,46651,58870,45768,95364,05771,08712,137543,605Registered Electors82,14593,10787,51366,21286,68090,72384,57591,768682,723Turnout75.52%80.36%78.24%77.91%81.28%76.00%75.74%77.46%79.62%
2005 presidential election Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% MahindaRajapaksaUPFA37,51850,48137,40229,21844,80145,14340,00646,09711,027341,69355.48% RanilWickramasingheUNP31,44934,74937,39025,91834,30032,91630,85333,0345,434266,04343.20% SiritungaJayasuriyaUSP40834137237129323737921662,6230.43% A. A.SuraweeraNDF25427922425123222227118261,9210.31% VictorHettigodaULPP811051058513491105128318650.14% ChamilJayaneththiNLF9163848168636785126140.10% Arunade SoyzaRPP575266465676654644680.08% AnuraDe SilvaULF567255365343584744240.07% WimalGeeganageSLNF 575948665448602554220.07% A. K. J.ArachchigeDUA 524047404836532213390.06% WijeDiasSEP242127282137292352150.03% P. NelsonPereraSLPF 262321301513231401650.03% H. S.DharmadwajaUNAF861091451321680.01%Valid Votes70,08186,29175,85156,17980,08978,93071,98279,92116,536615,860100.00%Rejected Votes6568708856448028087567623346,517Total Polled70,73787,16176,73656,82380,89179,73872,73880,68316,870622,377Registered Electors89,979107,30899,02671,080100,085102,02093,479101,328764,305Turnout78.62%81.23%77.49%79.94%80.82%78.16%77.81%79.63%81.43%
2010 presidential election Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% MahindaRajapaksaUPFA47,31762,36343,78738,01857,29251,33047,98850,77213,695412,56263.06% SarathFonsekaNDF23,71732,29035,67819,07327,81829,71926,01631,3196,177231,80735.43% A. A.SuraweeraNDF28620317219020921827512281,6830.26% M. C. M.IsmailDUNF1681401332331551291839651,2420.19% C. J. SugathsiriGamageUDF17312215316310711123311271,1810.18% W. V. M.RanjithInd 1195156124103130133124100101,0750.16% A. S. P.LiyanageSLLP1071078011989761087727650.12% UkkubandaWijekoonInd 3727978778563775015820.09% SiritungaJayasuriyaUSP835744696543733444720.07% SarathManamendraNSH765260627143533334530.07% LalPereraONF496854496240564214210.06% AithurusM. IlliasInd 2576749475134442643790.06% VikramabahuKarunaratneLF412727394430424963050.05% M. K.ShivajilingamInd 5363312403924471522480.04% WijeDiasSEP232922412725341942240.03% SanathPinnaduwaNA221823262115211121590.02% M. MohamedMusthaffaInd 4181316242217212211540.02% Ven.BattaramullaSeelarathana Thero JP25221023137291041430.02% Senaratna de SilvaPNF188102227822501200.02% Arunade SoyzaRPP14151221187171601200.02% M. B. ThaminimullaACAKO12137101312461780.01% SarathKongahageUNAF1410778115113760.01%Valid Votes72,52395,89280,55858,45686,36682,08575,48282,94719,940654,249100.00%Rejected Votes4865585234236665815645531874,541Total Polled73,00996,45081,08158,87987,03282,66676,04683,50020,127658,790Registered Electors93,972118,942104,36374,991108,781106,87899,737105,569813,233Turnout77.69%81.09%77.69%78.51%80.01%77.35%76.25%79.10%81.01%
2015 presidential election Results of the 7th presidential election held on 8 January 2015:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% MahindaRajapaksa UPFA 44,750 61,199 37,424 37,311 57,633 48,851 45,984 45,908 14,830 395,890 52.65% MaithripalaSirisena NDF 33,950 48,469 53,280 28,341 42,065 44,804 38,668 46,820 12,962 349,404 46.46% R. A.Sirisena PNF 154 154 96 123 120 92 148 84 8 979 0.13% NamalRajapaksa ONF 142 118 88 95 107 82 114 57 5 808 0.11% DumindaNagamuwa FSP 79 89 93 74 76 92 96 71 25 695 0.09% A. S. P.Liyanage SLLP 67 68 113 79 62 60 94 54 8 605 0.08% R. PeduruArachchi ULPP 87 75 75 78 52 58 94 37 4 560 0.07% M. I. MohanmedMishlar UPF 79 73 79 42 71 55 76 79 5 559 0.07% AithurusM. Illias Ind 1 67 97 73 64 77 48 59 59 6 547 0.07% SiritungaJayasuriya USP 55 73 37 49 64 43 57 31 7 416 0.06% SarathManamendra NSH 53 45 38 39 48 27 49 33 0 336 0.04% PaniWijesiriwardene SEP 19 31 27 29 22 25 30 20 7 210 0.03% Ven.BattaramullaSeelarathana Thero JSP 21 36 20 11 25 24 20 34 15 206 0.03% M. B.Theminimulla ACAKO 25 24 28 19 19 20 20 20 3 178 0.02% AnurudhaPolgampola Ind 2 18 22 23 24 22 23 27 10 2 171 0.02% SundaramMahendran NSSP 18 21 15 17 13 6 26 14 0 130 0.02% PrasannaPriyankara DNM 20 15 13 17 11 12 15 7 6 121 0.02% JayanthaKulathunga ULGC 14 10 14 8 13 12 12 12 3 93 0.01% WimalGeeganage SLNF 11 12 4 11 17 8 8 5 4 80 0.01%Valid Votes 79,764 110,628 93,540 66,431 100,517 94,342 85,597 93,355 27,900 751,984 100.00%Rejected Votes 1,002 999 951 716 952 905 1,063 1,152 641 8,381 1.1%Total Polled 80,676 111,627 94,491 67,147 101,469 95,247 86,660 94,507 28,541 760,365 84.73%Registered Electors 100,040 133,887 117,033 82,123 122,511 117,931 108,996 114,828 28,997 897,349
2019 presidential election Results of the 8th presidential election held on 16 November 2019:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% GotabayaRajapaksa SLPP 52,400 74,879 48,037 42,021 69,822 59,796 55,932 57,447 22,586 482,920 59.49% SajithPremadasa NDF 28,744 38,981 47,654 25,407 32,967 34,076 31,451 35,761 9,172 284,213 35.01% Anura KumaraDissanayake NMPP 2,319 4,312 3,172 1,468 3,532 4,034 3,028 3,904 1,912 27,681 3.41% MaheshSenanayake NPP 203 432 252 169 412 542 257 649 297 3,213 0.40% AjanthaPerera SPSL 243 295 228 187 299 241 226 161 22 1,902 0.23% RohanPallewatte JSWP 182 206 127 169 239 157 199 184 48 1,511 0.19% M. L. A. M.Hizbullah Ind 11 185 193 266 151 146 179 164 137 19 1,440 0.18% AriyawansaDissanayake DUNF 149 124 142 93 120 98 139 85 6 956 0.12% SiripalaAmarasinghe Ind 02 111 82 78 110 105 53 111 59 12 740 0.09% DumindaNagamuwa FSP 67 108 97 74 75 109 93 89 27 739 0.09% Ajanthade zoysa RJP 106 74 97 78 81 71 84 55 10 637 0.08% NamalRajapaksa NUA 53 77 60 68 93 75 96 58 10 590 0.07% MilroyFernando Ind 09 83 87 91 67 61 59 85 50 4 587 0.07% Ven.BattaramullaSeelarathana Thero JSP 55 90 86 59 64 55 81 54 12 566 0.07% JayanthaKetagoda Ind 07 62 59 58 42 64 40 82 34 4 445 0.05% AnuruddhaPolgampola Ind 08 35 44 62 50 52 30 70 30 8 381 0.05% Ven.AparekkePunnananda Thero Ind 01 41 52 49 44 47 39 46 33 16 367 0.05% SubramaniumGunaratnam ONF 40 35 54 50 44 34 75 25 4 361 0.04% A. S. P.Liyanage SLLP 45 32 48 34 30 27 39 17 1 273 0.03% PiyasiriWijenayake Ind 13 24 36 42 25 36 30 38 18 4 253 0.03% Arunade soyza DNM 33 30 24 29 35 18 25 20 4 218 0.03% AithurusM. Illias Ind 03 30 32 33 21 33 24 22 16 2 213 0.03% VajirapaniWijesiriwardene SEP 19 24 23 25 28 29 21 17 7 193 0.02% SirithungaJayasuriya USP 24 22 15 26 19 18 31 16 9 180 0.02% SarathManamendra NSU 22 20 23 20 23 21 29 13 1 172 0.02% RajivaWijesinha Ind 14 17 4 21 20 26 21 20 14 2 145 0.02% A. H. M.Alavi Ind 04 15 20 16 21 21 11 24 14 0 142 0.02% AshokaWadigamangawa Ind 12 18 15 13 18 21 18 21 10 2 136 0.02% M. K.Shivajilingam Ind 10 14 12 14 13 14 15 17 11 4 114 0.01% PriyanthaEdirisinghe ACAKO 7 7 16 12 17 12 14 15 4 104 0.01% SamanPerera OPPP 10 14 22 13 16 7 7 7 8 104 0.01% SarathKeerthirathna Ind 05 12 15 15 8 11 9 9 9 2 90 0.01% B. G.Nandimithra NSSP 8 7 9 10 13 6 15 5 2 75 0.01% SamaraweeraWeeravanni Ind 15 7 10 6 12 14 8 8 8 0 73 0.01% SamansiriHerath Ind 06 8 7 4 3 3 3 7 3 1 39 0.00%Valid Votes 85,391 120,437 100,954 70,617 108,583 99,965 92,566 99,028 34,222 811,763 100.00%Rejected Votes 492 944 885 503 883 870 786 827 657 6,847 0.72%Total Polled 85,883 121,381 101,839 71,120 109,466 100,835 93,352 99,855 34,879 818,610 85.71%Registered Electors 99,484 140,999 121,486 82,439 128,005 119,526 109,804 118,719 35,218 955,079
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