Galle Electoral District

Galle 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 Galle in the Southern province. The district currently elects 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 761,815 registered electors in 2010. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 07.

Polling Divisions The Galle Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:

A: Balapitiya

B: Ambalangoda

C: Karandeniya

D: Bentara-Elpitiya

E: Hiniduma

F: Baddegama

G: Ratgama

H: Galle

I: Akmeemana

J: Habaraduwa

1982 Presidential Election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Akmee-manaAmbalan-godaBadde-gamaBala-pitiyaBentaraElpitiyaGalleHabara-duwaHini-dumaKaran-deniyaRat-gamaJunius JayewardeneUNP20,26917,78422,30114,94923,66823,78518,96027,20917,06020,8014,758211,54450.23%Hector KobbekaduwaSLFP19,62316,22523,6899,29521,80511,50822,60019,64912,73220,7983,001180,92542.96%Rohana WijeweeraJVP1,5332,2711,9811,1782,1062,2792,2391,6293,0262,40931120,9624.98%Colvin R. de SilvaLSSP1885153813,0602942551802101819072206,3911.52%Vasudeva NanayakkaraNSSP135641294569125113644071368910.21%Kumar PonnambalamACTC3222791436633460453914250.10%Valid Votes41,78036,88148,56028,54147,97838,01544,12648,82133,08445,0258,327421,138100.00%Rejected Votes389474540546686389361605367748935,198Total Polled42,16937,35549,10029,08748,66438,40444,48749,42633,45145,7738,420426,336Registered Electors51,07345,08659,04037,44458,59651,57456,05357,07541,35555,193 512,489Turnout82.57%82.85%83.16%77.68%83.05%74.46%79.37%86.60%80.89%82.93% 83.19%Source:

1988 Presidential Election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Akmee-manaAmbalan-godaBadde-gamaBala-pitiyaBentaraElpitiyaGalleHabara-duwaHini-dumaKaran-deniyaRat-gamaSirimavo BandaranaikeSLFP22,8773,44427,0613,47512,05717,43218,32922,3475,70313,2902,600148,61553.09%Ranasinghe PremadasaUNP16,8653,28220,3685,0938,78919,22711,50022,0294,21011,5392,010124,91244.62%Oswin AbeygunasekaraSLMP6642349413544818696377941891,0432116,4172.29%Valid Votes40,4066,96048,3708,92221,32737,52830,46645,17010,10225,8724,821279,944100.00%Rejected Votes3681507931622996334387451514562664,461Total Polled40,7747,11049,1639,08421,62638,16130,90445,91510,25326,3285,087284,405Registered Electors57,72449,88565,35141,22065,59756,08361,36965,31047,88760,877 571,303Turnout70.64%14.25%75.23%22.04%32.97%68.04%50.36%70.30%21.41%43.25% 49.78%Source:

1989 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsAkmee-manaAmbalan-godaBadde-gamaBala-pitiyaBentaraElpitiyaGalleHabara-duwaHini-dumaKaran-deniyaRat-gamaUnited National Party19,61515,38623,79013,05218,48217,54714,84025,4669,51621,5114,757183,96250.40%6Sri Lanka Freedom Party19,61312,24822,3254,13015,84913,52312,85722,59710,40214,5933,959152,09641.67%5United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)2852,3654616,4753,4654693033114103,10051618,1604.98%0United Lanka People's Party4523731741971531,7792411622711801154,0971.12%0Sri Lanka Muslim Congress160581141882052,899559213485244,0141.10%0Mahajana Eksath Peramuna161234115142258281472298665341152,6760.73%0Valid Votes40,28630,66446,97924,18438,41236,49828,76848,92620,79940,0039,486365,005100.00%11Rejected Votes1,8562,5052,7052,1913,1521,5871,7922,9541,7772,72928823,536 Total Polled42,14233,16949,68426,37541,56438,08530,56051,88022,57642,7329,774388,541 Registered Electors56,40848,72564,39040,34564,52954,73860,47464,45247,42659,50810,151571,146 Turnout74.71%68.07%77.16%65.37%64.41%69.58%50.53%80.49%47.60%71.81%96.29%68.03% Source:

The following candidates were elected: Amarasiri Dodangoda (SLFP), 66,431 preference votes (pv); Bentota Pathiranage Richard de Silva (SLFP), 64,268 pv; Matarage Upali Sarath Danston Amarasiri (UNP), 63,985 pv; Rupa Karunathilake (UNP), 51,147 pv; Don Ranjith Nanda Kumarage (UNP), 43,609 pv; Vincent Jayawardene (UNP), 42,085 pv; Hemakumara Nanayakkara (SLFP), 37,310 pv; Kariyawasam Haputhanthri Gamage Noel Padmasiri (SLFP), 35,772 pv; Piyasena Gamage (SLFP); 35,456 pv; Rannulu Nandimiththa G. de Soyza (UNP); 28,474 pv; and Buddhika Kurukularatne (UNP), 24,010 pv.

1993 Provincial Council Election Results of the 2nd Southern provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:

Party Votes % SeatsUnited National Party190,47844.32%People's Alliance (SLFP et al.)189,11444.00%Democratic United National Front39,0369.08%Nava Sama Samaja Party5,2271.22%Others5,9031.37%Valid Votes429,758100.00%Rejected Votes27,829 Total Polled457,587 Registered Electors622,127 Turnout73.55% Source:

1994 Provincial Council Election Results of the 3rd Southern provincial council election held on 24 March 1994 for the district:

Party Votes % SeatsPeople's Alliance (SLFP et al.)238,77044.32%United National Party200,00444.00%Nava Sama Samaja Party7,1509.08%Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya1,7251.22%Valid Votes447,649100.00%Rejected Votes22,600 Total Polled470,249 Registered Electors622,129 Turnout75.59% Source:

1994 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:

The following candidates were elected: Amarasiri Dodangoda (PA), 176,151 preference votes (pv); Richard Bentota Pathirana (PA), 116,893 pv; Vajira Abeywardena (UNP), 81,373 pv; Piyasena Gamage (PA), 67,033 pv; Ganegama Liyanage Sarath Gunawardena (UNP), 56,568 pv; Amarasiri Matarage Upali Sarath Dunstan (UNP), 53,577 pv; Rupa Karunathilake (UNP), 52,577 pv; Kariyawasam Haputhanthri Gamage Noel Padmasiri (PA), 52,370 pv; Kalu Arachchige Nandadasa Gunasinghe (PA), 46,948 pv; and Asoka Weerasinghe de Silva (PA), 45,022 pv.

1994 Presidential Election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Akmee-manaAmbalan-godaBadde-gamaBala-pitiyaBentaraElpitiyaGalleHabara-duwaHini-dumaKaran-deniyaRat-gamaChandrika KumaratungaPA29,13525,25833,93217,30732,21323,58729,68934,00322,47028,6189,186285,39861.40%Srimathi DissanayakeUNP17,67913,73520,78512,08718,74717,25816,11523,21611,93417,4064,320173,28237.28%Hudson SamarasingheInd 211116327210822483220282244164141,8850.41%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP19014017459160185172157127138821,5840.34%Nihal GalappaththiSLPF1281161857013298158208173156631,4870.32%A.J. RanashingeInd 1117101131831241271291728181331,1790.25%Valid Votes47,36039,51355,47929,71451,60041,33846,48358,03835,02946,56313,698464,815100.00%Rejected Votes6725149523757736156561,0595836602537,112Total Polled48,03240,02756,43130,08952,37341,95347,13959,09735,61247,22313,951471,927Registered Electors64,32056,04174,33143,98871,76562,01166,34274,33753,06666,221 632,422Turnout74.68%71.42%75.92%68.40%72.98%67.65%71.05%79.50%67.11%71.31% 74.62%Source:

1999 Provincial Council Election Results of the 4th Southern provincial council election held on 10 June 1999 for the district:

Party Votes % SeatsPeople's Alliance (SLFP, SLMC et al.)214,71446.70%11United National Party188,92141.09%9Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna38,8178.44%2Mahajana Eksath Peramuna5,4961.20%0New Left Front (NSSP et al.)4,9811.08%0Independent 14,5500.99%0Muslim United Liberation Front7390.16%0People's Liberation Solidarity Front4440.10%0Independent 33920.09%0Liberal Party3400.07%0People's Freedom Front1970.04%0Independent 21780.04%0Valid Votes459,769100.00%22Rejected Votes Total Polled Registered Electors Turnout Source:

1999 Presidential Election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Akmee-manaAmbalan-godaBadde-gamaBala-pitiyaBentaraElpitiyaGalleHabara-duwaHini-dumaKaran-deniyaRat-gamaChandrika KumaratungaPA30,32724,64234,09717,52431,62622,00828,13735,71222,44528,4046,232281,15454.91%Ranil WickremasingheUNP19,74916,35822,96913,37221,19620,04218,06425,29214,88219,1344,848195,90638.26%Nandana GunathilakeJVP2,6022,5952,4061,4663,1282,2072,7273,1833,1572,4971,28927,2575.32%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP150141167101169225161951151441241,5920.31%W.V.M. RanjithInd 2129781917511564135174144104181,2270.24%T. EdirisuriyaInd 1916213654125639413510391149680.19%Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA12484916082112925055791239520.19%Rajiva WijesinhaLiberal8155148531196197152518829070.18%Kamal KarunadasaPLSF62479129763767110657456630.13%Abdul RasoolSLMP69558237691195575513276510.13%Hudson SamarasingheInd 3413256944184059302623570.07%A.W. PremawardhanaPFF16134082472048161532100.04%A. DissanayakaDUNF209221222151524191071750.03%Valid Votes53,46144,17160,49632,80056,79544,97849,70465,10941,13350,69812,674512,019100.00%Rejected Votes1,0708801,1455399911,0001,0868738577495269,716Total Polled54,53145,05161,64133,33957,78645,97850,79065,98241,99051,44713,200521,735Registered Electors69,22958,54576,86045,79075,27163,30067,83378,75256,50268,503 660,585Turnout78.77%76.95%80.20%72.81%76.77%72.64%74.88%83.78%74.32%75.10% 78.98%Source:

2000 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsAkmee-manaAmbalan-godaBadde-gamaBala-pitiyaBentaraElpitiyaGalleHabara-duwaHini-dumaKaran-deniyaRat-gamaPeople's Alliance(SLFP et al.)28,84022,65731,84515,74530,21320,00425,97434,27821,03526,6197,391264,60150.08%5United National Party21,34218,66223,54814,59422,81122,35119,63926,62917,49119,9105,078212,05540.14%4Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna3,9253,7723,9372,4174,4423,8554,4814,4934,3344,2741,69041,6207.88%1Sinhala Heritage5404043053115208334722182474592264,5350.86%0New Left Front (NSSP et al.)188274392133256102206254249250132,3170.44%0Independent 276701284191345969755657040.13%0Citizen's Front532644136356045512881135720.11%0United Lalith Front3749713664295258573874980.09%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya44163119294226292031213080.06%0Democratic United National Front162234731152446172532400.05%0Liberal Party17184942751527202112040.04%0Independent 1121733715161717152131730.03%0United Sinhala Great Council1773172112163114921670.03%0Sri Lanka Muslim Party11616727281111101421430.03%0 581114376 94 760.01%0People's Freedom Front10310566712531680.01%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front1306382811970670.01%0Valid Votes55,14646,01160,49133,48658,59947,40151,05866,234*43,63551,82214,456*528,348100.00%10Rejected Votes2,2171,9053,5421,0532,8741,7742,300 1,9052,260 22,794 Total Polled57,36347,91664,03334,53961,47349,17553,358 45,54054,082 551,142 Registered Electors71,25660,17378,86746,93577,09565,31369,19681,12858,32170,225 678,509 Turnout80.50%79.63%81.19%73.59%79.74%75.29%77.11% 78.09%77.01% 81.23% Source:

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