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. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 18.

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

A: Minneriya

B: Medirigiriya

C: Polonnaruwa

Presidential Elections

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

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% Junius Jayewardene UNP20,32417,72820,61674659,41456.26% Hector Kobbekaduwa SLFP11,77712,81812,28636237,24335.26% Rohana Wijeweera JVP2,7363,1812,161608,1387.71% Colvin R. de Silva LSSP14016913394510.43% Kumar PonnambalamACTC243516632280.22% Vasudeva Nanayakkara NSSP22585471410.13%Valid Votes35,02333,98935,4161,187105,615100.00%Rejected Votes312315426111,064Total Polled35,33534,30435,8421,198106,679Registered Electors43,24040,32944,055127,624Turnout81.72%85.06%81.36%83.59%

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

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% Ranasinghe Premadasa UNP6,5922,43317,17918826,39255.54% Sirimavo Bandaranaike SLFP3,4972,12314,32023320,17342.45% Ossie Abeygunasekara SLMP161125651209572.01%Valid Votes10,2504,68132,15044147,522100.00%Rejected Votes44844634311,157Total Polled10,6984,72532,78447248,679Registered Electors48,72850,12864,885163,741Turnout21.95%9.43%50.53%29.73%Source:

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

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes% Chandrika Kumaratunga PA23,97725,77936,8652,28688,90759.08% Srima Dissanayake UNP17,58815,07925,2841,33659,28739.40% Hudson Samarasinghe Ind 231327952771,1260.75% Nihal Galappaththi SLPF111169173164690.31% Harischandra Wijayatunga SMBP112134169134280.28% A. J. Ranasinghe Ind 1676411892580.17%Valid Votes42,16841,50463,1363,667150,475100.00%Rejected Votes9651,2041,716813,966Total Polled43,13342,70864,8523,748154,441Registered Electors55,26457,39387,535200,192Turnout78.05%74.41%74.09%77.15%

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

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%MedirigiriyaMinneriyaPolonnaruwaChandrika KumaratungaPA23,39524,14139,3721,75588,66351.55%Ranil WickremasingheUNP20,34518,62732,4721,15472,59842.21%Nandana GunathilakeJVP1,7092,8493,1652978,0204.66%Rajiva WijesinhaLiberal13214026915420.32%W.V.M. RanjithInd 213514925705410.31%T. EdirisuriyaInd 19410718923920.23%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP95119146213810.22%Kamal KarunadasaPLSF86669232470.14%Abdul RasoolSLMP556012502400.14%Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA335165161650.10%Hudson SamarasingheInd 332285511160.07%A. DissanayakaDUNF1026263650.04%A.W. Premawardhana PFF 813160370.02%Valid Votes46,12946,37676,2493,253172,007100.00%Rejected Votes7368591,473833,151Total Polled46,86547,23577,7223,336175,158Registered Electors60,17161,80398,929220,903Turnout77.89%76.43%78.56%79.29%Source:

2005 Presidential Election Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district:

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%MedirigiriyaMinneriyaPolonnaruwaMahinda RajapaksaUPFA27,23031,08147,1885,000110,49952.61%Ranil WickremasingheUNP25,53323,81944,9512,83997,14246.25%A.A. SuraweeraNDF17219930846830.33%Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP18117623115890.28%Victor HettigodaULPP426511272260.11%Chamil JayaneththiNLF615210672260.11%Aruna de SoyzaRPP506110822210.11%Anura De SilvaULF48395131410.07%Wimal GeeganageSLNF25434741190.06%A.K.J. ArachchigeDUA1828323810.04%P. Nelson PereraSLPF1512201480.02%Wije DiasSEP56191310.01%H.S. DharmadwajaUNAF86100240.01%Valid Votes53,38855,58793,1837,872210,030100.00%Rejected Votes4025369361282,002Total Polled53,79056,12394,1198,000212,032Registered Electors69,23072,430121,949263,609Turnout77.70%77.49%77.18%80.43%Source:

2010 Presidential Election Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:

CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%MedirigiriyaMinneriyaPolonnaruwaMahinda RajapaksaUPFA34,61339,58760,7189,971144,88964.92%Sarath FonsekaNDF18,97916,51735,4734,05775,02633.62%M.C.M. IsmailDUNF93167320396190.28%W.V. Mahiman RanjithInd 1130139228105070.23%A.A. SuraweeraNDF8916321964770.21%C.J. Sugathsiri GamageUDF575511862360.11%A.S.P LiyanageSLLP49709912190.10%Sarath ManamendraNSH61409822010.09%Ukkubanda WijekoonInd 357498811950.09%Lal PereraONF45398531720.08%Siritunga JayasuriyaUSP24306101150.05%Aithurus M. IlliasInd 21623295730.03%Vikramabahu KarunaratneLF921392710.03%Sanath PinnaduwaNA1814300620.03%Wije DiasSEP816291540.02%M. K. ShivajilingamInd 5913293540.02%M. Mohamed MusthaffaInd 41211220450.02%Senaratna de SilvaPNF78212380.02%Rev. Battaramulla Seelarathana TheroJP310172320.01%M.B. ThaminimullaACAKO78151310.01%Sarath KongahageUNAF86133300.01%Aruna de SoyzaRPP84170290.01%Valid Votes54,30256,99097,76814,115223,175100.00%Rejected Votes2813507101311,472Total Polled54,58357,34098,47814,246224,647Registered Electors72,40277,084130,851280,337Turnout75.39%74.39%75.26%80.13%Source:

Parliamentary General Elections

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

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsMediri-giriyaMinne-riyaPolon-naruwaUnited National Party8,63110,57623,46979743,47362.33%4Sri Lanka Freedom Party3,3847,43111,97343323,22133.29%1United Lanka People's Party1487111,052221,9332.77%0United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)67765250351,1171.60%0Valid Votes12,23019,48336,7441,28769,744100.00%5Rejected Votes9591,8662,376655,266Total Polled13,18921,34939,1201,35275,010Registered Electors48,47749,70064,1631,405163,745Turnout27.21%42.96%60.97%96.23%45.81%Source:

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.

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

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsMediri-giriyaMinne-riyaPolon-naruwaPeople's Alliance (SLFP et al.)22,28724,66033,3812,11082,43851.18%3United National Party22,26120,37932,5621,50476,70647.62%2Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP)308811750651,9341.20%0Valid Votes44,85645,85066,6933,679161,078100.00%5Rejected Votes1,6261,7582,984666,434Total Polled46,48247,60869,6773,745167,512Registered Electors55,26457,39387,535200,192Turnout84.11%82.95%79.60%83.68%Source:

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.

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

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsMediri-giriyaMinne-riyaPolon-naruwaUnited National Party22,21322,69335,1972,29682,39946.33%3People's Alliance(SLFP et al.)21,07521,01434,9792,95580,02344.99%2Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna2,1353,8114,69152411,1616.27%0National Unity Alliance (SLMC)1,04828886151,9771.11%0New Left Front (NSSP et al.)249329569181,1650.65%0Sinhala Heritage123142317336150.35%0Citizen's Front242810341590.09%0Liberal Party2030421930.05%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya2126255770.04%0Independent 22015341700.04%0Democratic United National Front1616331660.04%0Independent 1818161430.02%0People's Freedom Front54131230.01%0Valid Votes46,95748,15476,9055,855177,871100.00%5Rejected Votes2,3952,7704,71019410,069Total Polled49,35250,92481,6156,049187,940Registered Electors61,87263,895103,667229,434Turnout79.76%79.70%78.73%81.91%Source:

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:

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsMediri-giriyaMinne-riyaPolon-naruwaUnited National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, DPF)24,45021,43639,34986,78647.82%3People's Alliance(SLFP et al.)19,14919,42333,53173,67940.60%2Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna4,3556,7497,28018,95610.44%0New Left Front (NSSP et al.)4164356621,5170.84%0Sinhala Heritage3757991990.11%0Democratic United National Front2034551090.06%0Independent 4122632700.04%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya91818450.02%0Independent 181512360.02%0Independent 271511340.02%0Independent 34916290.02%0Ruhuna People's Party776210.01%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front475160.01%0Valid Votes48,47848,23181,076181,497100.00%5Rejected Votes2,4013,3935,99511,854Total Polled50,87951,62487,071193,351Registered Electors63,51866,645110,281240,444Turnout80.10%77.46%78.95%80.41%Sources:

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:

PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsMediri-giriyaMinne-riyaPolon-naruwaUnited People's Freedom Alliance (SLFP, JVP et al.)26,11430,34245,9363,851106,24357.35%3United National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, DPF)20,52217,52235,4202,20075,66440.84%2Jathika Hela Urumaya3888501,0671082,4131.30%0United Socialist Party18215229036270.34%0National Development Front23325921160.06%0Independent 101621140510.03%0New Left Front (NSSP et al.)812201410.02%0Sri Lanka National Front1482150.01%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya2731130.01%0Independent 12380130.01%0Independent 94450130.01%0Independent 23431110.01%0Independent 3432090.00%0Independent 4143080.00%0Ruhuna People's Party014160.00%0Independent 6203050.00%0Independent 8122050.00%0Independent 5121040.00%0Independent 7202040.00%0Valid Votes47,27648,96582,8506,170185,261100.00%5Rejected Votes3,0353,7465,68320912,673Total Polled50,31152,71188,5336,379197,934Registered Electors66,60570,308117,148254,061Turnout75.54%74.97%75.57%77.91%Source:

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.

2010 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 14th parliamentary election held on 8 April 2010 for the district: