Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district
Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district.
Number of votes
Electoral District |
Province
|
UNF
|
PA
|
JVP
|
TNA
|
SLMC
|
EPDP
|
SU
|
NLF
|
Ind
|
DPLF
|
USP
|
NDP
|
DLF
|
Others
|
Valid Votes |
Rejected Votes |
Total Polled |
Registered Electors |
Turnout %
|
Ampara |
NE |
58,468 |
65,246 |
9,502 |
48,789 |
75,257 |
5,901 |
229 |
1,165 |
15,196 |
|
|
|
|
462 |
280,215 |
17,225 |
297,440 |
360,497 |
82.51%
|
Anuradhapura |
NC |
165,055 |
149,393 |
40,005 |
|
|
|
625 |
3,279 |
279 |
|
|
|
|
708 |
359,344 |
19,796 |
379,140 |
489,746 |
77.42%
|
Badulla |
UV |
201,173 |
138,443 |
26,820 |
|
|
|
1,044 |
|
5,578 |
|
|
352 |
|
427 |
373,837 |
26,626 |
400,463 |
491,288 |
81.51%
|
Batticaloa |
NE |
22,638 |
25,705 |
119 |
86,284 |
26,725 |
4,153 |
103 |
619 |
6,842 |
5,601 |
|
|
|
319 |
179,108 |
13,275 |
192,383 |
282,079 |
68.20%
|
Colombo |
WE |
546,417 |
353,401 |
117,404 |
12,696 |
|
647 |
16,970 |
3,457 |
300 |
|
1,503 |
|
3,322 |
2,364 |
1,058,481 |
40,901 |
1,099,382 |
1,440,682 |
76.31%
|
Galle |
SO |
238,989 |
232,931 |
61,806 |
|
|
|
2,328 |
2,448 |
1,010 |
|
728 |
|
465 |
1,209 |
541,914 |
24,561 |
566,475 |
698,566 |
81.09%
|
Gampaha |
WE |
437,289 |
428,780 |
113,990 |
|
|
|
8,105 |
3,488 |
967 |
|
736 |
|
|
1,875 |
995,230 |
38,172 |
1,033,402 |
1,285,993 |
80.36%
|
Hambantota |
SO |
112,520 |
105,175 |
59,693 |
|
|
|
679 |
2,101 |
289 |
|
|
|
|
705 |
281,162 |
13,378 |
294,540 |
369,073 |
79.81%
|
Jaffna |
NE |
16,245 |
|
242 |
102,324 |
3,364 |
57,208 |
213 |
407 |
2,677 |
1,454 |
410 |
|
2,054 |
|
186,598 |
10,681 |
197,279 |
633,457 |
31.14%
|
Kalutara |
WE |
254,339 |
226,468 |
60,451 |
|
|
|
5,103 |
2,369 |
593 |
|
2,162 |
|
|
2,134 |
553,619 |
32,617 |
586,236 |
717,764 |
81.68%
|
Kandy |
CE |
314,297 |
233,637 |
37,146 |
|
|
|
4,040 |
3,905 |
529 |
|
|
|
|
2,022 |
595,576 |
42,103 |
637,679 |
838,687 |
76.03%
|
Kegalle |
SA |
208,104 |
170,901 |
36,711 |
|
|
|
2,046 |
2,514 |
342 |
|
|
|
|
1,022 |
421,640 |
22,669 |
444,309 |
554,697 |
80.10%
|
Kurunegala |
NW |
382,768 |
332,775 |
63,652 |
|
|
|
2,842 |
3,194 |
641 |
|
|
|
|
1,856 |
787,728 |
38,401 |
826,129 |
1,045,652 |
79.01%
|
Matale |
CE |
109,991 |
88,999 |
16,063 |
|
|
|
|
1,824 |
223 |
|
|
|
|
990 |
218,090 |
15,449 |
233,539 |
299,606 |
77.95%
|
Matara |
SO |
171,661 |
171,141 |
54,476 |
|
|
|
1,854 |
2,780 |
545 |
|
856 |
|
|
654 |
403,967 |
20,820 |
424,787 |
534,694 |
79.44%
|
Monaragala |
UV |
80,549 |
81,805 |
21,987 |
|
|
|
359 |
1,745 |
424 |
|
|
|
|
464 |
187,333 |
15,638 |
202,971 |
247,280 |
82.08%
|
Nuwara Eliya |
CE |
215,157 |
77,733 |
11,080 |
|
|
|
642 |
1,687 |
376 |
|
1,262 |
6,600 |
373 |
189 |
315,099 |
28,373 |
343,472 |
417,163 |
82.34%
|
Polonnaruwa |
NC |
86,786 |
73,679 |
18,956 |
|
|
|
199 |
1,517 |
169 |
|
|
|
|
191 |
181,497 |
11,854 |
193,351 |
240,444 |
80.41%
|
Puttalam |
NW |
146,873 |
120,981 |
18,095 |
|
|
|
1,545 |
1,870 |
157 |
|
|
|
|
688 |
290,209 |
14,638 |
304,847 |
426,193 |
71.53%
|
Ratnapura |
SA |
227,202 |
212,794 |
40,377 |
|
|
|
1,448 |
4,589 |
765 |
|
1,556 |
|
|
847 |
489,578 |
30,483 |
520,061 |
623,506 |
83.41%
|
Trincomalee |
NE |
62,930 |
32,997 |
6,095 |
56,121 |
|
1,470 |
202 |
619 |
138 |
|
|
|
|
566 |
161,138 |
8,429 |
169,567 |
212,280 |
79.88%
|
Vanni |
NE |
26,575 |
7,831 |
683 |
41,950 |
|
3,404 |
89 |
324 |
3,712 |
9,614 |
242 |
|
|
82 |
94,506 |
7,855 |
102,361 |
218,861 |
46.77%
|
Total |
4,086,026 |
3,330,815 |
815,353 |
348,164 |
105,346 |
72,783 |
50,665 |
45,901 |
41,752 |
16,669 |
9,455 |
6,952 |
6,214 |
19,774 |
8,955,869 |
493,944 |
9,449,813 |
12,428,208 |
76.04%
|
Percentage of votes
Electoral District |
Province
|
UNF
|
PA
|
JVP
|
TNA
|
SLMC
|
EPDP
|
SU
|
NLF
|
Ind
|
DPLF
|
USP
|
NDP
|
DLF
|
Others
|
Total
|
Ampara |
NE |
20.87% |
23.28% |
3.39% |
17.41% |
26.86% |
2.11% |
0.08% |
0.42% |
5.42% |
|
|
|
|
0.16% |
100.00%
|
Anuradhapura |
NC |
45.93% |
41.57% |
11.13% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.17% |
0.91% |
0.08% |
|
|
|
|
0.20% |
100.00%
|
Badulla |
UV |
53.81% |
37.03% |
7.17% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.28% |
|
1.49% |
|
|
0.09% |
|
0.11% |
100.00%
|
Batticaloa |
NE |
12.64% |
14.35% |
0.07% |
48.17% |
14.92% |
2.32% |
0.06% |
0.35% |
3.82% |
3.13% |
|
|
|
0.18% |
100.00%
|
Colombo |
WE |
51.62% |
33.39% |
11.09% |
1.20% |
|
0.06% |
1.60% |
0.33% |
0.03% |
|
0.14% |
|
0.31% |
0.22% |
100.00%
|
Galle |
SO |
44.10% |
42.98% |
11.41% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.43% |
0.45% |
0.19% |
|
0.13% |
|
0.09% |
0.22% |
100.00%
|
Gampaha |
WE |
43.94% |
43.08% |
11.45% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.81% |
0.35% |
0.10% |
|
0.07% |
|
|
0.19% |
100.00%
|
Hambantota |
SO |
40.02% |
37.41% |
21.23% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.24% |
0.75% |
0.10% |
|
|
|
|
0.25% |
100.00%
|
Jaffna |
NE |
8.71% |
|
0.13% |
54.84% |
1.80% |
30.66% |
0.11% |
0.22% |
1.43% |
0.78% |
0.22% |
|
1.10% |
0.00% |
100.00%
|
Kalutara |
WE |
45.94% |
40.91% |
10.92% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.92% |
0.43% |
0.11% |
|
0.39% |
|
|
0.39% |
100.00%
|
Kandy |
CE |
52.77% |
39.23% |
6.24% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.68% |
0.66% |
0.09% |
|
|
|
|
0.34% |
100.00%
|
Kegalle |
SA |
49.36% |
40.53% |
8.71% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.49% |
0.60% |
0.08% |
|
|
|
|
0.24% |
100.00%
|
Kurunegala |
NW |
48.59% |
42.24% |
8.08% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.36% |
0.41% |
0.08% |
|
|
|
|
0.24% |
100.00%
|
Matale |
CE |
50.43% |
40.81% |
7.37% |
|
|
0.00% |
|
0.84% |
0.10% |
|
|
|
|
0.45% |
100.00%
|
Matara |
SO |
42.49% |
42.37% |
13.49% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.46% |
0.69% |
0.13% |
|
0.21% |
|
|
0.16% |
100.00%
|
Monaragala |
UV |
43.00% |
43.67% |
11.74% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.19% |
0.93% |
0.23% |
|
|
|
|
0.25% |
100.00%
|
Nuwara Eliya |
CE |
68.28% |
24.67% |
3.52% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.20% |
0.54% |
0.12% |
|
0.40% |
2.09% |
0.12% |
0.06% |
100.00%
|
Polonnaruwa |
NC |
47.82% |
40.60% |
10.44% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.11% |
0.84% |
0.09% |
|
|
|
|
0.11% |
100.00%
|
Puttalam |
NW |
50.61% |
41.69% |
6.24% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.53% |
0.64% |
0.05% |
|
|
|
|
0.24% |
100.00%
|
Ratnapura |
SA |
46.41% |
43.46% |
8.25% |
|
|
0.00% |
0.30% |
0.94% |
0.16% |
|
0.32% |
|
|
0.17% |
100.00%
|
Trincomalee |
NE |
39.05% |
20.48% |
3.78% |
34.83% |
|
0.91% |
0.13% |
0.38% |
0.09% |
|
|
|
|
0.35% |
100.00%
|
Vanni |
NE |
28.12% |
8.29% |
0.72% |
44.39% |
|
3.60% |
0.09% |
0.34% |
3.93% |
10.17% |
0.26% |
|
|
0.09% |
100.00%
|
Total |
45.62% |
37.19% |
9.10% |
3.89% |
1.18% |
0.81% |
0.57% |
0.51% |
0.47% |
0.19% |
0.11% |
0.08% |
0.07% |
0.22% |
100.00%
|
Seats
See also
Results of the 2001 Sri Lankan general election by province
References
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