DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS OF 6 DECEMBER 2001 ================================================================== Elections to the National Assembly Source: The Island website Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------ * BNP - Bahejana Nidasa Pakhsaya (People's Alliance) which consists of: > SLNP - Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) > Communist Party of Sri Lanka > Democratic United National Front > LSSP - Lanka Sama Samaja Pakshaya (Sri Lanka Equal Society Party) > SLPP - Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya (Sri Lanka People's Party) * DPLF - Democratic People's Liberation Front * EJP - Ekshat Jathika Pakshaya (United National Party) * EPDP - Eelam People's Democratic Party * JVP - Janatha Vimuktasi Peramuna (People's United Liberation Front) * SLMC - Sri Lanka Muslim Congress * TVP - Tamil Vimuktasi Peramuna (Tamil United Liberation Front) VOTES AND SEATS BY PROVINCE AND DISTRICT ================================================================== CENTRAL PROVINCE ================================================================== KANDY DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 717,764 Votes cast: 586,236 81.7% Rejected Votes: 32,617 05.6% Valid Votes: 595,576 93.4% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 233,637 39.2 -07.5 4 -2 People's Liberation Front 37,146 06.2 +02.6 1 +1 United National Party 314,297 52.8 +12.5 7 +2 Others 10,496 01.8 - -1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 595,576 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ K Dimuthu Bandara Abeykoon (PLF) Lakshman Kirielle (UNP) Sarath Amunugama (PA) Chithra Shrimathie Manthilake Mahindananda Aluthgamage (PA) (UNP) Tissa Attanayake (UNP) Keheliya Rambukwelle (UNP) Abdul Rauf Hakeem (UNP) Anuruddha Ratwatte (PA) A H M Haleem (UNP) Thilina Bandara Tennakoon (PA) Lucky Jayawardena (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MATALE DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 299,606 Votes cast: 233,539 77.9% Rejected Votes: 15,449 06.6% Valid Votes: 218,090 93.4% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 88,999 40.8 -09.7 2 -1 People's Liberation Front 16,063 07.4 +02.5 - United National Party 109,991 50.4 +08.3 3 +1 Others 3,037 01.4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 218,090 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Alick Aluvihare (UNP) Janaka Bandara Tennakoon (PA) Ranjith Aluvihare (UNP) S B Bandula Yalegama (PA) Sanjeewa B Kaviratne (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ NUWARA-ELIYA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 417,163 Votes cast: 343,472 82.3% Rejected Votes: 28,373 08.3% Valid Votes: 315,099 91.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 77,733 24.7 -27.8 2 -2 People's Liberation Front 11,080 03.5 +01.4 - United National Party 215,157 68.3 +26.3 5 +2 Others 11,129 03.5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 315,099 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ P Chandrasekeran (UNP) C B Ratnayake (PA) D M S Kumara Dassanayake (PA) Muttu Sivalingam (UNP) Naveen Dissanayake (UNP) Arumugam Thondaman (UNP) K K Piyadasa (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ EASTERN PROVINCE ================================================================== BATTICALOA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 218,861 Votes cast: 102,361 46.8% Rejected Votes: 7,855 07.7% Valid Votes: 179,108 93.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dem People's Liberation Front 5,601 03.1 -01.7 - Eelam People's Dem Party 4,153 02.3 +00.5 - People's Alliance 25,705 14.3 +05.4 1 People's Liberation Front 119 00.1 - Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 26,725 14.9 1 +1 Tamil United Liberation Front 86,284 48.2 +19.0 3 +1 United National Party 22,638 12.6 -03.0 - -1 Others 7,883 04.4 - -1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 179,108 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Mohideen Abdul Cader (SLMC) Joseph Pararajasingham (TULF) M L A M Hisbullah (PA) Thambiraja Thangavadivel Ganamuthu Khrishnapillai (TULF) (TULF) ------------------------------------------------------------------ DIGAMADULLA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 360,497 Votes cast: 297,440 82.5% Rejected Votes: 17,225 05.8% Valid Votes: 280,215 94.2% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eelam People's Dem Party 5,901 02.1 - People's Alliance 65,246 23.3 -27.8 2 -2 People's Liberation Front 9,502 03.4 +01.2 - Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 75,257 26.9 3 +3 Tamil United Liberation Front 48,789 17.4 1 +1 United National Party 58,468 20.9 -17.2 1 -1 Others 17,052 06.1 - -1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 280,215 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chandraneru Ariyanayagam (TULF) A M M N Ismail Mohammed (SLMC) P Dayarathna (UNP) A H Lebbe Marikkar (SLMC) Ashraff Ferial (PA) T A K Thewarapperuma (PA) A I M Ismail (SLMC) ------------------------------------------------------------------ TRINCOMALEE DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 212,280 Votes cast: 169,567 80.0% Rejected Votes: 8,429 05.0% Valid Votes: 161,138 95.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eelam People's Dem Party 1,470 00.9 -02.5 - People's Alliance 32,997 20.5 -20.0 1 -2 People's Liberation Front 6,095 03.8 +01.3 - Tamil United Liberation Front 56,121 34.8 +24.2 1 +1 United National Party 62,930 39.0 +03.9 2 +1 Others 1,525 00.9 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 161,138 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ M K A S Gunawardena (PA) R Sampanthan (TULF) Maharoof Mohommed (UNP) K M Thowfeek (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ NORTHERN PROVINCE ================================================================== JAFFNA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 633,457 Votes cast: 197,279 31.1% Rejected Votes: 10,681 05.4% Valid Votes: 186,598 94.6% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dem People's Liberation Front 1,454 00.8 -03.3 - Eelam People's Dem Party 57,208 30.6 -04.4 2 -2 People's Liberation Front 242 00.1 - Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 3,364 01.8 - Tamil United Liberation Front 102,324 54.8 +27.2 6 +3 United National Party 16,245 08.7 -00.9 1 Others 5,761 03.1 - -1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 186,598 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ V Anandasangaree (TULF) Nadarajah Raviraj (TULF) Douglas Devananda (EPDP) S M Senathiraja(TULF) T Maheswaran (UNP) M K Sivajilingam (TULF) N Mathanarasa (EPDP) A Vinayagamoorthy (TULF) G Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam (TULF) ------------------------------------------------------------------ VANNI DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 218,861 Votes cast: 102,361 46.8% Rejected Votes: 7,855 07.7% Valid Votes: 94,506 92.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dem People's Liberation Front 9,614 10.2 +01.8 1 +1 Eelam People's Dem Party 3,404 03.6 +02.0 - People's Alliance 7,831 08.3 -01.1 - -1 People's Liberation Front 683 00.7 - Tamil United Liberation Front 41,950 44.4 +38.8 3 +3 United National Party 26,575 28.1 +14.2 2 +1 Others 4,449 04.7 - -3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 94,506 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Noordeen Mashoor (UNP) Raja Kuganeswaran (TULF) Abdul Risath Bathiutheen (UNP) Nadesan Sivashakthi Anandan Tharumalingam Siththarthan (DPLF) (TULF) Selvan Adikkalanadan (TULF) ------------------------------------------------------------------ NORTH-CENTRAL PROBLEM ================================================================== ANURADHAPURA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 489,746 Votes cast: 379,140 77.4% Rejected Votes: 19,796 05.2% Valid Votes: 359,344 94.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 149,393 41.6 -06.7 3 -2 People's Liberation Front 40,005 11.1 +05.0 1 +1 United National Party 165,055 45.9 +04.6 4 +1 Others 4,941 01.4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 359,344 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chandrani Bandara (UNP) P Harrison (UNP) S M Chandrasoma (PA) K D Lal Kantha (PLF) Duminda Dissanayake (PA) Tissa Wijeratne Karaliyadde W P Ekanayake (UNP) Lal (PA) Dharmapriya Gamage (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ POLONNARUWA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 240,444 Votes cast: 193,351 80.4% Rejected Votes: 11,854 06.1% Valid Votes: 181,497 93.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 73,679 40.6 -04.4 2 People's Liberation Front 18,956 10.4 +04.1 - United National Party 86,786 47.8 +01.5 3 Others 2,076 01.1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 181,497 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Earl Gunasekera (UNP) H G P Nelson (UNP) Sydney Jayaratne (UNP) Maithriepala Sirisena (PA) Ananda Sarath Kumara (PA) ------------------------------------------------------------------ NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE ================================================================== KURUNEGALA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 1,045,652 Votes cast: 826,129 79.0% Rejected Votes: 38,401 04.6% Valid Votes: 787,728 95.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 332,775 42.2 -05.0 6 -2 People's Liberation Front 63,652 08.1 +02.7 1 United National Party 382,768 48.6 +04.9 8 +2 Others 8,533 01.1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 787,728 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ D M Badaranayake (UNP) Gamini Jayawickrema Perera Indika Bandaranayake (UNP) (UNP) Rohitha Bogollagama (UNP) Bimal Rathnayake (PLF) Salinda Dissanayake (PA) Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake T B Ekanayake (PA) (UNP) Johnston Fernando (UNP) Soma Kumari Tennakoon (PA) Anura Gopallawa (UNP) Piyasoma Upali (UNP) Jayarathna Herath (PA) Anura Priyadarshana Yapa (PA) S B Navinna (PA) ------------------------------------------------------------------ PUTTALAM DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 426,193 Votes cast: 304,847 71.5% Rejected Votes: 14,638 04.8% Valid Votes: 290,209 95.2% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 120,981 41.7 -06.7 3 -2 People's Liberation Front 18,095 06.2 +02.3 - United National Party 146,873 50.6 +09.2 4 +2 Others 4,260 01.5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 290,209 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Palitha Ranga Bandara (UNP) Neomal Perera (UNP) D M Dasanayake (PA) Sugath Tisera (UNP) Milroy Fernando (PA) Dayasritha Tissera (PA) Larrine Perera (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ SABARAGAMUA PROVINCE ================================================================== KEGALLE DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 554,697 Votes cast: 444,309 80.1% Rejected Votes: 22,669 05.1% Valid Votes: 421,640 94.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 170,901 40.5 -08.4 3 -2 People's Liberation Front 36,711 08.7 +03.4 1 +1 United National Party 208,104 49.4 +06.7 5 +1 Others 5,924 01.4 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 421,640 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Kabir Hashim (UNP) Gamini Ratnayake (PLF) Maheepala Herath (PA) Athauda Seneviratne (PA) Rukman Senanayake (UNP) R A D Sirisena (UNP) Jayatileke Podinilame (UNP) Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (PA) A D Premadasa (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ RATNAPURA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 623,506 Votes cast: 520,061 83.4% Rejected Votes: 30,483 05.9% Valid Votes: 489,578 94.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 212,794 43.5 -07.1 4 -2 People's Liberation Front 40,377 08.2 +03.6 1 +1 United National Party 227,202 46.4 +04.1 5 +1 Others 9,205 01.9 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 489,578 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ P Abeynayake (UNP) Susantha Punchi Nilame (UNP) Gamini Athukorale (UNP) Mahinda Rathnatilake (UNP) Achala Suranga Jagoda (PLF) John Seneviratne (PA) H L Premalal Jayasekera (PA) Pavithra Wanniarachchi (PA) Asoka Jayawardane (PA) A A Wijetunge (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ SOUTHERN PROVINCE ================================================================== GALLE DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 698,566 Votes cast: 566,475 81.1% Rejected Votes: 24,561 04.3% Valid Votes: 541,914 95.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 232,931 43.0 -07.1 4 -1 People's Liberation Front 61,806 11.4 +03.5 1 United National Party 238,989 44.1 +04.0 5 +1 Others 8,188 01.5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 541,914 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Vajira Abeywardane (UNP) Gayantha Karunatilake (UNP) Ananda Abeywickrama (UNP) Hemakumara Nanayakkara (UNP) Amarasiri Dodangoda (PA) Richard Pathirana (PA) Piyasena Gamage (PA) Baddegama Samitha Thero (PA) Jayantha Jayaweera (UNP) Athula Indika Weerakoon (PLF) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MATARA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 534,694 Votes cast: 424,787 79.4% Rejected Votes: 20,820 04.9% Valid Votes: 403,967 95.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 171,141 42.4 -09.1 3 -2 People's Liberation Front 54,476 13.5 +03.7 1 United National Party 171,661 42.5 +05.4 4 +2 Others 6,198 01.5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 403,967 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Laxshman Yapa Abeyawardena (UNP) Jinadasa Kithulgoda (PLF) Mahinda Yapa Abeygunawardane Sagala G Ratnayake (UNP) (PA) Mangala Samaraweera (PA) Mallika Luxshmie de Mel (PA) Mahinda Wijesekera (UNP) Justin Galappatti (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ HAMBANTOTA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 369,073 Votes cast: 294,540 79.8% Rejected Votes: 13,378 04.5% Valid Votes: 281,162 95.5% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 105,175 37.4 -02.5 2 People's Liberation Front 59,693 21.2 +06.0 1 United National Party 112,520 40.0 -03.1 4 Others 3,774 01.3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 281,162 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Siri Andrahennedi (UNP) Chamal Rajapakse (PA) Nihal Galappathi (PLF) Mahinda Rajapakse (PA) Ananda Kularatne (UNP) Phillip Wedaarachchi (UNP) Sajith Premadasa (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ UVA PROVINCE ================================================================== BADULLA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 491,288 Votes cast: 400,463 81.5% Rejected Votes: 26,626 06.6% Valid Votes: 373,837 93.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 138,443 37.0 -05.7 3 People's Liberation Front 26,820 07.2 +02.7 - United National Party 201,173 53.8 +07.4 5 Others 7,401 02.0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 373,837 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ S A R Madduma Bandara (PA) Upali Samaraweera (UNP) W J M Loku Bandara (UNP) Luxshman Seneviratne (UNP) Nimal Siripala de Silva (PA) K Velaudan (UNP) Raveendra Samaraweera (UNP) D D W Wickramaratne (PA) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MONERAGALA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 247,280 Votes cast: 202,971 82.1% Rejected Votes: 15,638 07.7% Valid Votes: 187,333 92.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 81,805 43.7 -06.0 3 People's Liberation Front 21,987 11.7 +04.6 - United National Party 80,549 43.0 +01.7 2 Others 2,992 01.6 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 187,333 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sumedha G Jayasena (PA) Ranjith Maddhumabandara (UNP) Ananda Kumarasiri (UNP) Gamini Vijithamuni Soysa (PA) A P Jagath Pushpa Kumara (PA) ------------------------------------------------------------------ WESTERN PROVINCE ================================================================== COLOMBO DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 1,440,682 Votes cast: 1,099,382 76.3% Rejected Votes: 40,901 03.7% Valid Votes: 1,058,481 96.2% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dem People's Liberation Front 16,669 01.6 - Eelam People's Dem Party 647 00.1 - People's Alliance 353,401 33.4 -05.5 7 -1 People's Liberation Front 117,404 11.1 +03.4 2 Tamil United Liberation Front 12,696 01.2 - United National Party 546,417 51.6 +08.2 12 +2 Others 11,247 01.1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 1,058,481 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tyronne Fernando (UNP) Gamini Lokuge (UNP) A H M Fowzie (PA) Mohamed Maharoof (UNP) Mano Ganeshan (UNP) M H M Mohamed (UNP) Bandula Gunawardhana (UNP) Milinda Moragoda (UNP) Dinesh Gunawardhana (PA) Lilantha Perera (UNP) Sunil Handunnetti (PLF) Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra Ravi Karunanayake (UNP) (PA) Chandana Kathriarachchi (PA) A D Susil Premjayanth (PA) Jayantha Ketagoda (UNP) Arjuna Ranatunga (PA) Karunasena Kodithuwakku (UNP) Wimal Weerawansa (PLF) Jeewan Kumarathunga (PA) Ranil Wickremesinghe (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ GAMPAHA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 1,285,993 Votes cast: 1,033,402 80.4% Rejected Votes: 38,172 03.7% Valid Votes: 995,230 96.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 428,780 43.1 -05.8 7 -3 People's Liberation Front 113,990 11.4 +03.8 2 +1 United National Party 437,289 43.9 +04.6 9 +2 Others 15,171 01.5 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 995,230 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ John Amaratunge (UNP) Felix Perera (PA) Anura Bandaranaike (PA) Joseph Michael Perera (UNP) Pandu Bandaranayake (PA) Olitha Premathiratne (UNP) Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (PA) Sarathchandra Rajakaruna (UNP) Edward Gunasekera (UNP) Suranimala Rajapakse (UNP) Sarana Gunawardena (PA) Reggie Ranatunge (PA) Vijitha Herath (PLF) Ravindra Randeniya (UNP) Karu Jayasuriya (UNP) Neil Rupasinghe (PA) Jayalath Jayawardena (UNP) Anjan Umma (PLF) ------------------------------------------------------------------ KALUTARA DISTRICT ================================================================== Registered Voters: 717,764 Votes cast: 586,236 81.7% Rejected Votes: 32,617 05.6% Valid Votes: 553,619 94.4% ------------------------------------------------------------------ Party Votes % Change Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's Alliance 226,468 40.9 -06.0 4 -1 People's Liberation Front 60,451 10.9 +03.9 1 United National Party 254,339 45.9 +06.0 5 +2 Others 12,361 02.2 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 553,619 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Members elected ------------------------------------------------------------------ Rohitha Abeygunawardane (PA) Mahinda Samarasinghe (UNP) P D Abeyratna (UNP) Rajitha Senaratna (UNP) Tudor Dayaratne (PA) Kumara Welgama (PA) Nandana Gunatilake (PLF) Ratnasiri Wickramanayake (PA) Imitiyas Bakeer Markar (UNP) Laxshman Wijemanne (UNP) ------------------------------------------------------------------