Kurunegala 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 Kurunegala in the North Western province. The district currently elects 15 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 1,183,649 registered electors in 2010. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 15.
Polling Divisions The Kurunegala Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:
A: Galgamuwa
B: Nikaweratiya
C: Yapahuwa
D: Hiriyala
E: Wariyapola
F: Panduwasnuwara
G: Bingiriya
H: Katugampola
I: Kuliyapitiya
J: Dambadeniya
K: Polgahawela
L: Kurunegala
M: Mawathagama
N: Dodangaslanda
1982 Presidential Election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Bingi-riyaDamba-deniyaDodan-gas-landaGalga-muwaHiri-yalaKatu-gampolaKuliya-pitiyaKurune-galaMawath-agamaNikawe-ratiyaPandu-was-nuwaraPolgaha-welaWariya-polaYapa-huwaJunius JayewardeneUNP23,47928,87217,53823,43828,09825,59728,79723,37023,12724,54421,47522,38421,22027,4896,341345,76955.77%Hector KobbekaduwaSLFP19,76019,42914,47020,99815,60821,05019,14214,63816,03317,30714,99116,62514,91420,5662,948248,47940.08%Rohana WijeweeraJVP7421,8973,0481,8821,4962,0031,2471,3001,5801,2621,0489111,0602,14121821,8353.52%Colvin R. de SilvaLSSP116198133178267198231159203242148124156201402,5940.42%Vasudeva NanayakkaraNSSP2966503849455688705137543790327920.13%Kumar PonnambalamACTC325052344131333851352236213125090.08%Valid Votes44,15850,51235,29146,56845,55948,92449,50639,59341,06443,44137,72140,13437,40850,5189,581619,978100.00%Rejected Votes2573503373695803243912954353143846373253171165,431Total Polled44,41550,86235,62846,93746,13949,24849,89739,88841,49943,75538,10540,77137,73350,8359,697625,409Registered Electors50,78858,86941,49353,57655,51657,16757,28750,45448,52250,46743,35647,81243,67058,528717,505Turnout87.45%86.40%85.87%87.61%83.11%86.15%87.10%79.06%85.53%86.70%87.89%85.27%86.40%86.86%87.16%Source:
1988 Presidential Election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Bingi-riyaDamba-deniyaDodan-gas-landaGalga-muwaHiri-yalaKatu-gampolaKuliya-pitiyaKurune-galaMawath-agamaNikawe-ratiyaPandu-was-nuwaraPolgaha-welaWariya-polaYapa-huwaRanasinghe PremadasaUNP18,93221,53211,07712,68712,15415,14018,06313,59820,42911,98811,74713,91510,1507,250 198,66251.12%Sirimavo BandaranaikeSLFP19,27516,3018,41113,7058,19313,66217,66011,85117,4659,53612,13115,87210,2087,950 182,22046.89%Oswin AbeygunasekaraSLMP418531787975436515495541557464430528247793 7,7171.99%Valid Votes38,62538,36420,27527,36720,78329,31736,21825,99038,45121,98824,30830,31520,60515,993 388,599100.00%Rejected Votes336430271366214389338300380235259375181207 4,281Total Polled38,96138,79420,54627,73320,99729,70636,55626,29038,83122,22324,56730,69020,78616,200 392,880Registered Electors55,31863,87744,22960,94859,78161,64462,27553,19352,81556,59248,08751,36348,13166,736784,989Turnout70.43%60.73%46.45%45.50%35.12%48.19%58.70%49.42%73.52%39.27%51.09%59.75%43.19%24.27%50.05%Source:
1989 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBingi-riyaDamba-deniyaDodan-gas-landaGalga-muwaHiri-yalaKatu-gampolaKuliya-pitiyaKurune-galaMawath-agamaNikawe-ratiyaPandu-was-nuwaraPolgaha-welaWariya-polaYapa-huwaUnited National Party22,49628,24216,77420,41225,07325,78624,38621,69222,89919,34216,85319,45820,52623,6157,170314,72458.51%10Sri Lanka Freedom Party18,53514,59510,74416,97610,73416,90315,48711,84912,27010,65311,41715,84714,41112,1872,918195,52636.35%5United Lanka People's Party7149948581,1736106581,4481,0861,3161,3151,0711,68745822914213,7592.56%0United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)2081,3055321,2322751,0434415088541,0222722322382,70719011,0592.06%0Mahajana Eksath Peramuna10418882311164219183284128437108250124177892,8480.53%0Valid Votes42,05745,32428,99040,10436,85644,60941,94535,41937,46732,76929,72137,47435,75738,91510,509537,916100.00%15Rejected Votes1,5892,7772,3443,5402,6322,5312,4592,0882,5922,5391,5731,9641,8113,51126234,212Total Polled43,64648,10131,33443,64439,48847,14044,40437,50740,05935,30831,29439,43837,56842,42610,771572,128Registered Electors54,52263,02443,67460,35959,04361,03161,31651,88551,93555,82347,50950,25847,37465,94811,290784,991Turnout80.05%76.32%71.75%72.31%66.88%77.24%72.42%72.29%77.13%63.25%65.87%78.47%79.30%64.33%95.40%72.88%Source:
The following candidates were elected: G. M. Premachandra (UNP), 68,562 preference votes (pv); Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake (UNP), 58,426 pv; Sarathchandra Bandara Welagedara (UNP), 44,437 pv; Upali Mervin Senarath Dasanayaka (UNP), 43,804 pv; Ariya Bandara Rekawa (UNP), 42,874 pv; Ukkubanda Wijekoon (UNP), 42,801 pv; Adikari Mudiyanselage Piyasoma Upali (UNP), 41,691 pv; S.B. Nawinne (SLFP), 38,696 pv; Wanninayaka Mudiyanselage Herath Banda Wanninayaka (UNP), 34,627 pv; Herath Mudiyanselage Ariyawardanage Lokubanda (UNP), 34,525 pv; A.M. Munidasa Premachandra (SLFP), 32,699 pv; Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Bandaranayaka (UNP), 31,788 pv; Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe (SLFP), 31,609 pv; Lionel Rajapaksa (SLFP), 31,419 pv; and Jayasena Rajakaruna (SLFP), 30,346 pv.
1993 Provincial Council Election Results of the 2nd North Western provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:
Party Votes % SeatsUnited National Party269,768 15People's Alliance (SLFP et al.)221,896 13Democratic United National Front117,893 7Nava Sama Samaja Party5,117 0Sri Lanka Muslim Congress4,159 0Valid Votes 618,833 35Rejected Votes 43,706 Total Polled 662,539 Registered Electors 858,638 Turnout Source:
1994 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBingi-riyaDamba-deniyaDodan-gas-landaGalga-muwaHiri-yalaKatu-gampolaKuliya-pitiyaKurune-galaMawath-agamaNikawe-ratiyaPandu-was-nuwaraPolgaha-welaWariya-polaYapa-huwaPeople's Alliance (SLFP et al.)25,70928,55118,30031,87023,98430,19227,10922,17323,74628,35121,29520,82923,97430,27710,496366,85651.87%8United National Party23,50226,22317,19323,99626,18123,92227,17322,04221,80522,47120,01122,16718,80228,5498,510332,54747.02%7Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP)2132774664963114422723344912511892632415831614,9900.71%0Mahajana Eksath Peramuna1782041252181912233472302041341372741251071892,8860.41%0Valid Votes49,60255,25536,08456,58050,66754,77954,90144,77946,24651,20741,63243,53343,14259,51619,356707,279100.00%15Rejected Votes1,4412,0132,2432,3292,8172,2352,2291,9471,7522,3651,7471,7451,7773,04139030,071Total Polled51,04357,26838,32758,90953,48457,01457,13046,72647,99853,57243,37945,27844,91962,55719,746737,350Registered Electors61,10769,06449,10969,87267,18268,61669,23359,14660,62764,43452,66755,87253,57976,083876,591Turnout83.53%82.92%78.04%84.31%79.61%83.09%82.52%79.00%79.17%83.14%82.36%81.04%83.84%82.22%84.12%Source:
The following candidates were elected: S.B. Nawinne (PA), 122,611 preference votes (pv); Gamini Jayawickrama Perera (UNP), 109,900 pv; T. B. Ekanayake (PA), 59,313 pv; A.M. Munidasa Premachandra (PA), 58,293 pv; Salinda Dissanayake (PA), 57,641 pv; Anura Priyadharshana Yapa (PA), 57,127 pv; Bandula Basnayake (PA), 56,609 pv; Adikari Mudiyanselage Piyasoma Upali (UNP), 54,881 pv; Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake (UNP), 53,421 pv; Ahamad Hasan Mohamad Alavi (UNP), 52,381 pv; Alawatuwala Jayadeva Chandrawansha (UNP), 51,691 pv; Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake (UNP), 50,901 pv; Herath Mudiyanselaage Ariyawaardhanage Loku Banda (UNP), 50,535 pv; Diyunugalge Peter Wickramasinghe (PA), 49,383 pv; and R.M. Jayasena Rajakaruna (PA), 47,073 pv.
1994 Presidential Election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Bingi-riyaDamba-deniyaDodan-gas-landaGalga-muwaHiri-yalaKatu-gampolaKuliya-pitiyaKurune-galaMawath-agamaNikawe-ratiyaPandu-was-nuwaraPolgaha-welaWariya-polaYapa-huwaChandrika KumaratungaPA27,37730,51620,24133,01128,15933,52829,63824,68528,05730,41523,15823,44725,61233,58212,412403,83859.36%Srimathi DissanayakeUNP19,91520,61314,37419,03320,88019,09522,99917,00516,63517,93215,48217,03014,86222,8937,992266,74039.21%Hudson SamarasingheInd 2233244322377405224295188348294234216231367213,9990.59%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP109170142164178152167158177145114165118157952,2110.32%Nihal GalappaththiSLPF1051121711761481011049113516410996102166621,8420.27%A.J. RanashingeInd 110315110013012111414615112411710310887118411,7140.25%Valid Votes47,84251,80635,35052,89149,89153,21453,34942,27845,47649,06739,20041,06241,01257,28320,623680,344100.00%Rejected Votes46773869985891965177368283183451564761096232510,511Total Polled48,30952,54436,04953,74950,81053,86554,12242,96046,30749,90139,71541,70941,62258,24520,948690,855Registered Electors61,10769,06449,10969,87267,18268,61669,23359,14660,62764,43452,66755,87253,57976,083876,591Turnout79.06%76.08%73.41%76.92%75.63%78.50%78.17%72.63%76.38%77.45%75.41%74.65%77.68%76.55%78.81%Source:
1999 Provincial Council Election Results of the 3rd North Western provincial council election held on 25 January 1999 for the district:
Party Votes % SeatsPeople's Alliance (SLFP, SLMC et al.)405,43156.16%20United National Party273,89237.94%13Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna31,2214.32%2New Left Front (NSSP et al.)9,4561.31%0Muslim United Liberation Front9710.13%0Liberal Party6760.09%0Independent3090.04%0Valid Votes721,956100.00%35Rejected VotesTotal PolledRegistered Electors960,241TurnoutSource:
1999 Presidential Election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Bingi-riyaDamba-deniyaDodan-gas-landaGalga-muwaHiri-yalaKatu-gampolaKuliya-pitiyaKurune-galaMawath-agamaNikawe-ratiyaPandu-was-nuwaraPolgaha-welaWariya-polaYapa-huwaChandrika KumaratungaPA27,02230,40319,59431,61024,36631,99628,35023,71523,46326,12322,99122,89024,18731,2529,521377,48350.77%Ranil WickremasingheUNP23,87624,45717,01123,39524,58923,68027,22822,45021,97223,69418,48420,53718,16328,5258,266326,32743.89%Nandana GunathilakeJVP1,1432,1582,2832,6452,1011,8241,6621,7001,8381,7891,1971,3531,8472,7141,10027,3543.68%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP1292141371112401841803552171351032301331511852,7040.36%W.V.M. RanjithInd 211212814018615612413610015812510111410320601,8890.25%T. EdirisuriyaInd 196110154166136116106113115125749810614971,6710.22%Rajiva WijesinhaLiberal851111471761659311310610612499848016651,6600.22%Abdul RasoolSLMP64721027510477120147250755884556571,3550.18%Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA55589555704860112715332587870961,0110.14%Kamal KarunadasaPLSF536674857057505054625350479568720.12%Hudson SamarasingheInd 3354544436037442751353437255835780.08%A. DissanayakaDUNF131924644212317352415172124113140.04%A.W. PremawardhanaPFF182616172818282223191127242403010.04%Valid Votes52,70157,86739,82158,57052,12958,27558,10048,91448,35352,38343,25245,57944,86963,49919,207743,519100.00%Rejected Votes7891,0821,1471,0681,5357189771,1019951,1918359089651,26969215,272Total Polled53,49058,94940,96859,63853,66458,99359,07750,01549,34853,57444,08746,48745,83464,76819,899758,791Registered Electors68,73675,86555,41279,14774,63275,79577,62966,34667,30772,75858,67761,88259,60186,938980,725Turnout77.82%77.70%73.93%75.35%71.90%77.83%76.10%75.39%73.32%73.63%75.14%75.12%76.90%74.50%77.37%Source:
2000 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district: