Badulla 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 Badulla in the Uva province. The district currently elects 8 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 574,814 registered electors in 2010. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 19.
Polling Divisions The Badulla Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:
A: Mahiyanganaya
B: Viyaluwa
C: Passara
D: Badulla
E: Hali-Ela
F: Uva-Paranagama
G: Welimada
H: Bandarawela
I. Haputale
1982 Presidential Election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%BadullaBandara-welaHaliElaHapu-taleMahi-yanga-nayaPassaraUvaParana-gamaWeli-madaWiya-luwaJunius JayewardeneUNP12,43515,71814,19611,82221,34014,40017,56418,67312,2512,663141,06258.67%Hector KobbekaduwaSLFP8,48512,75510,2499,2577,0768,8309,25110,07810,8361,64588,46236.79%Rohana WijeweeraJVP7176521,0114824433791,8511,7452421917,7133.21%Colvin R. de SilvaLSSP253245212242229230206199237622,1150.88%Kumar PonnambalamACTC769769552711854616266250.26%Vasudeva NanayakkaraNSSP37554155336167357544630.19%Valid Votes22,00329,52225,77821,91329,14824,01828,99330,79123,7034,571240,440100.00%Rejected Votes228375351242287395335437289432,982Total Polled22,23129,89726,12922,15529,43524,41329,32831,22823,9924,614243,422Registered Electors27,41935,57030,59827,75633,51428,07733,67036,12827,455280,187Turnout81.08%84.05%85.39%79.82%87.83%86.95%87.10%86.44%87.39%86.88%Source:
1988 Presidential Election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%BadullaBandara-welaHaliElaHapu-taleMahi-yanga-nayaPassaraUvaParana-gamaWeli-madaWiya-luwaRanasinghe PremadasaUNP4,96814,19110,00510,42616,9907,0563,2557,4916,39780,77960.09%Sirimavo BandaranaikeSLFP3,16011,1826,5858,0037,6823,5009563,5805,57550,22337.36%Oswin AbeygunasekaraSLMP464776543412499230522322143,4222.55%Valid Votes8,59226,14917,13318,84125,17110,7864,26311,30312,186134,424100.00%Rejected Votes1857174664014354251302322853,276Total Polled8,77726,86617,59919,24225,60611,2114,39311,53512,471137,700Registered Electors31,92442,46735,36730,64546,72431,50938,52041,84630,460329,462Turnout27.49%63.26%49.76%62.79%54.80%35.58%11.40%27.57%40.94%41.80%Source:
1989 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBadullaBandara-welaHaliElaHapu-taleMahi-yanga-nayaPassaraUvaParana-gamaWeli-madaWiya-luwaUnited National Party /Ceylon Workers' Congress10,87414,07814,24011,49525,15813,79115,83514,74312,5812,294135,08958.97%5Sri Lanka Freedom Party7,15410,4448,4547,4449,1208,4759,73910,5218,0671,59381,01135.36%3United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)1,7044931,1223331245831713806731295,7122.49%0United Lanka People's Party7164326733983605593441,828244355,5892.44%0Mahajana Eksath Peramuna171363223937511233713586981,6930.74%0Valid Votes20,61925,81024,71219,76334,83723,52026,42627,60721,6514,149229,094100.00%8Rejected Votes1,3601,9582,2281,5092,3412,0793,4292,4242,24812819,704Total Polled21,97927,76826,94021,27237,17825,59929,85530,03123,8994,277248,798Registered Electors30,98241,80534,66630,05246,40631,15638,26841,33430,1704,482329,321Turnout70.94%66.42%77.71%70.78%80.11%82.16%78.02%72.65%79.21%95.43%75.55%Sources:
The following candidates were elected: W. J. M. Lokubandara (UNP), 52,559 preference votes (pv); Samaraweera Weerawanni (UNP), 35,210 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne (UNP), 32,427 pv; Hema Ratnayake (SLFP), 28,635 pv; Edwin Wickremarathne Dodangodage Don (SLFP), 28,385 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera (UNP), 26,348 pv; Madduma Bandara Sethapenage Appuhamy Ralalage (SLFP), 23,066 pv; and Amarakone Chandra Karunaratne (UNP), 20,026 pv.
1994 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBadullaBandara-welaHaliElaHapu-taleMahi-yanga-nayaPassaraUvaParana-gamaWeli-madaWiya-luwaUnited National Party /Ceylon Workers' Congress14,14721,71320,67719,57427,95621,18019,31019,93514,3403,299182,13154.04%5People's Alliance (SLFP et al.)14,07019,54515,34114,49116,70213,01216,79218,81112,6465,136146,54643.48%3Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP)3403964653113192435206121951543,5551.05%0Independent 21164661673497515119299280132,6010.77%0Mahajana Eksath Peramuna258172168922426221115493891,5410.46%0Independent 13011276758664776587136850.20%0Valid Votes28,96142,40436,89434,89245,38034,71237,10240,56927,4418,704337,059100.00%8Rejected Votes1,9373,2553,4193,7803,0833,7313,0953,3002,74419628,540Total Polled30,89845,65940,31338,67248,46338,44340,19743,86930,1858,900365,599Registered Electors40,03956,42648,80748,85358,23545,78847,12753,64336,342435,260Turnout77.17%80.92%82.60%79.16%83.22%83.96%85.30%81.78%83.06%84.00%Sources:
The following candidates were elected: W. J. M. Lokubandara (UNP), 78,845 preference votes (pv); Dilan Perera (PA), 54,150 pv; Samaraweera Weerawanni (PA), 44,595 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera (UNP), 42,309 pv; Sennan Veera (UNP), 41,683 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne (UNP), 41,320 pv; Hema Ratnayake (PA), 40,873 pv; and R.M. Ratnayake (UNP), 40,293 pv.
1994 Presidential Election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%BadullaBandara-welaHaliElaHapu-taleMahi-yanga-nayaPassaraUvaParana-gamaWeli-madaWiya-luwaChandrika KumaratungaPA17,41623,64820,09020,10818,21819,30320,30722,17715,3046,239182,81055.27%Srimathi DissanayakeUNP10,21015,07214,43013,37124,84213,79316,03117,28011,2273,355139,61142.21%Hudson SamarasingheInd 225546449155144655633528445693,8471.16%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP182236212221213176134164145621,7450.53%A.J. RanashingeInd 1104152153140213167129126183201,3870.42%Nihal GalappaththiSLPF76161146140203174141121172381,3720.41%Valid Votes28,24339,73335,52234,53144,13534,16937,07740,15227,4879,723330,772100.00%Rejected Votes9582,0031,8612,1821,3021,8731,2671,4821,00216314,093Total Polled29,20141,73637,38336,71345,43736,04238,34441,63428,4899,886344,865Registered Electors40,03956,42648,80748,85358,23545,78847,12753,64336,342435,260Turnout72.93%73.97%76.59%75.15%78.02%78.71%81.36%77.61%78.39%79.23%Source:
1999 Provincial Council Election Results of the 3rd Uva provincial council election held on 6 April 1999 for the district:
Party Votes % SeatsPeople's Alliance (SLFP, SLMC et al.)140,29344.69%United National Party137,43743.78%National Union of Workers (CWC, DWC)19,2246.12%Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna12,1063.86%Up-Country People's Front2,4730.79%Mahajana Eksath Peramuna1,9800.63%Independent4070.13%Valid Votes313,920100.00%Rejected Votes29,396Total Polled343,316Registered Electors454,913Turnout75.47%Source:
1999 Presidential Election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%BadullaBandara-welaHaliElaHapu-taleMahi-yanga-nayaPassaraUvaParana-gamaWeli-madaWiya-luwaRanil WickremasingheUNP13,31020,76818,38218,05327,63818,12418,96920,44713,0034,190172,88447.97%Chandrika KumaratungaPA16,03923,00218,25316,62219,75016,55818,43320,06313,3364,944167,00046.33%Nandana GunathilakeJVP1,1251,3391,3848261,7577481,4011,66595782312,0253.34%Rajiva WijesinhaLiberal8815015418040020511712623021,6520.46%W.V.M. RanjithInd 27116414216426018913415621811,4990.42%T. EdirisuriyaInd 192151131121199155889919351,2340.34%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP1151781631031339572128116741,1770.33%Abdul RasoolSLMP1059885925461542916879150.25%Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA728739864664613349525890.16%Kamal KarunadasaPLSF37747752626755695655540.15%Hudson SamarasingheInd 320745757695435478204950.14%A. DissanayakaDUNF15262123242815153242030.06%A.W. PremawardhanaPFF9292517262316172931940.05%Valid Votes31,09846,14038,91336,39650,41836,37139,45043,15628,36910,110360,421100.00%Rejected Votes8821,5261,4331,2101,3081,2229601,20395827710,979Total Polled31,98047,66640,34637,60651,72637,59340,41044,35929,32710,387371,400Registered Electors42,59162,07451,99848,86165,92548,06649,56056,17038,978464,223Turnout75.09%76.79%77.59%76.97%78.46%78.21%81.54%78.97%75.24%80.00%Source:
2000 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBadullaBandara-welaHaliElaHapu-taleMahi-yanga-nayaPassaraUvaParana-gamaWeli-madaWiya-luwaUnited National Party13,31220,91217,33816,43028,85015,49117,58219,37712,8805,179167,35146.36%5People's Alliance(SLFP et al.)14,63819,83617,58813,69917,79213,84818,16218,66113,0826,866154,17242.71%3Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna1,7781,9281,8021,0462,9909121,8151,8351,1311,17716,4144.55%0Ceylon Workers' Congress6311,9279442,97564,13539461734212112,0923.35%0National Unity Alliance (SLMC)4305642934731531732152,577113615,0521.40%0New Left Front (NSSP et al.)135253233231343216210161227132,0220.56%0Sinhala Heritage29744718417410570119152651641,7770.49%0Citizen's Front9676992858345042101135970.17%0Liberal Party16343136544727304913250.09%0Democratic United National Front20512623393827312312790.08%0Independent 116312414311719183612070.06%0People's Freedom Front112025299551271101790.05%0Independent 414242412322121131611780.05%0Independent 3101716341620791721480.04%0National Development Front4108911156890800.02%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front811101391310111770.02%0Independent 21014710364561660.02%0Valid Votes31,42646,15538,65235,23650,50135,09938,67343,55328,11913,602361,016100.00%8Rejected Votes1,8693,6503,3803,6832,908 2,9212,9992,658 28,187Total Polled33,29549,80542,03238,91953,409 41,59446,55230,777 389,203Registered Electors43,88263,83752,86650,05268,26049,10250,53557,24539,779475,558Turnout75.87%78.02%79.51%77.76%78.24% 82.30%81.32%77.37%81.84%Source:
The following candidates were elected: Nimal Siripala De Silva (PA), 98,917 preference votes (pv); W. J. M. Lokubandara (UNP), 75,417 pv; Lakshman Senewiratne (UNP), 51,382 pv; Sethapenage Appuhamy Ralalage Madduma Bandara (PA), 47,152 pv; Upali Delton Samaraweera (UNP), 45,839 pv; Ravindra Samaraweera (UNP), 44,257 pv; Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Ratnayake (UNP), 38,997 pv; and Dilan Perera (PA), 38,415 pv.
2001 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBadullaBandara-welaHaliElaHapu-taleMahi-yanga-nayaPassaraUvaParana-gamaWeli-madaWiya-luwaUnited National Front(UNP, SLMC, CWC, DPF)16,24025,75020,75422,11430,31620,49020,49624,29514,792201,17353.81%5People's Alliance(SLFP et al.)12,51817,71015,13712,34017,22412,17416,28717,25311,949138,44337.03%3Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna2,8513,3192,7751,7294,6551,4852,7723,4131,96226,8207.17%0Independent 381759287257541,74370267995,0651.35%0Sinhala Heritage13730212770644263114661,0440.28%0National Democratic Party4030851256412332333520.09%0Ruhuna People's Party2128392264242018402760.07%0Independent 51321231626281925292030.05%0Independent 48121914191498111140.03%0Independent 1691442091010231050.03%0Independent 2121113410164813910.02%0Sri Lanka National Front7910315146811830.02%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front74979102811680.02%0Valid Votes32,67747,79739,87736,91052,48236,09039,78145,45929,039373,837100.00%8Rejected Votes1,8843,5433,0473,3252,7933,5752,6812,9082,57926,626Total Polled34,56151,34042,92440,23555,27539,66542,46248,36731,618400,463Registered Electors45,54065,67454,34951,76270,67850,66851,76359,66641,188491,288Turnout75.89%78.17%78.98%77.73%78.21%78.28%82.03%81.06%76.77%81.51%Sources:
The following candidates were elected: