Kegalle 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 Kegalle in the Sabaragamuwa province. The district currently elects 9 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 613,938 registered electors in 2010. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 22.
Polling Divisions The Kegalle Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:
A: Dedigama
B: Galigamuwa
C: Kegalle
D: Rambukkana
E: Mawanella
F: Aranayake
G: Yatiyantota
H: Ruwanwella
I. Deraniyagala
1982 Presidential Election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Arana-yakeDedi-gamaDerani-yagalaGali-gamuwaKegalleMawa-nellaRambuk-kanaRuwan-wellaYatiy-antotaJunius JayewardeneUNP17,18326,92619,24919,59920,18424,10819,13022,64522,8893,531195,44457.02%Hector KobbekaduwaSLFP10,43318,80311,99715,84214,56713,81413,22013,74912,5171,596126,53836.92%Rohana WijeweeraJVP1,1972,2011,3711,4771,5061,9451,7991,19886215013,7064.00%Colvin R. de SilvaLSSP1544327894033842191681,6831,8381146,1841.80%Vasudeva NanayakkaraNSSP2941104546351217269105140.15%Kumar PonnambalamACTC26456632312917527803760.11%Valid Votes29,02248,44833,57637,40736,73540,16634,35539,39938,2535,401342,762100.00%Rejected Votes219538572490443275328856771454,537Total Polled29,24148,98634,14837,89737,17840,44134,68340,25539,0245,446347,299Registered Electors34,50457,62940,53145,10945,14648,87341,61247,33345,811406,548Turnout84.75%85.00%84.25%84.01%82.35%82.75%83.35%85.05%85.18%85.43%Source:
1988 Presidential Election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Arana-yakeDedi-gamaDerani-yagalaGali-gamuwaKegalleMawa-nellaRambuk-kanaRuwan-wellaYatiy-antotaRanasinghe PremadasaUNP14,89420,95117,64916,73215,16722,42316,03321,28221,6141,975168,72057.11%Sirimavo BandaranaikeSLFP9,60515,04611,00814,16015,22614,09412,49013,24913,4521,439119,76940.54%Oswin AbeygunasekaraSLMP3355875955806945355351,6741,2531356,9232.34%Valid Votes24,83436,58429,25231,47231,08737,05229,05836,20536,3193,549295,412100.00%Rejected Votes3693964385704744524115425161094,277Total Polled25,20336,98029,69032,04231,56137,50429,46936,74736,8353,658299,689Registered Electors37,45961,66943,74048,26948,21755,27043,84750,04548,662437,178Turnout67.28%59.97%67.88%66.38%65.46%67.86%67.21%73.43%75.70%68.55%Source:
1989 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsArana-yakeDedi-gamaDerani-yagalaGali-gamuwaKegalleMawa-nellaRambuk-kanaRuwan-wellaYatiy-antotaUnited National Party /Ceylon Workers' Congress16,30223,00615,95916,93116,98420,19313,52522,64424,0624,728174,33461.12%6Sri Lanka Freedom Party8,68213,7227,42110,31111,3049,0666,8034,8286,3772,15480,66828.28%2United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)1715081,1016376852353626,8654,24835615,1685.32%1United Lanka People's Party4796,8342023936803,83163339330530614,0564.93%0Mahajana Eksath Peramuna68701339115311386142112601,0280.36%0Valid Votes25,70244,14024,81628,36329,80633,43821,40934,87235,1047,604285,254100.00%9Rejected Votes2,1912,6291,9991,5301,6892,3751,3611,8222,57319318,362Total Polled27,89346,76926,81529,89331,49535,81322,77036,69437,6777,797303,616Registered Electors36,71360,61643,23047,31246,82854,13742,69549,32548,1268,149437,131Turnout75.98%77.16%62.03%63.18%67.26%66.15%53.33%74.39%78.29%95.68%69.46%Source:
The following candidates were elected: Maha Maya Samanthadevi Karunaratne (UNP), 50,779 preference votes (pv); Kasedoruge Vincent Perera (UNP), 42,237 pv; Dharmadeva Jayasinghe (UNP), 42,170 pv; Yunoos Lebbe Mohamed Farook (UNP), 38,857 pv; Chandradasa Ranatunga (UNP), 29,051 pv; Mano Wijeyeratne (UNP), 28,065 pv; Dharmasiri Senanayake (SLFP), 24,715 pv; Balasooriya Arachchilage Balasooriya Jagath (SLFP), 23,088 pv; and Athauda Seneviratne (USA), 10,792 pv.
1994 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsArana-yakeDedi-gamaDerani-yagalaGali-gamuwaKegalleMawa-nellaRambuk-kanaRuwan-wellaYatiy-antotaUnited National Party /Ceylon Workers' Congress17,39228,35723,72520,64718,31125,92117,97622,08224,1455,382203,93851.24%5People's Alliance (SLFP et al.)15,38326,67816,30520,73023,08421,81419,34621,53619,3406,473190,68947.91%4Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP)3044342533005434524692892021373,3830.85%0Valid Votes33,07955,46940,28341,67741,93848,18737,79143,90743,68711,992398,010100.00%9Rejected Votes1,4061,8452,1251,7091,6242,0101,5601,9102,60425017,043Total Polled34,48557,31442,40843,38643,56250,19739,35145,81746,29112,242415,053Registered Electors42,33870,14252,71454,04454,93363,00149,99656,45157,328500,947Turnout81.45%81.71%80.45%80.28%79.30%79.68%78.71%81.16%80.75%82.85%Source:
The following candidates were elected: P.B.G. Kalugalla (PA), 73,369 preference votes (pv); Herath Ralalage Jayathileke Podinilame (UNP), 67,190 pv; Balasooriya Arachchilage Balasooriya Jagath (PA), 59,017 pv; Mahipala Herath (PA), 52,221 pv; Mano Wijeyeratne (UNP), 51,531 pv; Athauda Seneviratne (PA), 50,775 pv; R.A.D. Sirisena (UNP), 50,690 pv; Yunoos Lebbe Mohamed Farook (UNP), 47,765 pv; and Kasedoruge Vincent Perera (UNP), 45,884 pv.
1994 Presidential Election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Arana-yakeDedi-gamaDerani-yagalaGali-gamuwaKegalleMawa-nellaRambuk-kanaRuwan-wellaYatiy-antotaChandrika KumaratungaPA17,15628,93918,79322,94224,12625,40021,22423,34021,9307,826211,67656.06%Srimathi DissanayakeUNP13,85422,98918,17916,08614,15019,36713,89918,03818,2004,945159,70742.30%Hudson SamarasingheInd 2224329375307197350259298409112,7590.73%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP113159131132140209144137180571,4020.37%Nihal GalappaththiSLPF10713494104115101110119110341,0280.27%A.J. RanashingeInd 178133128988714384131123151,0200.27%Valid Votes31,53252,68337,70039,66938,81545,57035,72042,06340,95212,888377,592100.00%Rejected Votes6047959156967518037616029922207,139Total Polled32,13653,47838,61540,36539,56646,37336,48142,66541,94413,108384,731Registered Electors42,33870,14252,71454,04454,93363,00149,99656,45157,328500,947Turnout75.90%76.24%73.25%74.69%72.03%73.61%72.97%75.58%73.16%76.80%Source:
1999 Provincial Council Election Results of the 3rd Sabaragamuwa provincial council election held on 6 April 1999 for the district:
Party Votes % SeatsPeople's Alliance (SLFP, SLMC et al.)165,04147.70%United National Party158,50345.81%Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna15,5374.49%National Union of Workers (CWC, DWC)4,3511.26%Mahajana Eksath Peramuna1,5520.45%Liberal Party9830.28%Valid Votes345,967100.00%Rejected Votes23,749Total Polled369,716Registered Electors528,107Turnout70.01%Source:
1999 Presidential Election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Arana-yakeDedi-gamaDerani-yagalaGali-gamuwaKegalleMawa-nellaRambuk-kanaRuwan-wellaYatiy-antotaChandrika KumaratungaPA18,31428,30719,77121,03223,67024,27922,90923,86822,6555,380210,18551.30%Ranil WickremasingheUNP14,22425,32419,06218,22716,40723,73015,63519,54619,7654,456176,37643.05%Nandana GunathilakeJVP1,2322,0051,2021,6702,3141,9381,7401,33790265714,9973.66%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP1171891462062592322041091621061,7300.42%W.V.M. RanjithInd 29912520113410515011213519561,2620.31%Rajiva WijesinhaLiberal1011222051271041389712918421,2090.30%T. EdirisuriyaInd 17812917910612111511810817371,1340.28%Abdul RasoolSLMP6311066706124552607898140.20%Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA3451756785726510197567030.17%Kamal KarunadasaPLSF44615751395256496844810.12%Hudson SamarasingheInd 328664547324739456614160.10%A.W. PremawardhanaPFF13212724212322163612040.05%A. DissanayakaDUNF10232020221916261211690.04%Valid Votes34,35756,53341,05641,78143,24051,04041,06545,52944,39310,686409,680100.00%Rejected Votes7491,0658017509249438097259983728,136Total Polled35,10657,59841,85742,53144,16451,98341,87446,25445,39111,058417,816Registered Electors46,07874,29154,44857,22459,08469,78354,32359,82759,922534,980Turnout76.19%77.53%76.88%74.32%74.75%74.49%77.08%77.31%75.75%78.10%Source:
2000 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsArana-yakeDedi-gamaDerani-yagalaGali-gamuwaKegalleMawa-nellaRambuk-kanaRuwan-wellaYatiy-antotaPeople's Alliance(SLFP et al.)18,34025,96119,71520,28422,23719,97620,90723,37522,6597,660201,11448.88%5United National Party14,16025,93818,44318,10916,09123,75116,64718,29818,7385,452175,62742.69%4Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna1,6883,1531,8482,4683,5092,4282,3562,1961,3471,03522,0285.35%0National Unity Alliance (SLMC)226629201461422,901147215331404,7971.17%0Sinhala Heritage1646782895567404524616283062754,5491.11%0Independent 443497847455831697614970.12%0Muslim United Liberation Front284234243915626634934640.11%0Citizen's Front46424520599349332874220.10%0Liberal Party25317829433737485213810.09%0Left & Democratic Alliance1513186211085019583440.08%0People's Liberation Solidarity Front224133404138222325153000.07%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya135121194039313313292890.07%0Democratic United National Front21343629263035283222730.07%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front78898976101730.02%0Independent 36784997482640.02%0National Development Front51194396950610.01%0People's Freedom Front1765294551450.01%0Independent 13364532792440.01%0Independent 222124314651400.01%0Valid Votes34,81556,70040,70741,80743,06350,00940,78745,09643,89314,535411,412100.00%9Rejected Votes1,8472,7102,8332,3862,2412,8402,0302,5992,96028222,728Total Polled36,66259,41043,54044,19345,30452,84942,81747,69546,85314,817434,140Registered Electors46,85275,47555,56758,10960,08271,43955,56460,85161,299545,238Turnout78.25%78.71%78.36%76.05%75.40%73.98%77.06%78.38%76.43%79.62%Source:
The following candidates were elected: Athauda Seneviratne (PA), 76,510 preference votes (pv); Mahipala Herath (PA), 61,625 pv; Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (PA), 49,582 pv; Herath Ralalage Jayathileke Podinilame (UNP), 48,504 pv; A. D. Champika Premadasa (UNP), 47,342 pv; Balasooriya Arachchilage Balasooriya Jagath (PA), 45,862 pv; Rupasinghe Arachchige Don Sirisena (UNP), 43,002 pv; Mano Wijeyeratne (UNP), 41,069 pv; and Lalith Dissanayake (PA), 40,624 pv.
2001 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district: