Ratnapura 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 Ratnapura in the Sabaragamuwa province. The district currently elects 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 734,651 registered electors in 2010. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 21.
Polling Divisions The Ratnapura Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:
A: Eheliyagoda
B: Ratnapura
C: Pelmadulla
D: Balangoda
E: Rakwana
F: Nivithigala
G: Kalawana
H: Kolonna
1982 Presidential Election Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Balan-godaEheli-yagodaKala-wanaKolonnaNiviti-galaPelma-dullaRak-wanaRatna-puraJunius JayewardeneUNP22,92323,72113,80624,45921,55617,21224,98624,7652,475175,90350.90%Hector KobbekaduwaSLFP20,67919,74213,64418,28720,30815,10617,93625,4021,402152,50644.13%Rohana WijeweeraJVP1,4408516294,1617791,1261,3398609811,2833.26%Vasudeva NanayakkaraNSSP532,9875283626157102373,4941.01%Colvin R. de SilvaLSSP195272129378205214291273391,9960.58%Kumar PonnambalamACTC765433595235625104220.12%Valid Votes45,36647,62728,29347,42742,96233,75444,67151,4534,051345,604100.00%Rejected Votes336855237505324340289499223,407Total Polled45,70248,48228,53047,93243,28634,09444,96051,9524,073349,011Registered Electors51,83756,59232,90460,32648,51038,66251,38561,986402,202Turnout88.16%85.67%86.71%79.45%89.23%88.18%87.50%83.81%86.78%Source:
1988 Presidential Election Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Balan-godaEheli-yagodaKala-wanaKolonnaNiviti-galaPelma-dullaRak-wanaRatna-puraRanasinghe PremadasaUNP24,80224,28114,31621,20423,19818,37026,64326,0291,779180,62251.75%Sirimavo BandaranaikeSLFP22,07418,64712,99420,18421,29816,71918,74427,6581,561159,87945.81%Oswin AbeygunasekaraSLMP7712,0371,1808298766516081,4601048,5162.44%Valid Votes47,64744,96528,49042,21745,37235,74045,99555,1473,444349,017100.00%Rejected Votes516533369615467400538608674,113Total Polled48,16345,49828,85942,83245,83936,14046,53355,7553,511353,130Registered Electors59,66161,20336,54473,38254,00143,82058,56570,048457,224Turnout80.73%74.34%78.97%58.37%84.89%82.47%79.46%79.60%77.23%Source:
1989 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBalan-godaEheli-yagodaKala-wanaKolonnaNiviti-galaPelma-dullaRak-wanaRatna-puraUnited National Party /Ceylon Workers' Congress27,98726,16516,11822,88524,87519,49329,20426,2893,307196,32357.89%6Sri Lanka Freedom Party16,6628,6289,49415,84317,45713,75214,61025,1121,802123,36036.38%3United Socialist Alliance(CPSL, LSSP, NSSP, SLMP)93110,2851,9097577326784281,35924417,3235.11%1United Lanka People's Party1302359041698104133117141,3370.39%0Independent1229255127977110910247790.23%0Valid Votes45,83245,40527,66640,02843,25934,09844,48452,9795,371339,122100.00%10Rejected Votes3,2012,9191,6802,3502,2772,0332,8492,8479220,248Total Polled49,03348,32429,34642,37845,53636,13147,33355,8265,463359,370Registered Electors58,86160,46636,11772,89753,42243,23657,84268,6945,689457,224Turnout83.30%79.92%81.25%58.13%85.24%83.57%81.83%81.27%96.03%78.60%Source:
The following candidates were elected: Nanda Sydney Ellawala (SLFP), 75,645 preference votes (pv); Gamini Atukorale (UNP), 53,420 pv; Wimal Wickramasinghe (UNP), 45,680 pv; Kaluwa Devagey Nanda Mathew (UNP), 43,307 pv; Athula Kularatne Attygale (UNP), 39,809 pv; Chandrasekara Gankande (UNP), 37,875 pv; M.L.M. Aboosally (UNP), 32,133 pv; W. D. J. Senewiratne (SLFP), 29,651 pv; Udagama Liyanage Heenmahatmaya (SLFP), 28,142 pv; and Vasudeva Nanayakkara (USA), 13,013 pv.
1994 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBalan-godaEheli-yagodaKala-wanaKolonnaNiviti-galaPelma-dullaRak-wanaRatna-puraPeople's Alliance (SLFP et al.)28,29230,71418,31241,89427,90821,30225,32435,0454,896233,68750.77%6United National Party /Ceylon Workers' Congress29,95925,07017,67428,54727,81925,00831,18331,6193,871220,75047.96%4Sri Lanka Progressive Front (JVP)37322975654140232237303872,3300.51%0Mahajana Eksath Peramuna13353855239128121101243761,6340.35%0Independent 120415011632422216417120401,5550.34%0Independent 3222916353519172902020.04%0Independent 2141311261715151511270.03%0Valid Votes58,99756,74336,25971,71956,26946,86157,04867,4588,931460,285100.00%10Rejected Votes3,8702,7971,7163,4902,8122,5413,0093,2918523,611Total Polled62,86759,54037,97575,20959,08149,40260,05770,7499,016483,896Registered Electors73,13671,61443,27989,90366,88856,59369,70283,492554,607Turnout85.96%83.14%87.74%83.66%88.33%87.29%86.16%84.74%87.25%Source:
The following candidates were elected: Gamini Atukorale (UNP), 82,869 preference votes (pv); Vasudeva Nanayakkara (PA), 62,989 pv; Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi (PA), 62,979 pv; Susantha Punchinilame (UNP), 57,029 pv; Nalanda Ellawala (PA), 52,371 pv; Upatissa Silva Hiripitiyage Maithripala (UNP), 49,481 pv; Jayatissa Ranaweera (PA), 48,450 pv; Kaluwa Devagey Nanda Mathew (UNP), 47,176 pv; Udagama Liyanage Heenmahatmaya (PA), 47,122 pv; and W. D. J. Senewiratne (PA), 44,704 pv.
Nalanda Ellawala (PA) was murdered on 11 February 1997.
1994 Presidential Election Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Balan-godaEheli-yagodaKala-wanaKolonnaNiviti-galaPelma-dullaRak-wanaRatna-puraChandrika KumaratungaPA32,50132,64719,99344,64131,98024,07627,99738,2215,209257,26558.07%Srimathi DissanayakeUNP23,94320,58914,43422,42522,17219,99425,33825,8583,171177,92440.16%Hudson SamarasingheInd 235336623466653140545343583,4510.78%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP25716693465202172253225441,8770.42%Nihal GalappaththiSLPF19510482312152118154141211,2790.29%A.J. RanashingeInd 115412587222141138189162171,2350.28%Valid Votes57,40353,99734,92368,73155,17844,90354,38465,0428,470443,031100.00%Rejected Votes1,2777054691,2528369061,057996977,595Total Polled58,68054,70235,39269,98356,01445,80955,44166,0388,567450,626Registered Electors73,13671,61443,27989,90366,88856,59369,70283,492554,607Turnout80.23%76.38%81.78%77.84%83.74%80.94%79.54%79.10%81.25%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.)191,50247.92%United National Party175,91244.02%Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna17,2004.30%National Union of Workers (CWC, DWC)7,5861.90%New Left Front (NSSP et al.)5,0471.26%Mahajana Eksath Peramuna1,6240.41%Independent5920.15%Sri Lanka Progressive Front1940.05%Valid Votes399,657100.00%Rejected Votes29,362Total Polled429,019Registered Electors584,998Turnout73.34%Source:
1999 Presidential Election Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
CandidatePartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%Balan-godaEheli-yagodaKala-wanaKolonnaNiviti-galaPelma-dullaRak-wanaRatna-puraChandrika KumaratungaPA31,23131,22821,26139,34332,19324,99528,30538,6653,188250,40952.13%Ranil WickremasingheUNP28,18423,86815,42829,47324,51621,29328,05929,2982,502202,62142.18%Nandana GunathilakeJVP1,8101,5029635,9421,1861,1951,5521,91441816,4823.43%Vasudeva NanayakkaraLDA1529499322012311297202592,0070.42%W.V.M. RanjithInd 223818013734425115925724501,8110.38%Rajiva WijesinhaLiberal24415513133120219125317641,6870.35%T. EdirisuriyaInd 118912113530520617018815651,4750.31%Harischandra WijayatungaSMBP21713684195145172165230481,3920.29%Abdul RasoolSLMP100115481011007610111517570.16%Kamal KarunadasaPLSF1086249133837610510657270.15%Hudson SamarasingheInd 3686043758444714504900.10%A.W. PremawardhanaPFF442719453327323112590.05%A. DissanayakaDUNF432615523120243242470.05%Valid Votes62,62858,42938,40676,55959,15348,53059,20971,2156,235480,364100.00%Rejected Votes1,2321,2365441,6769419411,0551,2671469,038Total Polled63,86059,66538,95078,23560,09449,47160,26472,4826,381489,402Registered Electors78,23976,32746,426100,43670,43258,97775,43689,518595,791Turnout81.62%78.17%83.90%77.90%85.32%83.88%79.89%80.97%82.14%Source:
2000 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:
PartyVotes per Polling DivisionPostalVotesTotal Votes%SeatsBalan-godaEheli-yagodaKala-wanaKolonnaNiviti-galaPelma-dullaRak-wanaRatna-puraPeople's Alliance(SLFP et al.)31,41127,88521,22436,59231,79825,56328,49736,9814,191244,14250.63%6United National Party25,78923,98515,24633,72924,06220,38527,68530,1892,947204,01742.30%4Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna2,2321,9071,2377,8951,6311,5561,9373,16566222,2224.61%0Left & Democratic Alliance2154,2721783222771811254561326,1581.28%0Sinhala Heritage14828599174124179124493771,7030.35%0United Lalith Front871036516211811010513028820.18%0Citizen's Front185963511469377394137160.15%0Liberal Party7389481037151697145790.12%0Democratic United National Front605231544739585313950.08%0Independent 4424117384532332802760.06%0Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya333116322628284592480.05%0United Sinhala Great Council291010722725382602370.05%0People's Liberation Solidarity Front21281236149252561760.04%0Independent 312198261411131301160.02%0People's Freedom Front71811161391380950.02%0Sri Lanka Progressive Front711715231010102950.02%0Independent 2131952189972930.02%0Independent 113507827120540.01%0National Development Front73412255111500.01%0Valid Votes60,38458,85938,25379,42058,37748,24158,85471,8178,049482,254100.00%10Rejected Votes4,0713,2262,2303,7722,8022,9373,9843,59120626,819Total Polled64,45562,08540,48383,19261,17951,17862,83875,4088,255509,073Registered Electors80,09177,69547,608102,87671,88560,35077,04092,110609,655Turnout80.48%79.91%85.03%80.87%85.11%84.80%81.57%81.87%83.50%Source:
The following candidates were elected: Gamini Atukorale (UNP), 109,102 preference votes (pv); Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi (PA), 108,324 pv; W. D. J. Senewiratne (PA), 86,744 pv; Susantha Punchinilame (UNP), 77,197 pv; Surangani Ellawala (PA), 54,517; Mahinda Ratnatilaka (UNP), 49,808 pv; Abeynayaka Piyadasa (UNP), 41,365 pv; Arachchige Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi (PA), 39,972 pv; Udagama Liyanage Heenmahatmaya (PA), 39,285 pv; and Jayatissa Ranaweera (PA), 38,631 pv.
2001 Parliamentary General Election Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district: