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Table 42C (Gov., Parlia. )
Parliamentary General Election (Electoral District) (2001)
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                 Party           Electoral District EPDP UNP ULF ESMS１） JVP２）   TULF NLF PA DUNF MULF RJP３） LP SLPF SLMK SLMC DPLF ELPP4) PFF SEP SU5) SMBP6) DLF USP JSP7) SLNF NDP IND IND 1 IND 2 IND 3 IND 4 IND 5 IND 6 IND 7 IND 8 IND 9 IND 10 IND 11 IND 12 IND 13 IND 14 IND 15 Registered voters Total     Polled Total Valid voted Rejected votes
Eeelam People's Democratic Party United National Party United Lalith Front Eksath Sinhala Maha Sabha Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Tamil United Liberation Front New Left Front People's Alliance Demo-      cratic United National Front Muslim United Liberation Front Ruhunu Janatha Party The Liberation Party Sri Lanka Progressive Front Sri Lanka Muslim Kachchi Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Demo-cratic People's Liberation Front Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya People's Freedom Front Socialist Equality Party Sihala Urumaya Sinhalaye Mahasam-matha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya  Demo-cratic Left Front United Socialist Party Jathika Sang-wardane Peramuna Sri Lanka National Front National Demo-cratic Party Independ-ent     Group Independ-ent     Group 1 Independ-ent     Group 2 Independ-ent     Group 3 Independ-ent     Group 4 Independ-ent     Group 5 Independ-ent     Group 6 Independ-ent     Group 7 Independ-ent     Group 8 Independ-ent     Group 9 Independ-ent     Group 10 Independ-ent     Group 11 Independ-ent     Group 12 Independ-ent     Group 13 Independ-ent     Group 14 Independ-ent     Group 15
Colombo 647 546,417 1,101 ­ 117,404 12,696 3,457 353,401 ­ ­ 65 ­ 81 175 ­ ­ ­ ­ 243 16,970 490 3,322 1,503 138 71 ­ ­ 77 102 43 78 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 1,440,682 1,099,382 1,058,481 40,901
Gampaha ­ 437,289 623 226 113,990 ­ 3,488 428,780 ­ ­ 334 ­ 90 146 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 8,105 389 ­ 736 ­ 67 ­ ­ 100 107 136 113 194 317 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 1,285,993 1,033,382 995,230 38,152
Kalutara ­ 254,339 ­ ­ 60,451 ­ 2,369 226,468 ­ 1,693 55 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 5,103 204 ­ 2,162 129 53 ­ ­ 49 70 43 59 99 95 178 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 717,764 586,236 553,619 32,617
Kandy   ­ 314,297 ­ 568 37,146 ­ 3,905 233,637 ­ 641 62 　 48 ­ ­ ­ ­ 212 ­ 4,040 190 ­ ­ 253 48 ­ ­ 105 141 64 77 44 98 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 838,687 637,679 595,576 42,103
Matale ­ 109,991 365 139 16,063 ­ 1,824 88,999 ­ ­ 28 152 ­ 96 ­ ­ ­ 103 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 67 40 ­ 223 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 299,606 233,539 218,090 15,449
Nuwara-Eliya ­ 215,157 ­ ­ 11,080 ­ 1,687 77,733 ­ ­ ­ ­ 11 ­ ­ ­ ­ 37 ­ 642 ­ 373 1,262 117 24 6,600 ­ 61 26 29 36 45 179 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 417,163 343,472 315,099 28,373
Galle ­ 238,989 465 114 61,806 ­ 2,448 232,931 292 ­ ­ 173 47 ­ ­ ­ ­ 68 ­ 2,328 ­ 465 728 ­ 50 ­ ­ 117 50 101 139 603 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 698,566 566,475 541,914 24,561
Matara ­ 171,661 ­ 143 54,476 ­ 2,780 171,141 ­ ­ ­ ­ 58 ­ ­ ­ ­ 196 ­ 1,854 129 ­ 856 128 ­ ­ ­ 91 60 128 58 208 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 534,694 424,787 403,967 20,820
Hambantota ­ 112,520 336 126 59,693 ­ 2,101 105,175 ­ ­ ­ ­ 60 ­ ­ ­ ­ 121 ­ 679 ­ ­ ­ ­ 62 　 ­ 143 53 93 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 369,073 294,540 281,162 13,378
Jaffna 57,208 16,245 ­ ­ 242 102,324 407 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 3,364 1,454 ­ ­ ­ 213 ­ 2,054 410 ­ ­ ­ 2,677 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 633,457 197,279 185,598 10,681
Vanni 3,404 26,575 ­ ­ 683 41,950 324 7,831 ­ ­ 26 ­ ­ ­ ­ 9,614 56 ­ ­ 89 ­ ­ 242 ­ ­ ­ ­ 705 17 31 19 17 53 2,810 60 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 218,861 102,361 94,506 7,855
Batticaloa 4,153 22,638 ­ ­ 119 86,284 619 25,705 ­ ­ ­ ­ 46 125 26,725 5,601 ­ ­ ­ 103 ­ ­ ­ 148 ­ ­ ­ 76 35 77 6,406 34 17 18 75 40 64 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 282,079 192,383 179,108 13,275
Digamadulla 5,901 58,468 ­ ­ 9,502 48,789 1,165 65,246 ­ ­ 86 ­ 82 160 75,257 ­ ­ ­ ­ 229 39 ­ ­ 95 ­ ­ ­ 30 16 19 25 19 6 20 60 14,808 35 10 13 7 93 35 360,497 297,440 280,215 17,225
Trincomalee 1,470 62,930 ­ 100 6,095 56,121 619 32,997 56 113 ­ 99 11 11 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 202 ­ ­ ­ 165 11 ­ ­ 24 12 20 13 22 47 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 212,280 169,567 161,138 8,429
Kurunegala  ­ 382,768 746 148 63,652 ­ 3,194 332,775 412 ­ 44 200 41 89 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 2,842 ­ ­ ­ 134 42 ­ ­ 60 112 80 48 39 53 249 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 1,045,652 826,129 787,728 38,401
Puttalam ­ 146,873 ­ 230 18,095 ­ 1,870 120,981 109 197 44 ­ 20 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 1,545 ­ ­ ­ 58 30 ­ ­ 55 49 53 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 426,193 304,847 290,209 14,638
Anuradhapura ­ 165,055 ­ 336 40,005 ­ 3,279 149,393 109 ­ 48 ­ 45 ­ ­ ­ ­ 141 ­ 625 ­ ­ ­ 107 31 ­ ­ 66 50 163 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 489,746 379,140 359,344 19,796
Polonnaruwa ­ 86,786 ­ ­ 18,956 ­ 1,517 73,679 ­ ­ 21 ­ 16 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 199 45 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 36 34 29 70 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 240,444 193,351 181,497 11,854
Badulla ­ 201,173 ­ ­ 26,820 ­ ­ 138,443 ­ ­ 276 ­ 68 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 1,044 ­ ­ ­ ­ 83 352 　 105 91 5,065 114 203 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 491,288 400,463 373,837 26,626
Moneragala ­ 80,549 215 ­ 21,987 ­ 1,745 81,805 ­ ­ ­ 84 25 ­ ­ ­ ­ 91 ­ 359 ­ ­ ­ ­ 49 ­ ­ 171 54 36 23 28 112 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 247,280 202,971 187,333 15,638
Ratnapura ­ 227,202 ­ 242 40,377 ­ 4,589 212,794 ­ ­ ­ 259 57 ­ ­ ­ ­ 231 ­ 1,448 ­ ­ 1,556 ­ 58 ­ ­ 100 167 55 173 270 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 623,506 520,061 489,578 30,483
Kegalle ­ 208,104 ­ 399 36,711 ­ 2,514 170,901 ­ ­ ­ 185 48 ­ ­ ­ ­ 161 ­ 2,046 144 ­ ­ 85 ­ ­ ­ 92 54 59 137 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 554,697 444,309 421,640 22,669
Total 72,783 4,086,026 3,851 2,771 815,353 348,164 45,901 3,330,815 978 2,644 1,089 1,152 854 802 105,346 16,669 56 1,361 243 50,665 1,630 6,214 9,455 1,624 719 6,952 2,900 2,263 1,300 6,324 7,588 1,825 977 3,275 195 14,848 99 10 13 7 93 35 12,428,208 9,449,793 8,955,869 493,924
   (%) 0.81 45.62 0.04 0.03 9.1 3.89 0.51 37.19 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 1.18 0.19 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.57 0.02 0.07 0.11 0.02 0.01 0.08 0.31 0.23 0.01 0.07 0.08 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 76.04 94.77 5.23
Allocation of Seats Total
Directly Elected Candidates 2 96 0 0 13 14 0 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196 　
National List Allocation 0 13 0 0 3 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 　
Total Elected 2 109 0 0 16 15 0 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 　
© ２００９， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: Key:
Department of Election Date of poll - 5th December 2001 1) ESMS: United Sinhalase Great Council 5) SU:  Sinhalese Heritage
2) JVP:  People's Liberation Front 6) SMBP: Sinhalese Great Tradition Party
Revised:  2009(y)/02(m)/10(d) 3) RJP: Southern People's Party 7) JSP: National Development Front
Chief Editor:    4) ELPP: United Lanka People's Party
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D)  
   The Head, Department of Management Studies
   University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.