Ampara Electoral District
| Ampara Electoral District அம்பாறை தேர்தல் மாவட்டம் |
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Ampara |
| Province | Eastern |
| Polling divisions | 4 |
| Population | 634,000(2009) |
| Electorate | 436,148(2010) |
| Area | 4,415 km2 (1,705 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 7 |
| MPs |
A. L. M. Athaullah, UPFA P. Dayaratna, UPFA Cassim Faizal, UPFA H. M. M. Harees, UPFA Podiappuhamy Piyasena, UPFA Sarath Piyananda Wijesekara, UPFA Shriyani Wijewickreme, UPFA |
Ampara Electoral District (Tamil: அம்பாறை தேர்தல் மாவட்டம் Ampāṟai Tērtal Māvaṭṭam) 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 Ampara in the Eastern province. The district currently elects 7 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 436,148 registered electors in 2010.
Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
Results of the 1st North Eastern provincial council election held on 19 November 1988:
Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988:
Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989:
The following candidates were elected:M. H. M. Ashraff (SLMC), 56,464 preference votes (pv); P. Dayaratna (UNP), 37,996 pv; Ahangama Polwatte Galappaththige Chandradasa (UNP), 28,075 pv; Nihal Yasendra Bakmeewewa (UNP), 24,752 pv; Thewarapperuma Arachchilage Karunasinghe Thewarapperuma (SLFP), 21,751 pv; and J. Thiviyanathan (EPRLF), 17,880 pv.
Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994:
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