Kurunegala Electoral District
| Kurunegala | |
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Kurunegala |
| Province | North Western |
| Polling divisions | 14 |
| Population | 1,535,000(2008) |
| Electorate | 1,183,649(2010) |
| Area | 4,816 km2 (1,859 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 15 |
| MPs | Ashoka Abeysinghe, UNF K. W. Shantha Bandara, UPFA Indika Bandaranayake, UPFA Tharanath Basnayake, UPFA Salinda Dissanayake, UPFA T. B. Ekanayake, UPFA Johnston Fernando, UPFA Jayarathna Herath, UPFA Dayasiri Jayasekara, UNF Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, UNF S.B. Nawinne, UPFA Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, UNF Neranjan Wickramasinghe, UPFA Senarath Wijesinghe, UNF Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, UPFA |
Kurunegala 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 Kurunegala in the North Western province. The district currently elects 15 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 1,183,649 registered electors in 2010.
Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
The following candidates were elected:G. M. Premachandra (UNP), 68,562 preference votes (pv); Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake (UNP), 58,426 pv; Sarathchandra Bandara Welagedara (UNP), 44,437 pv; Upali Mervin Senarath Dasanayaka (UNP), 43,804 pv; Ariya Bandara Rekawa (UNP), 42,874 pv; Ukkubanda Wijekoon (UNP), 42,801 pv; Adikari Mudiyanselage Piyasoma Upali (UNP), 41,691 pv; S.B. Nawinne (SLFP), 38,696 pv; Wanninayaka Mudiyanselage Herath Banda Wanninayaka (UNP), 34,627 pv; Herath Mudiyanselage Ariyawardanage Lokubanda (UNP), 34,525 pv; A.M. Munidasa Premachandra (SLFP), 32,699 pv; Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Bandaranayaka (UNP), 31,788 pv; Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe (SLFP), 31,609 pv; Lionel Rajapaksa (SLFP), 31,419 pv; and Jayasena Rajakaruna (SLFP), 30,346 pv.
Results of the 2nd North Western provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:
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