Matara Electoral District
| Matara | |
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Matara |
| Province | Southern |
| Polling divisions | 7 |
| Population | 822,000(2008) |
| Electorate | 578,858(2010) |
| Area | 1,283 km2 (495 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 8 |
| MPs |
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, UPFA Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, UPFA Wijaya Dahanayaka, UPFA Chandrasiri Gajadeera, UPFA Hemal Gunasekara, UPFA Sanath Jayasuriya, UPFA Buddhika Pathirana, UNF Mangala Samaraweera, UNF |
Matara 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 Matara in the Southern province. The district currently elects 8 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 578,858 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:Gamini Fonseka (UNP), 19,618 preference votes (pv); Mahinda Wijesekara (SLFP), 18,517 pv; Mangala Samaraweera (SLFP), 11,971 pv; Ranjan Wijayawardhana (UNP), 9,925 pv; Abeywardhana Dayananda Wickremasinghe (UNP), 9,579 pv; Madurapala Ediriweera (UNP), 8,562 pv; H. R Piyasiri (UNP), 8,446 pv; Hewagampolage Sirisena (SLFP), 8,212 pv; and Peter Silva Loku Galappaththy (UNP), 7,094 pv.
Results of the 2nd Southern provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:
Results of the 3rd Southern provincial council election held on 24 March 1994 for the district:
Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
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