Puttalam Electoral District
| Puttalam | |
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Puttalam |
| Province | North Western |
| Polling divisions | 5 |
| Population | 760,000(2008) |
| Electorate | 495,575(2010) |
| Area | 3,072 km2 (1,186 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 8 |
| MPs |
Palitha Range Bandara, UNF Arundika Fernando, UPFA Milroy Fernando, UPFA Piyankara Jayaratne, UPFA Niroshan Perera, UNF Neomal Perera, UPFA Victor Anthony Perera, UPFA Dayasritha Thissera, UPFA |
Puttalam 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 Puttalam in the North Western province. The district currently elects 8 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 495,575 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: Michael Festus Wenseslous Perera (UNP), 76,390 preference votes (pv); Asoka Wadigamangawa (UNP), 56,696 pv; Harindra Jayanthi Corea (UNP), 32,899 pv; Silva Dedinuni Robert Jayaratne (SLFP), 32,567 pv; Harold Herath (UNP), 27,763 pv; Wendakoon Mudiyanselage Sujatha Kanthimathie Dharmawardana (UNP), 26,830 pv; and Milroy Fernando (SLFP), 18,375 pv.
Results of the 2nd North Western provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:
Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Festus Perera (UNP), 75,417 preference votes (pv); Kachchakaduge Godfrey Joseph Fernando (PA), 55,373 pv; Jayaratne Silva Dedimuni Robert (PA), 49,116 pv; Asoka Wadigamangawa (UNP), 47,003 pv; Milroy Fernando (PA), 43,366 pv; D. M. Dassanayake (PA), 39,793 pv; and Harold Herath (UNP), 37,538 pv.
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