Ratnapura Electoral District
| Ratnapura | |
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Electoral District for the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Administrative District |
Ratnapura |
| Province | Sabaragamuwa |
| Polling divisions | 8 |
| Population | 1,099,000(2008) |
| Electorate | 734,651(2010) |
| Area | 3,275 km2 (1,264 sq mi) |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Number of members | 10 |
| MPs |
Thalatha Atukorale, UNF Ranjith De Soysa, UPFA Dunesh Gankanda, UNF Premalal Jayasekara, UPFA Vasudeva Nanayakkara, UPFA Ranjan Ramanayake, UNF Sanny Rohana, UPFA W. D. J. Senewiratne, UPFA Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi, UPFA Janaka Wakkumbura, UPFA |
Ratnapura 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 Ratnapura in the Sabaragamuwa province. The district currently elects 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 734,651 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: Nanda Sydney Ellawala (SLFP), 75,645 preference votes (pv); Gamini Atukorale (UNP), 53,420 pv; Wimal Wickramasinghe (UNP), 45,680 pv; Kaluwa Devagey Nanda Mathew (UNP), 43,307 pv; Athula Kularatne Attygale (UNP), 39,809 pv; Chandrasekara Gankande (UNP), 37,875 pv; M.L.M. Aboosally (UNP), 32,133 pv; W. D. J. Senewiratne (SLFP), 29,651 pv; Udagama Liyanage Heenmahatmaya (SLFP), 28,142 pv; and Vasudeva Nanayakkara (USA), 13,013 pv.
Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
The following candidates were elected: Gamini Atukorale (UNP), 82,869 preference votes (pv); Vasudeva Nanayakkara (PA), 62,989 pv; Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi (PA), 62,979 pv; Susantha Punchinilame (UNP), 57,029 pv; Nalanda Ellawala (PA), 52,371 pv; Upatissa Silva Hiripitiyage Maithripala (UNP), 49,481 pv; Jayatissa Ranaweera (PA), 48,450 pv; Kaluwa Devagey Nanda Mathew (UNP), 47,176 pv; Udagama Liyanage Heenmahatmaya (PA), 47,122 pv; and W. D. J. Senewiratne (PA), 44,704 pv.
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