Hambantota electoral district is one of the 22

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the

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Hambantota Hambantota ( si, හම්බන්තොට, ta, அம்பாந்தோட்டை) is the main town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri LankaThe prominent Malays (මැලේ) most part of the population is to be partly des ...

in the Southern province. The district currently elects 7 of the 225 members of the

Sri Lankan Parliament The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் ''Ila� ...

and had 421,186 registered electors in 2010.

1982 Presidential Election

Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:

1988 Presidential Election

Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:

1989 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district: The following candidates were elected:

Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...

(SLFP), 13,073 preference votes (pv);

Ranjit Atapattu Ranjith Kanishka Parakrama Atapattu (29 April 1933 – 8 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan physician and politician. Biography Ranjith Kanishka Parakrama Atapattu was born 29 April 1933 in Tangalle, the son of Don Peter (Member of Parliament ...

(UNP), 10,381 pv;

Chamal Rajapaksa Chamal Jayantha Rajapaksa ( Sinhala: චමල් රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: சமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 30 October 1942) is a Sri Lankan politician who was Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. Previously he ...

(SLFP), 10,342 pv; Kadukannage Ananda Kularatne (UNP), 9,470 pv; Patabandi Madduma Baduge Cyril (UNP), 5,911 pv; Abeydheera Hary (UNP), 5,699 pv; and Gunapala Tissakuttiarachchi (UNP), 3,600 pv.

1993 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 2nd Southern provincial council election held on 17 May 1993 for the district:

1994 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 3rd Southern provincial council election held on 24 March 1994 for the district:

1994 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district: The following candidates were elected:

(PA), 78,977 preference votes (pv);

(PA), 63,698 pv;

Nirupama Rajapaksa Nirupama Deepika Rajapaksa (born 13 April 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former deputy minister. Biography She herself, a Sinhalese Buddhist is married to an ethnic Tamil Hindu, Thirukk ...

(PA), 46,034 pv;

Mahinda Amaraweera Mahinda Amaraweera ( Sinhala:මහින්ද අමරවීර,Tamil: மஹிந்த அமரவீர; born 12 February 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is currently the cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife, and Forest Resour ...

(PA), 39,376 pv; Ananda Kularatne K. (UNP), 36,965 pv;

Mervyn Silva Hewa Koparage Mervyn Silva (Sinhala language, Sinhala:හේවා කෝපරගේ මර්වින් සිල්වා; Tamil:மேர்வின் சில்வா) (born 25 March 1944) is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliam ...

(UNP), 36,338 pv; and Janith Priyantha Vidyathilaka Vipulaguna (SLPF-JVP), 1,791 pv. Janith Vipulaguna (SLPF-JVP) resigned and was replaced by Nihal Galappaththi (SLPF-JVP).

1994 Presidential Election

Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:

1999 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 4th Southern provincial council election held on 10 June 1999 for the district:

1999 Presidential Election

Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:

2000 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district: The following candidates were elected:

Sajith Premadasa Sajith Premadasa, MP ( si, සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස, ta, சஜித் பிரேமதாச; born 12 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka and Member of Par ...

(UNP), 98,968 preference votes (pv);

(PA), 88,726 pv;

(PA), 66,737 pv;

Dilip Wedaarachchi Dilip Wedaarachchi (born 5 February 1957) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේ� ...

(UNP), 43,949 pv; Siri Alexander Andrahennady (UNP), 39,674 pv; Kadukannage Ananda Kularatne (UNP), 27,618 pv; and Nihal Galappaththi (JVP), 4,654 pv.

2001 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district: The following candidates were elected:

(UNF), 92,536 preference votes (pv);

(PA), 81,855 pv;

(PA), 48,473 pv;

(UNF), 38,972 pv; Siri Alexander Andrahennady (UNF), 26,644 pv; Kadukannage Ananda Kularatne (UNF), 24,811 pv; and Nihal Galappaththi (JVP), 4,514 pv.

2004 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004 for the district: The following candidates were elected:

(UPFA-SLFP), 107,603 preference votes (pv); Nihal Galappaththi (UPFA-JVP), 96,039 pv; Vijitha Ranaweera (UPFA-JVP), 86,184 pv;

(UNF-UNP), 82,968 pv;

(UPFA-SLFP), 63,118 pv;

(UPFA-SLFP), 56,416 pv; and

(UNF-UNP), 40,738 pv.

(UPFA-SLFP) resigned on 19 November 2005 to take up

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. His replacement

(UPFA-SLFP) was sworn in on 25 November 2005.

2004 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 5th Southern provincial council election held on 10 July 2004 for the district: The following candidates were elected: Piyasena Ramanayake (UPFA), 55,780 preference votes (pv); Wahalathanthrige Sisisra Kumara (UPFA), 47,697 pv;

Ajith Rajapakse Ajith Nishantha Rajapakse (born 6 January 1974) is a Sri Lankan politician, former provincial councillor, Member of Parliament. and the current Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Rajapakse was born on 6 January 1974. He was a member ...

(UPFA), 36,546 pv; Athula Welandagoda Hewage (UPFA), 35,153 pv; Wehella Kankanamge Indika (UPFA), 30,198 pv; Hewa Wellalage Gunasena (UPFA), 25,730 pv; Jayantha Wanniarachchi (UPFA), 25,215 pv; D.V.R. Priya Upul (UPFA), 22,738 pv; Thennakoon Gamage Senarathne (UNP), 21,202 pv; Ekanayake Somapala (UNP), 18,775 pv; Dewaka Weerasinghe Puwakdandawa Muneendradasa (UNP), 13,228 pv; and Nimal Lalchandra Punchihewage (UNP), 12,166 pv.

2005 Presidential Election

Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district:

2009 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 6th Southern provincial council election held on 10 October 2009 for the district: The following candidates were elected: Wehella Kankanamge Indika (UPFA), 56,855 preference votes (pv); D.V.R. Priya Upul (UPFA), 50,944 pv; Kapila Gamini Samarasingha Dissanayaka (UPFA), 48,832 pv;

(UPFA), 47,854 pv; Hewa Wellalage Gunasena (UPFA), 45,910 pv; Kodagoda Arachchige Somawansa (UPFA), 38,838 pv; Ananda Senarath Widanapathiranage (UPFA), 33,323 pv; Arjuna Nishantha de Silva Pussewelage (UPFA), 25,282 pv; Thennakoon Gamage Senarathne (UNP), 23,894 pv; Nimal Lalchandra Punchihewage (UNP), 17,614 pv; Ekanayake Somapala (UNP), 15,760 pv; and Kumudu Sujeewa Priyantha Lokuhennadige (JVP), 2,345 pv.

2010 Presidential Election

Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:

2010 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 14th parliamentary election held on 8 April 2010 for the district: The following candidates were elected:

Namal Rajapaksa Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa ( si, ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ; born 10 April 1986; known as Namal Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the eldest of son of Sri Lankan former President and Prime Minister M ...

(UPFA-SLFP), 147,566 preference votes (pv);

(UPFA-SLFP), 105,414 pv;

(UPFA-SLFP), 79,648 pv;

(UNF-UNP), 74,467 pv;

(UNF-UNP), 47,160 pv;

(UPFA-SLFP), 39,025 pv; and P. K. Indika (UPFA), 37,626 pv.

References

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