2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Election in Sri Lanka 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Sri Lanka parliamentary no 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 2004 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka 2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 2015 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka All 225 seats to the Parliament of Sri Lanka 113 seats were needed for a majority 8 April 2010 (first round)20 April 2010 (second round) 61.26% File:The former President of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa meeting the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on September 12, 2018 (1) (cropped).JPG Mahinda Rajapaksa 2005 United People's Freedom Alliance n/a 45.60%, 105 seats 144 39 4,846,388 60.33% 14.73% File:Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on November 23, 2017.jpg Ranil Wickremesinghe 1994 UNF Colombo District 37.83%, 82 seats 60 22 2,357,057 29.34% 8.49% File:R. Sampanthan.jpg Rajavarothiam Sampanthan 2001 Tamil National Alliance Trincomalee District 6.84%, 22 seats 14 8 233,190 2.90% 3.94% File:Fonseka Press Conference.jpg Sarath Fonseka 2010 DNA Colombo District Did not exist 7 New party 441,251 5.49% New party Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election 2010.png 250px Winners of polling divisions. UPFA in blue, UNF in green and TNA in yellow. Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Ratnasiri Wickremanayake D. M. Jayaratne United People's Freedom Alliance United People's Freedom Alliance Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 and 20 April 2010, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament.http://www.parliament.lk/news/ViewNews.do?recID=NWS1782 6th Parliament Dissolved 10 February 2010 News and Events Parliament of Sri Lanka 13 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100304010205/http://www.parliament.lk/news/ViewNews.do?recID=NWS1782 4 March 2010 dead 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations. It was the first general election to be held in Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the civil war which lasted 26 years. The main parties contesting in the election were the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), the main opposition United National Front (UNF) and the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) led by former commander of the Sri Lankan Army Sarath Fonseka. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had previously been reelected as president in January 2010. As expected, the UPFA secured a landslide victory in the elections, buoyed by its achievement of ending the 30 year Sri Lankan Civil War and defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May 2009. The UPFA won a large majority in the parliament, obtaining 144 seats, an increase of 39 since the 2004 election. The main opposition UNF won 60 seats, a decline of 22. The minority Tamil party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) won 14 seats, down from the 22 they won in 2004, and the DNA, contesting for the first time, won 7 seats.Sirilal Ranga https://montrealgazette.com/news/Lanka+ruling+party+records+landslide+polls/2930916/story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100424003754/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Lanka+ruling+party+records+landslide+polls/2930916/story.html dead 2010-04-24 Sri Lanka ruling party records landslide win at polls Montrealgazette.com 2010-04-21 http://www.slelections.gov.lk/parliamentary_elections/AICOM.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100421184637/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/parliamentary_elections/AICOM.html dead 2010-04-21 Department of Election Slelections.gov.lk 2010-04-21 The UPFA however fell short of its goal of obtaining a two-thirds supermajority in the house, which it would have needed to change the constitution on its own. Sri Lanka ruling party wins majority in parliament http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8610705.stm BBC News 9 April 2010 The election had the lowest voter turnout in Sri Lanka since independence.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8634008.stm Final Sri Lanka vote count confirms Rajapaksa triumph Haviland Charles 21 April 2010 BBC News 21 April 2010 While the elections were initially scheduled to be concluded on 8 April, irregularities in two districts led the Commissioner of Elections to hold re-polls on 20 April. Final results were announced the following day, a day before the new parliament was scheduled to meet for the first time. Background General elections are usually held every six years in Sri Lanka, to elect 225 members to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The country is divided into 22 electoral districts, and each district is assigned a specific number of seats depending on the districts population, with 196 seats distributed among the districts. At the election, parties contesting in a given district are awarded a certain number of seats available from the district based on the number of votes obtained in the whole district. The remaining 29 seats are distributed amongst the contesting political parties based on the percentage of the national vote received by each party.http://www.slelections.gov.lk/ep.html Department of Election Slelections.gov.lk 2010-04-21 2013-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20130121144238/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/ep.html dead The previous parliamentary election was held on April 2, 2004. The newly formed UPFA alliance became the largest group in Parliament by winning 105 of the 225 seats, allowing it to form a minority government with the support of the sole Eelam People's Democratic Party MP.http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php/news/front-page-news/7859.html The 7th Parliamentary Election Today 8 April 2010 The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 8 April 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100413155103/http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php/news/front-page-news/7859.html 13 April 2010http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20040411/focus.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110617024439/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20040411/focus.htm dead June 17, 2011 Shorter life span for minority govt.'s Gnanadass Wilson 11 April 2004 The Sunday Leader 8 April 2010 On April 6, 2004, President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa, the leader of the UPFA, as the new prime minister.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=11682 Sri Lanka's 14th Prime Minister Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse 6 April 2004 TamilNet 28 November 2009 The rest of the government were sworn in on April 10, 2004.http://www.sundaytimes.lk/040411/ Cabinet in crisis – JVP keeps out By Harinda Vidanage Vidanage Harinda 11 April 2004 Sunday Times, Sri Lanka 28 November 2009http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=11713 JVP boycotts UPFA cabinet swearing in ceremony 10 April 2004 TamilNet 28 November 2009 The new parliament was sworn in on April 22, 2004.http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/04/22/new02.html Opening of 13th Parliament today 22 April 2004 Daily News, Sri Lanka 28 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110605020055/http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/04/22/new02.html 5 June 2011 Since then a number of defections and counter-defections from the opposition have increased the number of government MPs to 129, most of whom have been rewarded with ministerial posts:http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/11/25/pol02.asp UPFA gained huge ground after 2005 de Silva Lakshmi 25 November 2009 Daily News, Sri Lanka 28 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091128094940/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/11/25/pol02.asp 28 November 2009 9 August 2004: Three Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) MPs join UPFA.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=12635 SLMC dissident to be made Minister in UPFA government 9 August 2004 TamilNet 28 November 2009 3 September 2004: Ceylon Workers' Congress (eight MPs) joins UPFA, giving it a majority in parliament.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=12791 CWC will support Kumaratunga's government – Thondaman 3 September 2004 TamilNet 28 November 2009http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/09/04/pol01.html CWC announces unconditional support to UPFA Government P. Krishnaswamy 4 September 2004 Daily News, Sri Lanka 28 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110605020331/http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/09/04/pol01.html 5 June 2011 16 June 2005: Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) (39 MPs) quits UPFA.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=15172 JVP leaves coalition Government 16 June 2005 TamilNet 28 November 2009http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/06/17/ VP leaves Govt with regret Weerasinghe Chamikara 17 June 2005 Daily News, Sri Lanka 28 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110605020409/http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/06/17/ 5 June 2011 25 January 2006: Four United National Party MPs join UPFA.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=17003 Two UNP parliamentarians cross over 25 January 2006 TamilNet 28 November 2009http://www.mahindarajapaksa.com/LNews/jan2506_01.php Four senior UNPers join Sri Lanka govt 25 January 2006 MahindaRajapaska.com 28 November 2009 https://archive.today/20060527130704/http://www.mahindarajapaksa.com/LNews/jan2506_01.php 27 May 2006 dead dmy-all 28 January 2007: 18 UNP MPs and 6 SLMC MPs join UPFA.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=21054 UNP dissidents, SLMC join UPFA government, appointed ministers 28 January 2007 TamilNet 28 November 2009http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/01/29/ 18 jumbos cross over 29 January 2007 Daily News, Sri Lanka 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605020808/http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/01/29/ 5 June 2011 dead dmy-allhttp://english.people.com.cn/200701/28/eng20070128_345514.html Sri Lankan ruling party boosts parliamentary strength 28 January 2007 People's Daily, China 28 November 2009 30 January 2007: Jathika Hela Urumaya (eight MPs) joins UPFA.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=21076 Monks' party to join UPFA government 30 January 2007 TamilNet 8 April 2010http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070204/News/102news.html Parliament: Old faces in new places Kirinde Chandani 4 February 2007 The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 8 April 2010https://www.nation.lk/2007/02/04/politics2.htm JHU decides to accept portfolio to support the President 4 February 2007 The Nation, Sri Lanka 8 April 2010http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/03/07/the-best-among-equals/ The Best Among Equals Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema 7 March 2010 The Sunday Leader 8 April 2010 17 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617024458/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/03/07/the-best-among-equals/ dead 12 December 2007: Four SLMC MPs quit the UPFA.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=23976 SLMC resigns from Rajapaksa government 12 December 2007 TamilNet 28 November 2009http://www.nation.lk/2007/12/16/newsfe1.htm Why the SLMC quit the Rajapaska government 16 December 2007 Nation, Sri Lanka 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181819/http://www.nation.lk/2007/12/16/newsfe1.htm 3 March 2016 dead dmy-all 28 December 2008: 12 MPs, who had left the JVP in May 2008 to form the National Freedom Front, join the UPFA.http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=25617 JVP dissidents form JNP 12 May 2008 TamilNet 28 November 2009http://www.nation.lk/2008/12/28/politics1.htm UPFA looks for strength in alliance with JVP as election fever hots up 28 December 2008 The Nation, Sri Lanka 28 November 2009 14 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100314171514/http://www.nation.lk/2008/12/28/politics1.htm dead This has allowed the UPFA form a stable government for six years. Following the expiration of the second term of President Kumaratunge, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse defeated the leader of the United National Party and former prime minister Ranil Wickremasinghe in the 2005 Presidential election. He was succeeded as prime minister by Ratnasiri Wickremanayake. Under Rajapakse, the Sri Lankan military defeated the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam group in May 2009, ending the 30 year Sri Lankan Civil War and significantly increasing Rajapaksa's popularity in the country. Rajapaksa rode this wave of popularity to win the 2010 Presidential election, defeating opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka by a large margin. Details With the term of the 13th Parliament (also known as the 6th Parliament) scheduled to end in April 2010, Rajapaksa dissolved parliament on February 9, 2010, paving the way for fresh elections. Nominations took place between February 19 and February 26, and the date of the election was set for April 8, 2010. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election, for which 11,102 polling stations were set up. Of this, 415,432 people were eligible to cast their vote via postal voting. Final votes were counted at 1,387 counting centers around the country.http://www.slelections.gov.lk/news.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091209225523/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/news.html dead 2009-12-09 Department of Election Slelections.gov.lk 2010-04-21 Since the 2004 election, there were four changes to number of seats allocated to each electoral district. Anuradhapura and Gampaha gained one seat each while Colombo and Kurunegala lost a seat each.http://www.slelections.gov.lk/news.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091209225523/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/news.html dead 9 December 2009 Parliamentary Elections – 2010 News Department of Elections, Sri Lanka 28 February 2010 Contesting parties All the constituent parties of the ruling UPFA contested under its banner. The parliamentary opposition parties (the United National Front, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and Tamil National Alliance), who had come together to support common opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka at the presidential election, were unable to form a common alliance to contest in the election. Therefore, the UNF and the TNA contested alone, while Fonseka and the JVP allied to form a new alliance called the Democratic National Alliance (DNA). Fonseka was the DNA's chief candidate in Colombo district.http://www.sundaytimes.lk/cms/articleXYZ100000010.php?id=5298 Nominations for Parliamentary elections close 26 February 2010 Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 28 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604125846/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/cms/articleXYZ100000010.php?id=5298 4 June 2011 dead The UPFA, UNF and DNA contested in all 22 electoral districts while the TNA contested in the 5 districts in the north and east.http://www.nation.lk/2010/02/28/news1.htm Battle of Titans in Colombo Wellaboda Ishtartha 28 February 2010 News The Nation, Sri Lanka 28 February 2010 18 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100418194139/http://www.nation.lk/2010/02/28/news1.htm dead The UNF contested under the name and symbol of the United National Party, as it had done in the previous two parliamentary elections. The TNA contested under the name and symbol of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi, as it did in the last parliamentary election. A record 7,680 candidates contested for the 196 district seats. Violence and violations of election laws Sri Lankan elections have a history of violence, misuse of state resources, and other violations of election laws. 274 incidents had been reported to the police up to 5 April.http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php/news/front-page-news/7681-violence-rages-in-ampara-officials-threaten-boycott.html Violence rages in Ampara, officials threaten boycott 6 April 2010 Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 21 April 2010 The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) recorded 413 incidents up to 7 April.https://cmev.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/parliamentary-election-april-2010-summary-of-incidents-to-date-6/ Monitoring election violence in Sri Lanka Parliamentary Election April 2010: Summary of incidents to date 7 April 2010 Centre for Monitoring Election Violence 21 April 2010 The CMEV has stated that it is impossible to say if the election had been "free and fair".https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/09/sri-lanka-election-rajapaksa Sri Lanka's President Rajapaska's party looks set for election victory Burke Jason 9 April 2010 The Guardian 21 April 2010 People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) recorded 270 incidents up to 7 April.http://www.paffrel.lk/pdf/3rd_interim_7april2010.pdf Parliamentary General Elections –2010 Third interim report – 7th April 2010 7 April 2010 People's Action for Free and Fair Elections 21 April 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110722145811/http://www.paffrel.lk/pdf/3rd_interim_7april2010.pdf 22 July 2011 The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) has stated that the election was not free and fair.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8610705.stm Sri Lanka ruling party wins majority in parliament 9 April 2010 BBC News 21 April 2010 CaFFE condemned the police and election commissioner for not enforcing electoral law.http://www.caffe.lk/CaFFE_Election_Day_Press_Release-5-2008.html CaFFE Election Day Press Release 8 April 2010 Campaign for Free and Fair Elections 21 April 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100417012143/http://www.caffe.lk/CaFFE_Election_Day_Press_Release-5-2008.html 17 April 2010 The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) also recorded a number of violations.http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php/news/news/7945.html Some candidates violated the law – Asian monitors Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera 9 April 2010 Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 21 April 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100411024438/http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php/news/news/7945.html 11 April 2010 A significant feature of the violence was intra-party clashes between UPFA candidates. On the day of the election, there were a number of elections violations reported around the country. The violations in the Nawalapitiya electorate of the Kandy District were serious enough for the Elections Commissioner to nullify the voting in some areas of the electorate and order a re-poll.http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/2960-npitiya-repoll-to-be-gazetted.html N'pitiya repoll to be Gazetted Dailymirror.lk 2010-04-09 2010-04-21 Results from the Trincomalee District were also suspended as some ballot papers had been stolen.http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/2971-trinco-electorate-results-suspended.html Trinco results suspended Dailymirror.lk 2010-04-09 2010-04-21 Re-polling for the effected polling areas took place on April 20.Elections to the National Assembly Sri Lanka government election website Results File:Sri Lanka Parliament 2010.svg District National Total United People's Freedom AllianceConsisting of the All Ceylon Muslim Congress, the Ceylon Workers' Congress, the Eelam People's Democratic Party (which contested separately in Vanni), Jathika Hela Urumaya, Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, the National Congress, the National Freedom Front, the Socialist Alliance (the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, the Democratic Left Front, Lanka Sama Samaja Party, the National Liberation People's Party and the Sri Lanka People's Party), the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Up-Country People's Front (which contested separately in Badulla and Nuwara Eliya). 4846388 127 17 144 United National FrontContested under the name and symbol of United National Party. It also included the Citizen's Front, the Democratic People's Front, the National Union of Workers and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress). 2357057 51 9 60 Democratic National AllianceIncluding Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. 441251 5 2 7 Tamil National AllianceContested under the name and symbol of Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi. It also consisted of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front and the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization. 233190 13 1 14 Up-Country People's Front 24670 0 0 0 Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal 20284 0 0 0 Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya 12170 0 0 0 Tamil United Liberation Front 9223 0 0 0 Tamil National People's FrontContested under the name and symbol of All Ceylon Tamil Congress. 7544 0 0 0 Democratic People's Liberation FrontIncluding the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam. 6036 0 0 0 Sri Lanka National Front 5313 0 0 0 Eelavar Democratic Front 3709 0 0 0 Jathika Sangwardhena Peramuna 3358 0 0 0 Eelam People's Democratic Party 2867 0 0 0 Our National Front 2647 0 0 0 United National Alternative Front 2454 0 0 0 Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya 2387 0 0 0 Left Liberation Front 2386 0 0 0 United Socialist Party 2192 0 0 0 Pathmanabha Eelam Revolutionary Liberation Front 2100 0 0 0 Jana Setha Peramuna 1501 0 0 0 United Democratic Front 1497 0 0 0 Democratic Unity Alliance 1270 0 0 0 Eksath Lanka Maha Sabha 673 0 0 0 Patriotic National Front 558 0 0 0 Okkoma Wasiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanvidanaya 476 0 0 0 Socialist Equality Party 371 0 0 0 Sri Lanka Labour Party 338 0 0 0 National Peoples Party 164 0 0 0 Muslim National Alliance 147 0 0 0 #6BFF2F The Liberal Party 131 0 0 0 Muslim Liberation Front 130 0 0 0 Ruhunu Janatha Party 109 0 0 0 Akila Ilankai Tamil United Front 85 0 0 0 Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance 75 0 0 0 New Sinhala Heritage 19 0 0 0 Independents 38947 0 0 0 596972 196 29 225 14088500 Election Commission, Election Commission By district District by district results of the 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election |- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | District ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | Province ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan="3" | UPFA ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan="3" | UNF ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNA ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan="3" | TNA ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" | Others ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | Total seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | Turnout |- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |   +/-   ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |   +/-   ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |   +/-   ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |   +/-   ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" | Seats |- !style="background-color:United People's Freedom Alliance" colspan="3"|  !style="background-color:United National Front (Sri Lanka)" colspan="3"|  !style="background-color:Democratic National Alliance" colspan="3"|  !style="background-color:Tamil National Alliance" colspan="3"|  !style="background-color:gray" |  |- | style="text-align: left" | Colombo | style="text-align: left" rowspan="3" | Western | 480,896 | 10 | +2 | 339,750 | 7 | −2 | 110,683 | 2 | +2 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 19 | 65% |- | style="text-align: left" | Gampaha | 589,476 | 12 | +3 | 266,523 | 5 | −1 | 69,747 | 1 | +1 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 18 | 67% |- | style="text-align: left" | Kalutara | 313,836 | 7 | +1 | 139,596 | 2 | −1 | 36,722 | 1 | +1 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 10 | 67% |- | style="text-align: left" | Mahanuwara | style="text-align: left" rowspan="3" | Central | 339,819 | 8 | +3 | 192,798 | 4 | −2 | 23,728 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 12 | 64% |- | style="text-align: left" | Matale | 131,069 | 4 | +1 | 55,737 | 1 | −1 | 7,636 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 5 | 60% |- | style="text-align: left" | Nuwara Eliya | 149,111 | 5 | +3 | 96,885 | 2 | − 2 | 3,984 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 7 | 66% |- | style="text-align: left" | Galle | style="text-align: left" rowspan="3" | Southern | 305,307 | 7 | +1 | 120,101 | 2 | −2 | 33,663 | 1 | +1 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 10 | 64% |- | style="text-align: left" | Matara | 213,937 | 6 | +1 | 91,114 | 2 | −1 | 20,465 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 8 | 59% |- | style="text-align: left" | Hambantota | 174,808 | 5 | - | 83,027 | 2 | - | 19,186 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 7 | 69% |- | style="text-align: left" | Jaffna | style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" | Northern | 47,622 | 3 | +3 | 12,624 | 1 | +1 | 201 | 0 | - | 65,119 | 5 | −3 | 0 | 9 | 23% |- | style="text-align: left" | Vanni | 37,522 | 2 | +2 | 12,783 | 1 | - | 301 | 0 | - | 41,673 | 3 | −2 | 0 | 6 | 44% |- | style="text-align: left" | Batticaloa | style="text-align: left" rowspan="3" | Eastern | 62,009 | 1 | +1 | 22,935 | 1 | +1 | 324 | 0 | - | 66,235 | 3 | −1 | 0 | 5 | 59% |- | style="text-align: left" | Digamadulla | 132,096 | 4 | +1 | 90,757 | 2 | +1 | 2,917 | 0 | - | 26,895 | 1 | - | 0 | 7 | 74% |- | style="text-align: left" | Trincomalee | 59,784 | 2 | +1 | 39,691 | 1 | +1 | 2,519 | 0 | - | 33,268 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 4 | 62% |- | style="text-align: left" | Kurunegala | style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" | North Western | 429,316 | 10 | +1 | 213,713 | 5 | −2 | 26,440 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 15 | 61% |- | style="text-align: left" | Puttalam | 167,769 | 6 | +1 | 81,152 | 2 | −1 | 8,792 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 8 | 57% |- | style="text-align: left" | Anuradhapura | style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" | North Central | 221,204 | 7 | +2 | 80,360 | 2 | −1 | 18,129 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 9 | 61% |- | style="text-align: left" | Polonnauwa | 118,694 | 4 | +1 | 45,732 | 1 | −1 | 6,457 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 5 | 66% |- | style="text-align: left" | Badulla | style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" | Uva | 203,689 | 6 | +3 | 112,886 | 2 | −3 | 15,768 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 8 | 65% |- | style="text-align: left" | Monaragala | 120,634 | 4 | +1 | 28,892 | 1 | −1 | 9,018 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 5 | 56% |- | style="text-align: left" | Ratnapura | style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" | Sabaragamuwa | 305,327 | 7 | +1 | 125,076 | 3 | −1 | 11,053 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 10 | 65% |- | style="text-align: left" | Kegalle | 242,463 | 7 | +2 | 104,925 | 2 | −2 | 13,518 | 0 | - | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3" | DNC | 0 | 9 | 63% |- | style="text-align: left" colspan="2" | National List | colspan="2" |17 | +4 | colspan="2" |9 | −2 | colspan="2" |2 | +2 | colspan="2" |1 | −1 | 0 | 29 | - |- | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total | 4,846,388 | 144 | +39 | 2,357,057 | 60 | −22 | 441,251 | 7 | +7 | 233,190 | 14 | −8 | 0 | 225 | 61% |- | style="background-color: #e9e9e9; text-align: left; border-right: none; font-size: smaller" colspan="17" | Source: Sri Lanka Department of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20100414123543/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/parliamentary_elections/province.html 2010-04-14 |} Elected members 14th Sri Lankan Parliament See also Results of the 2010 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district Results of the 2010 Sri Lankan general election by province Notes References 30em External links The Parliament of Sri Lanka Department of Elections Category:Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka Category:April 2010 in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results