# Results of the 1989 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district

Results of the 1989 Sri Lankan general election by electoral district.

## Number of votes

| Electoral District | Province | UNP | SLFP | EROS$^1$ | SLMC | ENDLF EPRLF TELO TULF | USA | MEP | ULPP | DPLF | ACTC | Ind | Valid Votes | Rejected Votes | Total Polled | Registered Electors | Turnout % |
| Ampara | NE | 62,600 | 45,400 | | 61,325 | 43,424 | 965 | | | | | | 213,714 | 10,727 | 224,441 | 265,768 | 84.45% |
| Anuradhapura | NC | 92,726 | 64,010 | | | | 1,724 | 531 | 1,397 | | | 4,057 | 164,445 | 14,245 | 178,690 | 334,073 | 53.49% |
| Badulla | UV | 135,089 | 81,011 | | | | 5,712 | 1,693 | 5,589 | | | | 229,094 | 19,704 | 248,798 | 329,321 | 75.55% |
| Batticaloa | NE | 11,317 | 4,130 | 46,419 | 36,867 | 55,131 | | | | | | 1,497 | 155,361 | 13,923 | 169,284 | 216,574 | 78.16% |
| Colombo | WE | 374,530 | 205,053 | | 29,308 | | 31,873 | 76,966 | 7,112 | | | | 724,842 | 35,271 | 760,113 | 1,087,891 | 69.87% |
| Galle | SO | 183,962 | 152,096 | | 4,014 | | 18,160 | 2,676 | 4,097 | | | | 365,005 | 23,536 | 388,541 | 571,146 | 68.03% |
| Gampaha | WE | 385,733 | 294,490 | | | | 21,665 | | 10,549 | | | | 712,437 | 32,497 | 744,934 | 969,658 | 76.82% |
| Hambantota | SO | 31,639 | 22,459 | | 143 | | 1,686 | 648 | | | | | 56,575 | 4,339 | 60,914 | 295,120 | 20.64% |
| Jaffna | NE | 5,460 | | 150,340 | 8,439 | 60,013 | | | | 7,993 | 7,610 | | 239,855 | 25,203 | 265,058 | 592,210 | 44.76% |
| Kalutara | WE | 160,069 | 131,510 | | 12,971 | | 12,342 | 2,690 | 1,611 | | | | 321,193 | 20,139 | 341,332 | 570,193 | 59.86% |
| Kandy | CE | 204,973 | 105,977 | | 14,697 | | 5,147 | | 1,315 | | | | 332,109 | 22,374 | 354,483 | 628,317 | 56.42% |
| Kegalle | SA | 174,334 | 80,668 | | | | 15,168 | 1,028 | 14,056 | | | | 285,254 | 18,362 | 303,616 | 437,131 | 69.46% |
| Kurunegala | NW | 314,724 | 195,526 | | | | 11,059 | 2,848 | 13,759 | | | | 537,916 | 34,212 | 572,128 | 784,991 | 72.88% |
| Matale | CE | 88,869 | 45,717 | | | | 2,344 | | 2,350 | | | | 139,280 | 11,927 | 151,207 | 214,938 | 70.35% |
| Matara | SO | 45,734 | 28,752 | | | | 4,225 | 1,313 | 1,481 | | | | 81,505 | 5,128 | 86,633 | 451,926 | 19.17% |
| Monaragala | UV | 46,313 | 38,640 | | 450 | | 2,149 | 451 | | | | 349 | 88,352 | 12,317 | 100,669 | 161,927 | 62.17% |
| Nuwara Eliya | CE | 109,853 | 47,128 | | 1,720 | | 4,214 | | | 10,509 | | | 173,424 | 13,600 | 187,024 | 229,519 | 81.49% |
| Polonnaruwa | NC | 43,473 | 23,221 | | | | 1,117 | | 1,933 | | | | 69,744 | 5,266 | 75,010 | 163,745 | 45.81% |
| Puttalam | NW | 139,309 | 71,687 | | 6,253 | | 3,398 | | 1,137 | | | 691 | 222,475 | 13,205 | 235,680 | 318,755 | 73.94% |
| Ratnapura | SA | 196,323 | 123,360 | | | | 17,323 | | 1,337 | | | 779 | 339,122 | 20,248 | 359,370 | 457,224 | 78.60% |
| Trincomalee | NE | 22,450 | 22,966 | 25,239 | 17,884 | 12,755 | | 284 | | | | | 101,578 | 4,878 | 106,456 | 152,289 | 69.90% |
| Vanni | NE | 8,525 | 1,568 | 7,879 | 7,945 | 17,271 | | | | | | | 43,188 | 4,462 | 47,650 | 141,448 | 33.69% |
| Total | Total | 2,838,005 | 1,785,369 | 229,877 | 202,016 | 188,594 | 160,271 | 91,128 | 67,723 | 18,502 | 7,610 | 7,373 | 5,596,468 | 365,563 | 5,962,031 | 9,374,164 | 63.60% |
1. EROS contested as an independent group in four districts (Batticaloa, Jaffna, Trincomalee and Vanni).

## Percentage of votes

| Electoral District | Province | UNP | SLFP | EROS$^1$ | SLMC | ENDLF EPRLF TELO TULF | USA | MEP | ULPP | DPLF | ACTC | Ind | Total |
| Ampara | NE | 29.29% | 21.24% | | 28.69% | 20.32% | 0.45% | | | | | | 100.00% |
| Anuradhapura | NC | 56.39% | 38.92% | | | | 1.05% | 0.32% | 0.85% | | | 2.47% | 100.00% |
| Badulla | UV | 58.97% | 35.36% | | | | 2.49% | 0.74% | 2.44% | | | | 100.00% |
| Batticaloa | NE | 7.28% | 2.66% | 29.88% | 23.73% | 35.49% | | | | | | 0.96% | 100.00% |
| Colombo | WE | 51.67% | 28.29% | | 4.04% | | 4.40% | 10.62% | 0.98% | | | | 100.00% |
| Galle | SO | 50.40% | 41.67% | | 1.10% | | 4.98% | 0.73% | 1.12% | | | | 100.00% |
| Gampaha | WE | 54.14% | 41.34% | | | | 3.04% | | 1.48% | | | | 100.00% |
| Hambantota | SO | 55.92% | 39.70% | | 0.25% | | 2.98% | 1.15% | | | | | 100.00% |
| Jaffna | NE | 2.28% | | 62.68% | 3.52% | 25.02% | | | | 3.33% | 3.17% | | 100.00% |
| Kalutara | WE | 49.84% | 40.94% | | 4.04% | | 3.84% | 0.84% | 0.50% | | | | 100.00% |
| Kandy | CE | 61.72% | 31.91% | | 4.43% | | 1.55% | | 0.40% | | | | 100.00% |
| Kegalle | SA | 61.12% | 28.28% | | | | 5.32% | 0.36% | 4.93% | | | | 100.00% |
| Kurunegala | NW | 58.51% | 36.35% | | | | 2.06% | 0.53% | 2.56% | | | | 100.00% |
| Matale | CE | 63.81% | 32.82% | | | | 1.68% | | 1.69% | | | | 100.00% |
| Matara | SO | 56.11% | 35.28% | | | | 5.18% | 1.61% | 1.82% | | | | 100.00% |
| Monaragala | UV | 52.42% | 43.73% | | 0.51% | | 2.43% | 0.51% | | | | 0.40% | 100.00% |
| Nuwara Eliya | CE | 63.34% | 27.18% | | 0.99% | | 2.43% | | | 6.06% | | | 100.00% |
| Polonnaruwa | NC | 62.33% | 33.29% | | | | 1.60% | | 2.77% | | | | 100.00% |
| Puttalam | NW | 62.62% | 32.22% | | 2.81% | | 1.53% | | 0.51% | | | 0.31% | 100.00% |
| Ratnapura | SA | 57.89% | 36.38% | | | | 5.11% | | 0.39% | | | 0.23% | 100.00% |
| Trincomalee | NE | 22.10% | 22.61% | 24.85% | 17.61% | 12.56% | | 0.28% | | | | | 100.00% |
| Vanni | NE | 19.74% | 3.63% | 18.24% | 18.40% | 39.99% | | | | | | | 100.00% |
| Total | Total | 50.71% | 31.90% | 4.11% | 3.61% | 3.37% | 2.86% | 1.63% | 1.21% | 0.33% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 100.00% |
1. EROS contested as an independent group in four districts (Batticaloa, Jaffna, Trincomalee and Vanni).

## Seats

| Electoral District | Province | UNP | SLFP | EROS$^1$ | SLMC | ENDLF EPRLF TELO TULF | USA | MEP | ULPP | DPLF | ACTC | Ind | Total |
| Ampara | NE | 3 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 6 |
| Anuradhapura | NC | 5 | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 8 |
| Badulla | UV | 5 | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 8 |
| Batticaloa | NE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 0 | 5 |
| Colombo | WE | 12 | 6 | | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | 20 |
| Galle | SO | 6 | 5 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 11 |
| Gampaha | WE | 10 | 7 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 17 |
| Hambantota | SO | 5 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | | | 7 |
| Jaffna | NE | 0 | | 8 | 0 | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | | 11 |
| Kalutara | WE | 6 | 5 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 11 |
| Kandy | CE | 8 | 4 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 12 |
| Kegalle | SA | 6 | 2 | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | 9 |
| Kurunegala | NW | 10 | 5 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 15 |
| Matale | CE | 4 | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 5 |
| Matara | SO | 6 | 3 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | 9 |
| Monaragala | UV | 3 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | 5 |
| Nuwara Eliya | CE | 4 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 6 |
| Polonnaruwa | NC | 4 | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 5 |
| Puttalam | NW | 5 | 2 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | 7 |
| Ratnapura | SA | 6 | 3 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 0 | 10 |
| Trincomalee | NE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 4 |
| Vanni | NE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 |
| National List | National List | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Total | Total | 125 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
1. EROS contested as an independent group in four districts (Batticaloa, Jaffna, Trincomalee and Vanni).