# Nuwara Eliya Electoral District

Nuwara Eliya 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 Nuwara Eliya in the Central province. The district currently elects 7 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 457,137 registered electors in 2010. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 06.

## Polling Divisions

The Nuwara Eliya Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:
A: Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya
B: Kotmale
C: Hanguranketha
D: Walapane

## Presidential Elections
### 1982 Presidential Election

Results of the 1st presidential election held on 20 October 1982 for the district:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Junius Jayewardene | UNP | 20,672 | 18,684 | 49,414 | 18,957 | 1,290 | 109,017 | 63.10% |
| | Hector Kobbekaduwa | SLFP | 12,414 | 12,036 | 18,543 | 13,391 | 709 | 57,093 | 33.05% |
| | Rohana Wijeweera | JVP | 983 | 616 | 1,892 | 1,023 | 55 | 4,569 | 2.64% |
| | Colvin R. de Silva | LSSP | 202 | 146 | 632 | 208 | 13 | 1,201 | 0.70% |
| | Kumar Ponnambalam | ACTC | 50 | 51 | 380 | 74 | 3 | 558 | 0.32% |
| | Vasudeva Nanayakkara | NSSP | 77 | 32 | 145 | 70 | 7 | 331 | 0.19% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 34,398 | 31,565 | 71,006 | 33,723 | 2,077 | 172,769 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 368 | 320 | 950 | 397 | 13 | 2,048 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 34,766 | 31,885 | 71,956 | 34,120 | 2,090 | 174,817 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 39,853 | 37,124 | 86,487 | 38,414 | | 201,878 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87.24% | 85.89% | 83.20% | 88.82% | | 86.60% | |

### 1988 Presidential Election

Results of the 2nd presidential election held on 19 December 1988 for the district:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Ranasinghe Premadasa | UNP | 22,748 | 17,822 | 52,653 | 18,099 | 813 | 112,135 | 62.15% |
| | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | SLFP | 14,011 | 13,549 | 22,209 | 14,519 | 619 | 64,907 | 35.98% |
| | Ossie Abeygunasekera | SLMP | 370 | 272 | 2,290 | 404 | 35 | 3,371 | 1.87% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 37,129 | 31,643 | 77,152 | 33,022 | 1,467 | 180,413 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 576 | 401 | 1,771 | 530 | 42 | 3,320 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 37,705 | 32,044 | 78,923 | 33,552 | 1,509 | 183,733 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 44,596 | 39,194 | 101,765 | 44,214 | | 229,769 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84.55% | 81.76% | 77.55% | 75.89% | | 79.96% | |

### 1994 Presidential Election

Results of the 3rd presidential election held on 9 November 1994 for the district:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Chandrika Kumaratunga | PA | 22,917 | 22,034 | 94,262 | 26,020 | 3,696 | 168,929 | 57.14% |
| | Srima Dissanayake | UNP | 19,609 | 19,708 | 53,949 | 20,955 | 2,707 | 116,928 | 39.55% |
| | Hudson Samarasinghe | Ind 2 | 350 | 555 | 4,897 | 509 | 3 | 6,314 | 2.14% |
| | Harischandra Wijayatunga | SMBP | 162 | 137 | 775 | 226 | 32 | 1,332 | 0.45% |
| | A. J. Ranasinghe | Ind 1 | 153 | 140 | 590 | 190 | 10 | 1,083 | 0.37% |
| | Nihal Galappaththi | SLPF | 96 | 142 | 618 | 178 | 10 | 1,044 | 0.35% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 43,287 | 42,716 | 155,091 | 48,078 | 6,458 | 295,630 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,202 | 1,651 | 7,412 | 1,480 | 95 | 11,840 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 44,489 | 44,367 | 162,503 | 49,558 | 6,553 | 307,470 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 54,001 | 56,977 | 212,690 | 63,000 | | 386,668 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82.39% | 77.87% | 76.40% | 78.66% | | 79.52% | |

### 1999 Presidential Election

Results of the 4th presidential election held on 21 December 1999 for the district:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Ranil Wickramasinghe | UNP | 18,426 | 20,984 | 87,653 | 23,685 | 2,088 | 152,836 | 48.68% |
| | Chandrika Kumaratunga | PA | 29,000 | 22,068 | 70,497 | 23,312 | 2,333 | 147,210 | 46.88% |
| | Nandana Gunathilake | JVP | 1,572 | 826 | 1,897 | 1,299 | 285 | 5,879 | 1.87% |
| | W. V. M. Ranjith | Ind 2 | 158 | 211 | 1,128 | 198 | 3 | 1,698 | 0.54% |
| | Rajiva Wijesinha | LPSL | 143 | 164 | 1,074 | 186 | 0 | 1,567 | 0.50% |
| | Tennyson Edirisuriya | Ind 1 | 140 | 133 | 672 | 168 | 3 | 1,116 | 0.36% |
| | Harischandra Wijayatunga | SMBP | 131 | 136 | 591 | 142 | 21 | 1,021 | 0.33% |
| | Vasudeva Nanayakkara | LDA | 51 | 67 | 489 | 158 | 47 | 812 | 0.26% |
| | Kamal Karunadasa | PLSF | 71 | 76 | 326 | 80 | 2 | 555 | 0.18% |
| | Abdul Rasool | SLMP | 68 | 71 | 322 | 67 | 3 | 531 | 0.17% |
| | Hudson Samarasinghe | Ind 3 | 54 | 52 | 244 | 63 | 0 | 413 | 0.13% |
| | Ariyawansha Dissanayaka | DUNF | 21 | 22 | 102 | 30 | 1 | 176 | 0.06% |
| | A. W. Premawardhana | PFF | 28 | 13 | 102 | 33 | 0 | 176 | 0.06% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 49,863 | 44,823 | 165,097 | 49,421 | 4,786 | 313,990 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,461 | 1,193 | 4,885 | 1,366 | 92 | 8,997 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 51,324 | 46,016 | 169,982 | 50,787 | 4,878 | 322,987 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 58,213 | 59,333 | 216,038 | 64,127 | | 397,711 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88.17% | 77.56% | 78.68% | 79.20% | | 81.21% | |

### 2005 Presidential Election

Results of the 5th presidential election held on 17 November 2005 for the district:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Ranil Wickramasinghe | UNP | 27,061 | 33,073 | 156,343 | 30,852 | 3,099 | 250,428 | 70.37% |
| | Mahinda Rajapaksa | UPFA | 20,725 | 17,645 | 33,453 | 23,688 | 4,039 | 99,550 | 27.97% |
| | Siritunga Jayasuriya | USP | 277 | 378 | 1,631 | 333 | 3 | 2,622 | 0.74% |
| | A. A. Suraweera | NDF | 285 | 204 | 689 | 285 | 2 | 1,465 | 0.41% |
| | Victor Hettigoda | ULPP | 58 | 51 | 182 | 74 | 11 | 376 | 0.11% |
| | Chamil Jayaneththi | NLF | 57 | 35 | 115 | 78 | 2 | 287 | 0.08% |
| | Anura De Silva | ULF | 33 | 27 | 125 | 30 | 0 | 215 | 0.06% |
| | Aruna de Soyza | RPP | 46 | 27 | 79 | 50 | 0 | 202 | 0.06% |
| | Wimal Geeganage | SLNF | 58 | 29 | 67 | 45 | 0 | 199 | 0.06% |
| | A. K. J. Arachchige | DUA | 40 | 16 | 73 | 35 | 0 | 164 | 0.05% |
| | Wije Dias | SEP | 18 | 23 | 90 | 15 | 0 | 146 | 0.04% |
| | P. Nelson Perera | SLPF | 18 | 24 | 74 | 21 | 0 | 137 | 0.04% |
| | H. S. Dharmadwaja | UNAF | 15 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 84 | 0.02% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 48,691 | 51,548 | 192,961 | 55,519 | 7,156 | 355,875 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 843 | 576 | 2,841 | 1,003 | 147 | 5,410 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 49,534 | 52,124 | 195,802 | 56,522 | 7,303 | 361,285 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 63,421 | 65,998 | 246,062 | 71,744 | | 447,225 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78.10% | 78.98% | 79.57% | 78.78% | | 80.78% | |

### 2010 Presidential Election

Results of the 6th presidential election held on 26 January 2010 for the district:
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Sarath Fonseka | NDF | 16,470 | 26,727 | 112,866 | 21,474 | 3,067 | 180,604 | 52.14% |
| | Mahinda Rajapaksa | UPFA | 29,164 | 24,120 | 62,604 | 29,618 | 6,098 | 151,604 | 43.77% |
| | M. C. M. Ismail | DUNF | 518 | 531 | 2,693 | 381 | 11 | 4,134 | 1.19% |
| | C. J. Sugathsiri Gamage | UDF | 165 | 210 | 1,158 | 196 | 0 | 1,729 | 0.50% |
| | A. A. Suraweera | NDF | 312 | 190 | 747 | 315 | 4 | 1,568 | 0.45% |
| | A. S. P. Liyanage | SLLP | 127 | 107 | 529 | 169 | 0 | 932 | 0.27% |
| | M. K. Shivajilingam | Ind 5 | 69 | 68 | 447 | 105 | 9 | 698 | 0.20% |
| | W. V. M. Ranjith | Ind 1 | 112 | 94 | 340 | 135 | 6 | 687 | 0.20% |
| | Sarath Manamendra | NSH | 74 | 80 | 441 | 61 | 1 | 657 | 0.19% |
| | Lal Perera | ONF | 53 | 91 | 404 | 84 | 1 | 633 | 0.18% |
| | Siritunga Jayasuriya | USP | 57 | 73 | 320 | 69 | 3 | 522 | 0.15% |
| | Ukkubanda Wijekoon | Ind 3 | 53 | 44 | 279 | 76 | 0 | 452 | 0.13% |
| | Vikramabahu Karunaratne | LF | 46 | 28 | 204 | 58 | 3 | 339 | 0.10% |
| | Wije Dias | SEP | 21 | 30 | 219 | 40 | 0 | 310 | 0.09% |
| | Sanath Pinnaduwa | NA | 31 | 35 | 199 | 29 | 0 | 294 | 0.08% |
| | Aithurus M. Illias | Ind 2 | 70 | 35 | 113 | 48 | 2 | 268 | 0.08% |
| | Aruna de Soyza | RPP | 23 | 35 | 108 | 26 | 0 | 192 | 0.06% |
| | Ven.Battaramulla Seelarathana Thero | JP | 27 | 17 | 99 | 35 | 3 | 181 | 0.05% |
| | M. Mohamed Musthaffa | Ind 4 | 22 | 24 | 114 | 18 | 0 | 178 | 0.05% |
| | Senaratna de Silva | PNF | 17 | 16 | 109 | 26 | 2 | 170 | 0.05% |
| | M. B. Thaminimulla | ACAKO | 26 | 7 | 73 | 17 | 3 | 126 | 0.04% |
| | Sarath Kongahage | UNAF | 19 | 8 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 104 | 0.03% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 47,476 | 52,570 | 184,128 | 52,994 | 9,214 | 346,382 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 748 | 1,057 | 3,693 | 875 | 89 | 6,462 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 48,224 | 53,627 | 187,821 | 53,869 | 9,303 | 352,844 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 65,969 | 70,730 | 247,069 | 73,369 | | 457,137 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73.10% | 75.82% | 76.02% | 73.42% | | 77.19% | |

### 2015 Presidential Election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | | 0% | |

### 2019 Presidential Election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | | 0% | |

### 2024 Presidential Election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Akmeemana Dayarathna thero | IND1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| | Abubakar Mohamed Infas | DUA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| | Siripala Amarasinghe | IND2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| | K.K. Piyadasa | IND2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| | Sarath Keerthirathna | IND2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| | K.K. Kularatna | IND2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 59,165 | 67,115 | 260,273 | 68,407 | 18,975 | 473,935 | 100% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,670 | 1,809 | 8,311 | 2,317 | 536 | 14,643 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 60,835 | 68,924 | 268,584 | 70,724 | 19,511 | 488,578 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 73,426 | 85,188 | 340,077 | 86,874 | | 605,292 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82.85% | 80.9% | 78.98% | 81.41% | | 80.72% | |

## Parliamentary General Elections
### 1989 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 9th parliamentary election held on 15 February 1989 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Party | 24,140 | 18,712 | 44,252 | 20,699 | 2,050 | 109,853 | 63.34% | 4 |
| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 9,890 | 9,175 | 15,928 | 11,236 | 899 | 47,128 | 27.18% | 2 |
| | Democratic People's Liberation Front | 101 | 710 | 8,718 | 961 | 19 | 10,509 | 6.06% | 0 |
| | United Socialist Alliance | 262 | 260 | 3,488 | 155 | 49 | 4,214 | 2.43% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 49 | 492 | 1,078 | 97 | 4 | 1,720 | 0.99% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 34,442 | 29,349 | 73,464 | 33,148 | 3,021 | 173,424 | 100.00% | 6 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 2,457 | 2,439 | 5,937 | 2,687 | 80 | 13,600 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 36,899 | 31,788 | 79,401 | 35,835 | 3,101 | 187,024 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 43,844 | 38,688 | 100,139 | 43,624 | 3,224 | 229,519 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 84.16% | 82.17% | 79.29% | 82.15% | 96.18% | 81.49% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNP | UNP | Gamini Dissanayake | 73,790 |
| UNP | UNP | Tissa Abeyagoonasekera | 35,375 |
| UNP | UNP | Renuka Herath | 31,271 |
| UNP | UNP | Wijesundara Bandara Ranatunga | 29,067 |
| SLFP | SLFP | Ananda Dassanayake | 23,418 |
| SLFP | SLFP | S. B. Dissanayake | 18,986 |

### 1994 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 10th parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Party | 24,783 | 26,542 | 94,893 | 26,534 | 2,726 | 175,478 | 58.12% | 5 |
| | People's Alliance | 17,904 | 16,112 | 39,476 | 21,453 | 2,713 | 97,658 | 32.35% | 2 |
| | Independent Group | 68 | 1,610 | 24,248 | 1,189 | 259 | 27,374 | 9.07% | 1 |
| | Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 130 | 194 | 453 | 107 | 44 | 928 | 0.31% | 0 |
| | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 56 | 90 | 221 | 80 | 33 | 480 | 0.16% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 42,941 | 44,548 | 159,291 | 49,363 | 5,775 | 301,918 | 100.00% | 8 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 2,526 | 2,607 | 13,368 | 2,997 | 94 | 21,592 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 45,467 | 47,155 | 172,659 | 52,360 | 5,869 | 323,510 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 54,001 | 56,977 | 212,690 | 63,000 | | 386,668 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 84.20% | 82.76% | 81.18% | 83.11% | | 83.67% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNP | CWC | Muthu Sivalingam | 85,490 |
| UNP | CWC | Suppaiah Sathasivam | 83,368 |
| UNP | CWC | Arumugam Thondaman | 75,297 |
| UNP | UNP | Renuka Herath | 49,473 |
| UNP | UNP | Tissa Abeyagoonasekera | 40,513 |
| PA | SLFP | S. B. Dissanayake | 38,372 |
| PA | SLFP | C. B. Rathnayake | 38,092 |
| IG | UCPF | Periyasamy Chandrasekaran | 23,453 |

### 2000 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 11th parliamentary election held on 10 October 2000 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | People's Alliance | 32,859 | 21,623 | 75,788 | 24,390 | 3,358 | 158,018 | 52.53% | 4 |
| | United National Party | 10,470 | 20,283 | 71,854 | 21,144 | 2,735 | 126,486 | 42.05% | 3 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 1,386 | 950 | 2,311 | 1,290 | 362 | 6,299 | 2.09% | 0 |
| | National Union of Workers | 42 | 63 | 4,506 | 55 | 5 | 4,671 | 1.55% | 0 |
| | Citizen's Front | 72 | 123 | 2,049 | 161 | 40 | 2,445 | 0.81% | 0 |
| | Sinhala Heritage | 104 | 96 | 823 | 84 | 54 | 1,161 | 0.39% | 0 |
| | Left & Democratic Alliance | 4 | 9 | 162 | 107 | 12 | 294 | 0.10% | 0 |
| | Liberal Party | 15 | 32 | 210 | 33 | 4 | 294 | 0.10% | 0 |
| | Democratic United National Front | 24 | 35 | 129 | 35 | 1 | 224 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 9 | 10 | 15 | 96 | 21 | 0 | 142 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 110 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 12 | 10 | 67 | 8 | 11 | 108 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 0 | 93 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 22 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Muslim Party | 5 | 11 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 58 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 7 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 6 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | People's Freedom Front | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Ruhunu People's Party | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0.01% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 45,068 | 43,294 | 158,409 | 47,452 | 6,583 | 300,806 | 100.00% | 7 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 4,180 | 4,924 | 19,785 | 6,114 | 146 | 35,149 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 49,248 | 48,218 | 178,194 | 53,566 | 6,729 | 335,955 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 58,854 | 60,202 | 220,934 | 65,424 | | 405,414 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 83.68% | 80.09% | 80.65% | 81.88% | | 82.87% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| PA | SLFP | S. B. Dissanayake | 78,903 |
| PA | CWC | Arumugan Thondaman | 61,779 |
| PA | CWC | Muthu Sivalingam | 55,673 |
| UNP | UNP | Navin Dissanayake | 55,587 |
| PA | CWC | S. Jegadhiswaran | 50,375 |
| UNP | UCPF | Periyasamy Chandrasekaran | 54,681 |
| UNP | UNP | Suppaiah Sathasivam | 47,472 |

### 2001 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 12th parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Front | 25,631 | 29,549 | 130,633 | 26,431 | 2,913 | 215,157 | 68.28% | 5 |
| | People's Alliance | 13,618 | 14,421 | 28,734 | 18,582 | 2,378 | 77,733 | 24.67% | 2 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 2,502 | 1,508 | 4,227 | 2,184 | 659 | 11,080 | 3.52% | 0 |
| | National Democratic Party | 28 | 310 | 6,206 | 46 | 10 | 6,600 | 2.09% | 0 |
| | New Left Front | 242 | 243 | 848 | 342 | 12 | 1,687 | 0.54% | 0 |
| | United Socialist Party | 125 | 153 | 825 | 154 | 5 | 1,262 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | Sinhala Heritage | 60 | 66 | 423 | 62 | 31 | 642 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | Democratic Left Front | 23 | 22 | 122 | 199 | 7 | 373 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 6 | 23 | 17 | 98 | 39 | 2 | 179 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 23 | 23 | 60 | 10 | 1 | 117 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 61 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 5 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | People's Freedom Front | 3 | | 25 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka National Front | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 42,321 | 46,337 | 172,305 | 48,115 | 6,021 | 315,099 | 100.00% | 7 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 5,211 | 3,638 | 14,103 | 5,335 | 86 | 28,373 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 47,532 | 49,975 | 186,408 | 53,450 | 6,107 | 343,472 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 60,044 | 62,131 | 228,317 | 66,671 | | 417,163 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 79.16% | 80.43% | 81.64% | 80.17% | | 82.34% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNF | CWC | Arumugam Thondaman | 121,542 |
| UNF | UCPF | Periyasamy Chandrasekaran | 121,421 |
| UNF | CWC | Muthu Sivalingam | 107,338 |
| UNF | UNP | Navin Dissanayake | 74,894 |
| UNF | UNP | K. K. Piyadasa | 54,206 |
| PA | SLFP | C. B. Rathnayake | 49,673 |
| PA | SLFP | Shantha Kumara Dassanayake | 35,504 |

### 2004 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 13th parliamentary election held on 2 April 2004 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Front | 25,313 | 25,390 | 100,350 | 22,768 | 3,150 | 176,971 | 54.02% | 4 |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 16,962 | 15,964 | 25,989 | 20,607 | 3,423 | 82,945 | 25.32% | 2 |
| | Up-Country People's Front | 574 | 4,182 | 41,563 | 3,170 | 239 | 49,728 | 15.18% | 1 |
| | Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance | 88 | 1,563 | 7,331 | 1,697 | 57 | 10,736 | 3.28% | 0 |
| | Jathika Hela Urumaya | 630 | 593 | 2,617 | 395 | 219 | 4,454 | 1.36% | 0 |
| | United Socialist Party | 73 | 144 | 1,019 | 188 | 2 | 1,426 | 0.44% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 77 | 27 | 372 | 51 | 5 | 532 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | Liberal Party | 4 | 25 | 58 | 99 | 2 | 188 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | New Left Front | 16 | 11 | 113 | 42 | 5 | 187 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 95 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Ruhuna People's Party | 3 | 1 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 72 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 9 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 53 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 45 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka National Front | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Swarajya Party | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 43,797 | 47,942 | 179,672 | 49,091 | 7,107 | 327,609 | 100.00% | 7 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 3,732 | 2,896 | 13,594 | 4,028 | 163 | 24,413 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 47,529 | 50,838 | 193,266 | 53,119 | 7,270 | 352,022 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 61,868 | 65,044 | 239,511 | 69,813 | | 436,236 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 76.82% | 78.16% | 80.69% | 76.09% | | 80.70% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNF | CWC | Arumugam Thondaman | 99,783 |
| UNF | CWC | Muthu Sivalingam | 85,708 |
| UNF | CWC | S. Jegadhiswaran | 81,386 |
| UNF | UNP | S. B. Dissanayake | 71,723 |
| UPFA | SLFP | C. B. Rathnayake | 55,284 |
| UPFA | JVP | N. D. N. P. Jayasinghe | 44,229 |
| UCPF | UCPF | Periyasamy Chandrasekaran | 42,582 |

### 2010 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 14th parliamentary election held on 8 April 2010 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 18,866 | 24,790 | 72,766 | 26,017 | 6,672 | 149,111 | 56.01% | 5 |
| | United National Front | 10,362 | 13,553 | 59,339 | 11,551 | 2,080 | 96,885 | 36.39% | 2 |
| | Up-Country People's Front | 236 | 1,120 | 10,912 | 881 | 40 | 13,189 | 4.95% | 0 |
| | Democratic National Alliance | 993 | 700 | 1,389 | 508 | 394 | 3,984 | 1.50% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 16 | 48 | 1,068 | 133 | 15 | 1,280 | 0.48% | 0 |
| | United Socialist Party | 21 | 28 | 230 | 24 | 0 | 303 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 5 | 6 | 8 | 102 | 106 | 13 | 235 | 0.09% | 0 |
| | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 166 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 17 | 225 | 0.08% | 0 |
| | United National Alternative Front | 20 | 24 | 81 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 14 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 25 | 0 | 117 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 16 | 11 | 69 | 18 | 3 | 117 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | United Democratic Front | 7 | 8 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 63 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 10 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 9 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 13 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Socialist Equality Party | 1 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | United Lanka Great Council | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Janasetha Peramuna | 1 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Patriotic National Front | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Left Liberation Front | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka National Front | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0.00% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Labour Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 30,813 | 40,384 | 146,362 | 39,416 | 9,259 | 266,234 | 100.00% | 7 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 5,146 | 5,327 | 19,969 | 6,424 | 370 | 37,236 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 35,959 | 45,711 | 166,331 | 45,840 | 9,629 | 303,470 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 65,969 | 70,730 | 247,069 | 73,369 | | 457,137 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 54.51% | 64.63% | 67.32% | 62.48% | | 66.38% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UPFA | CWC | Arumugam Thondaman | 60,997 |
| UPFA | CWC | Velusami Radhakrishnan | 54,083 |
| UPFA | CWC | Perumal Rajadurai | 49,228 |
| UPFA | UNP | Navin Dissanayake | 43,514 |
| UPFA | SLFP | C. B. Rathnayake | 41,345 |
| UNF | NUW | Palani Digambaran | 39,490 |
| UNF | CF | Sri Ranga Jeyaratnam | 33,948 |

### 2015 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 15th parliamentary election held on 17 August 2015 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 0' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | % | % | % | % | | % | | |

### 2020 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 16th parliamentary election held on 5 August 2020 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 0' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | % | % | % | % | | % | | |

### 2024 Parliamentary General Election

Results of the 17th parliamentary election held on 14 November 2024 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 0' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | % | % | % | % | | % | | |

## Provincial Council Elections
### 1988 provincial council election

Results of the 1st Central provincial council election held on 2 June 1988
| Party | Party | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Party | 98,863 | 70.43% | 12 |
| | United Socialist Alliance | 38,312 | 27.3% | 5 |
| | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 3,187 | 2.27% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 140,362 | 100.00% | 17 |

### 1993 provincial council election

Results of the 2nd Central provincial council election held on 17 May 1993:
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Party | 150,936 | 59.18% | 10 |
| | People's Alliance | 47,823 | 18.75% | 3 |
| | Democratic United National Front | 29,183 | 11.44% | 2 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 16,075 | 6.3% | 1 |
| | National Union of Workers | 7,749 | 3.04% | 1 |
| | Nava Sama Samaja Party | 1,376 | 0.54% | 0 |
| | Democratic Workers Congress | 1,074 | 0.42% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 847 | 0.33% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 255,063 | 100.00% | 17 |

### 1999 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 3rd Central provincial council election held on 6 April 1999 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Party | 14,299 | 14,865 | 43,587 | 14,129 | 1,140 | 88,020 | 32.41% | 6 |
| | People's Alliance | 22,571 | 14,389 | 22,265 | 18,834 | 1,205 | 79,264 | 29.18% | 5 |
| | National Union of Workers | 1,494 | 8,048 | 55,788 | 4,035 | 96 | 69,441 | 25.57% | 4 |
| | Up-Country People's Front | 321 | 1,793 | 18,904 | 1,800 | 78 | 22,896 | 8.43% | 2 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 1,057 | 843 | 1,756 | 1,118 | 135 | 4,909 | 1.81% | 0 |
| | New Left Front | 489 | 264 | 1,390 | 1,366 | 12 | 3,541 | 1.3% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 47 | 105 | 1,188 | 700 | 11 | 2,031 | 0.75% | 0 |
| | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 48 | 72 | 515 | 54 | 22 | 811 | 0.30% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 6 | 43 | 362 | 50 | 1 | 462 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 37 | 19 | 130 | 51 | 1 | 238 | 0.09% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 40,369 | 40,461 | 145,945 | 42,137 | 2,701 | 271,613 | 100.00% | 17 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 4,617 | 3,906 | 17,282 | 4,962 | 86 | 30,853 | 10.23% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 44,986 | 44,367 | 163,227 | 47,089 | 2,787 | 302,466 | 77.24% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 57,421 | 58,603 | 212,585 | 82,998 | | 391,585 | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Party | Candidate | votes |
| NUW | Velusami Radhakrishnan | 33,775 |
| UNP | K. K. Piyadasa | 33,771 |
| PA | Saliaya Bandara Dissanayake | 26,935 |
| NUW | Suppiah Kandasami | 22,873 |
| UNP | Piyasiri Gawarammana | 21,429 |
| PA | R. M. S. B. Ratnayake | 19,080 |
| UNP | Vadivel Puttirasigamany | 17,904 |
| UNP | Abeyratne Bandara | 17,225 |
| NUW | Muthuasami Nadarajahpillai | 15,882 |
| NUW | Sicken Vellayan | 14,493 |
| PA | Shantha Kumara Dasanayake | 14,167 |
| UNP | Mahinda Bandara Delpitiya | 12,805 |
| PA | Sheela Yapa | 12,687 |
| UNP | Wimal Sisira Bandara | 12,666 |
| PA | Jayaratna Dissanayake | 11,070 |
| UCPF | Murugan Sivalingam | 7,780 |
| UCPF | G. Rajagulendra | 5,932 |

### 2004 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 4th Central provincial council election held on 10 July 2004 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Party | 19,062 | 17,145 | 83,450 | 17,571 | 1,344 | 138,572 | 50.88% | 8 |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 17,486 | 15,653 | 32,049 | 21,938 | 2,066 | 89,192 | 32.75% | 6 |
| | Up-Country People's Front | 482 | 4,909 | 29,365 | 2,147 | 36 | 36,939 | 13.56% | 2 |
| | United Socialist Party | 252 | 410 | 2,860 | 369 | 5 | 3,896 | 1.43% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 56 | 20 | 811 | 1,032 | 16 | 1,935 | 0.71% | 0 |
| | Liberal Party | 6 | 124 | 546 | 179 | 5 | 860 | 0.32% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 102 | 39 | 285 | 94 | 1 | 521 | 0.19% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 29 | 18 | 78 | 20 | 1 | 146 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | National Democratic Party | 8 | 13 | 75 | 13 | 0 | 109 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 6 | 8 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 76 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 10 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 0.01% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 37,503 | 38,344 | 149,606 | 43,391 | 3,483 | 272,327 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 3,077 | 2,935 | 13,449 | 3,774 | 140 | 23,375 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 40,580 | 41,279 | 163,055 | 47,165 | 3,623 | 295,702 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 61,868 | 65,054 | 239,513 | 69,813 | | 436,248 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 65.59% | 63.45% | 68.08% | 67.56% | | 67.78% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNP | Velusami Radhakrishnan | 44,525 |
| UNP | S. B. Dissanayake | 33,869 |
| UNP | K. P. Govindaraja | 31,501 |
| UNP | Muthuasami Nadarajahpillai | 28,008 |
| UPFA | R. M. S. B. Rathnayaka | 27,997 |
| UNP | Sicken Vellayan | 23,252 |
| UNP | Sivaraja Anushshaya | 22,073 |
| UNP | Sadayan Balachandran | 21,713 |
| UNP | Renuka Herath | 21,485 |
| UCPF | Santhanam Arulsamy | 18,964 |
| UCPF | Palani Digambaran | 18,387 |
| UPFA | Jayarathna Dissanayake | 17,894 |
| UPFA | Nimal Piyatissa | 17,111 |
| UPFA | Aquelas De Silva | 16,683 |
| UPFA | A. W. G. Ranasinghe | 16,262 |
| UPFA | Chinthaka Saminda Kularathna | 12,443 |

### 2009 Provincial Council Election

Results of the 5th Central provincial council election held on 14 February 2009 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 24,639 | 24,789 | 69,323 | 23,972 | 3,695 | 146,418 | 51.77% | 9 |
| | United National Party | 13,740 | 17,933 | 79,153 | 16,260 | 1,203 | 128,289 | 45.36% | 7 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 374 | 656 | 1,453 | 457 | 99 | 3,039 | 1.07% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 10 | 21 | 333 | 1,640 | 15 | 34 | 2,043 | 0.72% | 0 |
| | United Socialist Party | 28 | 84 | 500 | 73 | 3 | 688 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 47 | 29 | 458 | 47 | 5 | 586 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 2 | 12 | 173 | 231 | 13 | 431 | 0.15% | 0 |
| | Ruhunu People's Party | 10 | 68 | 228 | 97 | 1 | 404 | 0.14% | 0 |
| | United Lanka People's Party | 26 | 29 | 143 | 42 | 1 | 241 | 0.09% | 0 |
| | Left Front | 4 | 4 | 21 | 87 | 2 | 118 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 3 | 10 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Socialist Equality Party | 1 | 5 | 82 | 7 | 3 | 98 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 9 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | United Lanka Great Council | 10 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 8 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | National People's Party | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Liberal Party | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Patriotic National Front | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 38,947 | 43,989 | 153,473 | 41,346 | 5,064 | 282,819 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 3,898 | 3,462 | 15,099 | 4,289 | 99 | 26,847 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 42,845 | 47,451 | 168,572 | 45,635 | 5,163 | 309,666 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 65,209 | 68,967 | 245,527 | 72,692 | | 452,395 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 65.70% | 68.80% | 68.66% | 62.78% | | 68.45% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNP | Palani Digambaran | 45,229 |
| UPFA | S. B. Dissanayake | 39,005 |
| UNP | Prakash Ganeshan | 38,362 |
| UNP | M. Udayakumar | 32,409 |
| UPFA | R. M. S. B. Rathnayaka | 30,114 |
| UPFA | Shantha Kumara Dasanayake | 30,006 |
| UPFA | M. Rameshwaran | 21,544 |
| UNP | Jayalath Bandara | 21,350 |
| UNP | K. K. Piyadasa | 20,902 |
| UNP | Suppaiah Sathasivam | 20,462 |
| UPFA | Nimal Piyatissa | 19,961 |
| UPFA | Ramasami Muththaiah | 18,990 |
| UPFA | Jayarathna Dissanayake | 18,897 |
| UPFA | Velusami Radhakrishnan | 18,513 |
| UPFA | Wimali Karunarathne | 17,982 |
| UNP | Sri Kanapathi Kanagaraja | 15,547 |

### 2013 provincial council election

Results of the 6th provincial council election held on 21 September 2013 for the district:
| Party | Party | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Votes per Polling Division | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Hanguranketha | Kothmale | Nuwara Eliya- Maskeliya | Walapane | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 24,276 | 33,520 | 129,672 | 32,436 | 5,403 | 225,307 | 68.87% | 12 |
| | United National Party | 13,200 | 9,794 | 31,446 | 11,184 | 1,639 | 67,263 | 20.56% | 4 |
| | Up-Country People's Front | 568 | 2,891 | 17,980 | 1,877 | 139 | 23,455 | 7.17% | 1 |
| | Democratic Party | 423 | 532 | 1,585 | 472 | 373 | 3,385 | 1.03% | 0 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 415 | 455 | 1,077 | 231 | 132 | 2,310 | 0.71% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 10 | 38 | 1,086 | 39 | 12 | 1,185 | 0.36% | 0 |
| | Eelavar Democratic Front | 90 | 154 | 666 | 182 | 4 | 1,096 | 0.34% | 0 |
| | Socialist Alliance | 11 | 36 | 639 | 33 | 7 | 726 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 5 | 25 | 89 | 500 | 32 | 1 | 647 | 0.2% | 0 |
| | United Socialist Party | 52 | 52 | 345 | 73 | 1 | 523 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 5 | 21 | 32 | 343 | 29 | 4 | 429 | 0.13% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 6 | 3 | 4 | 99 | 44 | 1 | 151 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | United Lanka People's Party | 28 | 16 | 71 | 21 | 2 | 138 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Patriotic National Front | 6 | 12 | 96 | 10 | 5 | 129 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 7 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 90 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 8 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 75 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | United Lanka Great Council | 9 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Jana Setha Peramuna | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Labour Party | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Ruhunu People's Party | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 39,184 | 47,692 | 185,821 | 46,719 | 7,727 | 327,143 | 100.00% | 17 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 3,503 | 4,112 | 15,537 | 4,196 | 329 | 27,677 | 7.8% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 42,687 | 51,804 | 201,358 | 50,915 | 8,056 | 354,820 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 69,128 | 75,297 | 284,684 | 78,584 | | 507,693 | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Party | Candidate | votes |
| UPFA | Ramasamy Muththaiah | 50,600 |
| UPFA | Ram Kanapathy Kanagaraj | 48,825 |
| UPFA | Philip Kumar | 46,912 |
| UPFA | M. Rameshwaran | 44,695 |
| UPFA | M. Udayakumar | 43,543 |
| UPFA | Palani Shakthivel | 39,813 |
| UPFA | R. M. S. B. Rathnayaka | 29,511 |
| UPFA | Siridaran Somasundaram | 29,281 |
| UPFA | Singaram Ponnaiah | 28,834 |
| UPFA | Shantha Kumara Dasanayake | 28,632 |
| UPFA | Sivaguru Saraswathy | 27,451 |
| UPFA | Nimal Piyatissa | 24,109 |
| UNP | K. K. Piyadasa | 21,972 |
| UNP | Jayalath Bandara | 16,556 |
| UNP | Renuka Herath | 15,507 |
| UCPF | Radhakrishnan Rajaram | 12,237 |
| UNP | Suppiah Sathasivam | 10,002 |