# Matale Electoral District

Matale 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 Matale in the Central province. The district currently elects five of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 342,684 registered electors in 2010. It is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 05.

## Polling Divisions

The Matale Electoral District consists of the following polling divisions:
A: Dambulla
B: Laggala
C: Matale
D: Rattota

## 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | J. R. Jayewardene | UNP | 27,368 | 17,354 | 22,452 | 25,183 | 1,674 | 94,031 | 58.11% |
| | Hector Kobbekaduwa | SLFP | 21,748 | 12,149 | 11,632 | 12,982 | 788 | 59,299 | 36.65% |
| | Rohana Wijeweera | JVP | 2,501 | 1,158 | 1,400 | 2,033 | 77 | 7,169 | 4.43% |
| | Colvin R. de Silva | LSSP | 309 | 155 | 153 | 239 | 10 | 866 | 0.54% |
| | Kumar Ponnambalam | ACTC | 46 | 39 | 85 | 82 | 1 | 253 | 0.16% |
| | Vasudeva Nanayakkara | NSSP | 40 | 34 | 49 | 61 | 12 | 196 | 0.12% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 52,012 | 30,889 | 35,771 | 40,580 | 2,562 | 161,814 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 385 | 272 | 332 | 396 | 29 | 1,414 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 52,397 | 31,161 | 36,103 | 40,976 | 2,591 | 163,228 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 60,536 | 35,129 | 43,705 | 47,906 | | 187,276 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86.56% | 88.70% | 82.61% | 85.53% | | 87.16% | |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Ranasinghe Premadasa | UNP | 4,276 | 9,055 | 12,544 | 10,599 | 533 | 37,007 | 57.85% |
| | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | SLFP | 3,195 | 8,908 | 6,889 | 6,380 | 453 | 25,825 | 40.37% |
| | Ossie Abeygunasekera | SLMP | 137 | 216 | 437 | 320 | 25 | 1,135 | 1.77% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 7,608 | 18,179 | 19,870 | 17,299 | 1,011 | 63,967 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 102 | 198 | 463 | 297 | 50 | 1,110 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 7,710 | 18,377 | 20,333 | 17,596 | 1,061 | 65,077 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 72,515 | 41,110 | 48,841 | 52,472 | | 214,938 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10.63% | 44.70% | 41.63% | 33.53% | | 30.28% | |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Chandrika Kumaratunga | PA | 37,869 | 26,092 | 25,234 | 28,300 | 3,954 | 121,449 | 60.98% |
| | Srima Dissanayake | UNP | 23,746 | 13,013 | 16,006 | 18,187 | 2,372 | 73,324 | 36.82% |
| | Hudson Samarasinghe | Ind 2 | 602 | 507 | 379 | 618 | 5 | 2,111 | 1.06% |
| | Harischandra Wijayatunga | SMBP | 273 | 137 | 288 | 250 | 44 | 992 | 0.50% |
| | Nihal Galappaththi | SLPF | 229 | 143 | 137 | 154 | 17 | 680 | 0.34% |
| | A. J. Ranasinghe | Ind 1 | 187 | 119 | 126 | 169 | 7 | 608 | 0.31% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 62,906 | 40,011 | 42,170 | 47,678 | 6,399 | 199,164 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,458 | 897 | 1,253 | 1,636 | 73 | 5,317 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 64,364 | 40,908 | 43,423 | 49,314 | 6,472 | 204,481 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 85,870 | 48,525 | 58,638 | 66,238 | | 259,271 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74.96% | 84.30% | 74.05% | 74.45% | | 78.87% | |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Chandrika Kumaratunga | PA | 35,811 | 24,073 | 21,709 | 26,959 | 2,680 | 111,232 | 51.42% |
| | Ranil Wickramasinghe | UNP | 30,850 | 16,091 | 20,185 | 22,336 | 2,482 | 91,944 | 42.51% |
| | Nandana Gunathilake | JVP | 3,496 | 1,069 | 1,392 | 1,574 | 393 | 7,924 | 3.66% |
| | W. V. M. Ranjith | Ind 2 | 323 | 200 | 168 | 255 | 5 | 951 | 0.44% |
| | Harischandra Wijayatunga | SMBP | 233 | 112 | 239 | 264 | 54 | 902 | 0.42% |
| | Rajiva Wijesinha | LPSL | 270 | 181 | 172 | 235 | 2 | 860 | 0.40% |
| | Tennyson Edirisuriya | Ind 1 | 214 | 171 | 122 | 232 | 8 | 747 | 0.35% |
| | Abdul Rasool | SLMP | 169 | 64 | 170 | 142 | 5 | 550 | 0.25% |
| | Kamal Karunadasa | PLSF | 132 | 74 | 56 | 78 | 3 | 343 | 0.16% |
| | Vasudeva Nanayakkara | LDA | 91 | 35 | 94 | 75 | 13 | 308 | 0.14% |
| | Hudson Samarasinghe | Ind 3 | 76 | 48 | 59 | 78 | 0 | 261 | 0.12% |
| | A. W. Premawardhana | PFF | 57 | 30 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 149 | 0.07% |
| | Ariyawansha Dissanayaka | DUNF | 46 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 139 | 0.06% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 71,768 | 42,179 | 44,433 | 52,283 | 5,647 | 216,310 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,876 | 1,112 | 1,322 | 1,627 | 234 | 6,171 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 73,644 | 43,291 | 45,755 | 53,910 | 5,881 | 222,481 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 97,348 | 53,732 | 64,069 | 71,025 | | 286,174 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75.65% | 80.57% | 71.42% | 75.90% | | 77.74% | |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Ranil Wickramasinghe | UNP | 38,692 | 22,249 | 29,637 | 31,449 | 3,910 | 125,937 | 50.25% |
| | Mahinda Rajapaksa | UPFA | 43,853 | 23,637 | 20,945 | 25,551 | 6,547 | 120,533 | 48.09% |
| | A. A. Suraweera | NDF | 361 | 279 | 235 | 334 | 8 | 1,217 | 0.49% |
| | Siritunga Jayasuriya | USP | 325 | 243 | 278 | 362 | 4 | 1,212 | 0.48% |
| | Chamil Jayaneththi | NLF | 117 | 86 | 73 | 78 | 2 | 356 | 0.14% |
| | Victor Hettigoda | ULPP | 102 | 37 | 88 | 96 | 19 | 342 | 0.14% |
| | Wimal Geeganage | SLNF | 71 | 65 | 34 | 58 | 0 | 228 | 0.09% |
| | Aruna de Soyza | RPP | 84 | 51 | 33 | 55 | 1 | 224 | 0.09% |
| | Anura De Silva | ULF | 61 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 1 | 208 | 0.08% |
| | A. K. J. Arachchige | DUA | 41 | 35 | 25 | 39 | 1 | 141 | 0.06% |
| | Wije Dias | SEP | 31 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 95 | 0.04% |
| | P. Nelson Perera | SLPF | 23 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 76 | 0.03% |
| | H. S. Dharmadwaja | UNAF | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 51 | 0.02% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 83,778 | 46,781 | 51,439 | 58,129 | 10,493 | 250,620 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,073 | 679 | 932 | 955 | 146 | 3,785 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 84,851 | 47,460 | 52,371 | 59,084 | 10,639 | 254,405 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 111,401 | 60,990 | 71,171 | 78,314 | | 321,876 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76.17% | 77.82% | 73.58% | 75.45% | | 79.04% | |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Mahinda Rajapaksa | UPFA | 58,016 | 31,277 | 26,996 | 32,818 | 8,846 | 157,953 | 59.74% |
| | Sarath Fonseka | NDF | 28,171 | 16,300 | 26,013 | 25,991 | 4,038 | 100,513 | 38.01% |
| | M. C. M. Ismail | DUNF | 360 | 213 | 289 | 232 | 11 | 1,105 | 0.42% |
| | A. A. Suraweera | NDF | 267 | 188 | 174 | 210 | 2 | 841 | 0.32% |
| | W. V. M. Ranjith | Ind 1 | 250 | 136 | 100 | 139 | 10 | 635 | 0.24% |
| | C. J. Sugathsiri Gamage | UDF | 158 | 100 | 159 | 203 | 3 | 623 | 0.24% |
| | A. S. P. Liyanage | SLLP | 96 | 90 | 83 | 97 | 6 | 372 | 0.14% |
| | Ukkubanda Wijekoon | Ind 3 | 107 | 70 | 75 | 87 | 1 | 340 | 0.13% |
| | Siritunga Jayasuriya | USP | 85 | 59 | 57 | 97 | 2 | 300 | 0.11% |
| | Sarath Manamendra | NSH | 75 | 72 | 61 | 88 | 3 | 299 | 0.11% |
| | Lal Perera | ONF | 51 | 46 | 60 | 91 | 1 | 249 | 0.09% |
| | M. K. Shivajilingam | Ind 5 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 57 | 2 | 192 | 0.07% |
| | Aithurus M. Illias | Ind 2 | 62 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 174 | 0.07% |
| | Vikramabahu Karunaratne | LF | 43 | 31 | 34 | 43 | 6 | 157 | 0.06% |
| | Sanath Pinnaduwa | NA | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 117 | 0.04% |
| | Wije Dias | SEP | 29 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 103 | 0.04% |
| | M. Mohamed Musthaffa | Ind 4 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 92 | 0.03% |
| | Ven.Battaramulla Seelarathana Thero | JP | 27 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 89 | 0.03% |
| | Aruna de Soyza | RPP | 20 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 1 | 86 | 0.03% |
| | Senaratna de Silva | PNF | 20 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 74 | 0.03% |
| | M. B. Thaminimulla | ACAKO | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 57 | 0.02% |
| | Sarath Kongahage | UNAF | 11 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 48 | 0.02% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 87,949 | 48,798 | 54,347 | 60,388 | 12,937 | 264,419 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 778 | 361 | 650 | 760 | 117 | 2,666 | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 88,727 | 49,159 | 54,997 | 61,148 | 13,054 | 267,085 | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 119,453 | 64,696 | 75,154 | 83,381 | | 342,684 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74.28% | 75.98% | 73.18% | 73.34% | | 77.94% | |

### 2015 presidential election

Results of the 7th presidential election held on 8 January 2015:
| 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Mahinda Rajapaksa | UPFA | 57,657 | 33,821 | 26,684 | 32,235 | 8,483 | 158,880 | 51.41% |
| | Maithripala Sirisena | NDF | 47,652 | 21,511 | 36,052 | 37,319 | 8,394 | 145,928 | 47.22% |
| | R. A. Sirisena | PNF | 205 | 170 | 123 | 141 | 5 | 649 | 0.21% |
| | Namal Rajapaksa | ONF | 158 | 136 | 65 | 137 | 4 | 500 | 0.16% |
| | A. S. P. Liyanage | SLLP | 92 | 73 | 101 | 125 | 3 | 394 | 0.13% |
| | M. I. Mohanmed Mishlar | UPF | 104 | 59 | 91 | 134 | 4 | 392 | 0.13% |
| | R. Peduru Arachchi | ULPP | 74 | 72 | 96 | 134 | 4 | 380 | 0.12% |
| | Aithurus M. Illias | Ind 1 | 90 | 52 | 77 | 86 | 1 | 306 | 0.1% |
| | Siritunga Jayasuriya | USP | 66 | 42 | 72 | 102 | 3 | 285 | 0.09% |
| | Duminda Nagamuwa | FSP | 79 | 39 | 54 | 72 | 7 | 251 | 0.08% |
| | Sarath Manamendra | NSH | 75 | 50 | 44 | 71 | 1 | 241 | 0.08% |
| | Anurudha Polgampola | Ind 2 | 36 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 1 | 152 | 0.05% |
| | Sundaram Mahendran | NSSP | 24 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 2 | 135 | 0.04% |
| | M. B. Theminimulla | ACAKO | 36 | 22 | 25 | 36 | 0 | 119 | 0.04% |
| | Vajirapani Wijesiriwardene | SEP | 27 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 97 | 0.03% |
| | Ven.Battaramulla Seelarathana Thero | JSP | 30 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 88 | 0.03% |
| | Prasanna Priyankara | DNM | 25 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 4 | 87 | 0.03% |
| | Jayantha Kulathunga | ULGC | 27 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 81 | 0.03% |
| | Wimal Geeganage | SLNF | 15 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 57 | 0.02% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 101,472 | 56,178 | 63,637 | 70,812 | 16,923 | 309,022 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,074 | 581 | 773 | 1,079 | 146 | 3,653 | 1.17% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 102,546 | 56,759 | 64,410 | 71,891 | 17,069 | 312,675 | 82.35% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 131,831 | 70,323 | 84,225 | 93,296 | 17,330 | 379,675 | |

### 2019 presidential election

Results of the 8th presidential election held on 16 November 2019:
| 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | SLPP | 68,177 | 36,363 | 32,486 | 37,390 | 13,405 | 187,821 | 55.37% |
| | Sajith Premadasa | NDF | 37,717 | 21,384 | 33,251 | 35,774 | 6,165 | 134,291 | 39.59% |
| | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | NMPP | 3,221 | 1,070 | 1,895 | 1,717 | 987 | 8,890 | 2.62% |
| | Mahesh Senanayake | NPP | 241 | 107 | 223 | 215 | 113 | 899 | 0.26% |
| | Ajantha Perera | SPSL | 307 | 179 | 129 | 222 | 13 | 850 | 0.25% |
| | Ariyawansa Dissanayake | DUNF | 240 | 171 | 159 | 232 | 17 | 825 | 0.24% |
| | M. L. A. M. Hizbullah | Ind 11 | 222 | 159 | 140 | 187 | 16 | 724 | 0.21% |
| | Rohan Pallewatte | JSWP | 255 | 123 | 108 | 147 | 12 | 645 | 0.19% |
| | Siripala Amarasinghe | Ind 02 | 120 | 69 | 102 | 156 | 12 | 459 | 0.14% |
| | Ajantha de zoysa | RJP | 141 | 90 | 68 | 118 | 5 | 422 | 0.12% |
| | Milroy Fernando | Ind 09 | 89 | 62 | 71 | 135 | 3 | 360 | 0.11% |
| | Ven.Battaramulla Seelarathana Thero | JSP | 101 | 53 | 77 | 109 | 1 | 341 | 0.1% |
| | Anuruddha Polgampola | Ind 08 | 60 | 47 | 72 | 118 | 4 | 301 | 0.09% |
| | Jayantha Ketagoda | Ind 07 | 78 | 65 | 40 | 83 | 1 | 267 | 0.08% |
| | Namal Rajapaksa | NUA | 84 | 68 | 48 | 54 | 7 | 261 | 0.08% |
| | Subramanium Gunaratnam | ONF | 56 | 43 | 44 | 68 | 1 | 212 | 0.06% |
| | Ven.Aparekke Punnananda Thero | Ind 01 | 41 | 26 | 33 | 56 | 14 | 170 | 0.05% |
| | A. S. P. Liyanage | SLLP | 32 | 36 | 37 | 53 | 1 | 159 | 0.05% |
| | Duminda Nagamuwa | FSP | 58 | 25 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 148 | 0.04% |
| | Aithurus M. Illiyas | Ind 03 | 31 | 23 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 114 | 0.03% |
| | Piyasiri Wijenayake | Ind 13 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 113 | 0.03% |
| | Sarath Manamendra | NSU | 30 | 30 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 106 | 0.03% |
| | Aruna de soyza | DNM | 36 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 97 | 0.03% |
| | Rajiva Wijesinha | Ind 14 | 30 | 12 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 92 | 0.03% |
| | Siritunga Jayasuriya | USP | 24 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 90 | 0.03% |
| | Vajirapani Wijesiriwardene | SEP | 23 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 80 | 0.02% |
| | A. H. M. Alavi | Ind 04 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 77 | 0.02% |
| | M. K. Shivajilingam | Ind 10 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 67 | 0.02% |
| | Saman Perera | OPPP | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 65 | 0.02% |
| | Ashoka Wadigamangawa | Ind 12 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 56 | 0.02% |
| | Priyantha Edirisinghe | ACAKO | 14 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 52 | 0.02% |
| | Sarath Keerthirathna | Ind 05 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 52 | 0.02% |
| | Samaraweera Weerawanni | Ind 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 50 | 0.01% |
| | B. G. Nandimithra | NSSP | 15 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 48 | 0.01% |
| | Samansiri Herath | Ind 06 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0.00% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 111,572 | 60,378 | 69,261 | 77,203 | 20,807 | 339,221 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,000 | 501 | 812 | 678 | 261 | 3,252 | 0.81% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 112,572 | 60,879 | 70,073 | 77,881 | 21,068 | 342,473 | 85.3% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 132,221 | 69,632 | 84,846 | 93,503 | 21,294 | 401,496 | |

### 2024 presidential election

Results of the 9th presidential election held on 21 September 2024:
| 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % |
| | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | NPP | 53,299 | 20,838 | 27,693 | 26,528 | 12,186 | 140,544 | 41.37% |
| | Sajith Premadasa | SJB | 36,684 | 24,828 | 25,117 | 31,358 | 3,816 | 121,803 | 35.85% |
| | Ranil Wickremesinghe | Ind16 | 16,285 | 9,022 | 11,712 | 12,567 | 4,243 | 53,829 | 15.84% |
| | Namal Rajapaksa | SLPP | 3,263 | 2,756 | 1,691 | 2,245 | 372 | 10,327 | 3.04% |
| | Dilith Jayaweera | SLCP | 951 | 429 | 690 | 637 | 128 | 2,835 | 0.83% |
| | K. K. Piyadasa | Ind04 | 406 | 318 | 223 | 403 | 15 | 1,365 | 0.4% |
| | D. M. Bandaranayake | Ind13 | 501 | 228 | 231 | 238 | 27 | 1,225 | 0.36% |
| | Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe | JPF | 263 | 183 | 154 | 256 | 12 | 868 | 0.26% |
| | Sarath Fonseka | Ind12 | 185 | 138 | 129 | 164 | 21 | 637 | 0.19% |
| | Anuruddha Polgampola | Ind11 | 175 | 94 | 88 | 119 | 3 | 479 | 0.14% |
| | Sarath Keerthirathne | Ind05 | 167 | 79 | 77 | 118 | 3 | 444 | 0.13% |
| | Suranjeewa Anoj de Silva | DUNF | 176 | 45 | 92 | 89 | 16 | 418 | 0.12% |
| | K. R. Krishan | APP | 153 | 99 | 62 | 103 | 1 | 418 | 0.12% |
| | Ven.Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero | Ind01 | 122 | 83 | 82 | 116 | 9 | 412 | 0.12% |
| | Priyantha Wickremesinghe | NSSP | 119 | 80 | 78 | 110 | 10 | 397 | 0.12% |
| | Victor Anthony Perera | Ind10 | 100 | 74 | 58 | 98 | 1 | 331 | 0.1% |
| | Ajantha de Zoyza | RJA | 104 | 55 | 56 | 94 | 8 | 317 | 0.09% |
| | Namal Rajapaksa | SBP | 101 | 68 | 54 | 73 | 17 | 313 | 0.09% |
| | Siripala Amarasinghe | Ind02 | 99 | 65 | 50 | 79 | 0 | 293 | 0.09% |
| | Siritunga Jayasuriya | USP | 67 | 56 | 51 | 112 | 4 | 290 | 0.09% |
| | Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanethiran | Ind09 | 30 | 23 | 96 | 31 | 3 | 203 | 0.06% |
| | Ven.Battaramulle Seelarathana Thero | JSP | 58 | 30 | 34 | 72 | 4 | 198 | 0.06% |
| | Pemasiri Manage | Ind14 | 56 | 41 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 183 | 0.05% |
| | Abubakar Mohamed Infaz | DUA | 54 | 34 | 31 | 62 | 0 | 181 | 0.05% |
| | Nuwan Bopege | SPF | 60 | 16 | 29 | 69 | 6 | 180 | 0.05% |
| | Mahinda Dewage | SLSP | 65 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 139 | 0.04% |
| | Oshala Herath | NIF | 50 | 31 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 138 | 0.04% |
| | Vajirapani Wijesiriwardene | SEP | 46 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 128 | 0.04% |
| | P. W. S. K. Bandaranayake | NDF | 36 | 25 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 117 | 0.03% |
| | Ananda Kularatne | Ind06 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 111 | 0.03% |
| | Keerthi Wickremeratne | AJP | 33 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 110 | 0.03% |
| | Sidney Jayarathna | Ind07 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 95 | 0.03% |
| | Roshan Ranasinghe | Ind15 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 94 | 0.03% |
| | Lalith De Silva | UNFP | 31 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 85 | 0.03% |
| | Janaka Ratnayake | ULPP | 19 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 63 | 0.02% |
| | Mylvanagam Thilakarajah | Ind08 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 58 | 0.02% |
| | Sarath Manamendra | NSU | 17 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 53 | 0.02% |
| | A. S. P. Liyanage | SLLP | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 53 | 0.02% |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 113,904 | 59,939 | 68,857 | 76,106 | 20,928 | 339,734 | 100.00% |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 2,104 | 1,338 | 1,813 | 2,182 | 484 | 7,921 | 2.28% |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 116,008 | 61,277 | 70,670 | 78,288 | 21,412 | 347,655 | 80.85% |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 143,731 | 73,955 | 90,943 | 99,695 | 21,667 | 429,991 | |
Preferential votes
| 1,909 | 2,211 |
| Anura Kumara Dissanayake | Sajith Premadasa |

## 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Party | 23,381 | 19,839 | 21,422 | 22,019 | 2,208 | 88,869 | 63.81% | 4 |
| | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 18,786 | 7,143 | 8,553 | 10,225 | 1,010 | 45,717 | 32.82% | 1 |
| | United Lanka People's Party | 882 | 157 | 364 | 912 | 35 | 2,350 | 1.69% | 0 |
| | United Socialist Alliance | 445 | 350 | 773 | 710 | 66 | 2,344 | 1.68% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 43,494 | 27,489 | 31,112 | 33,866 | 3,319 | 139,280 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 3,818 | 2,453 | 2,445 | 3,079 | 132 | 11,927 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 47,312 | 29,942 | 33,557 | 36,945 | 3,451 | 151,207 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 71,722 | 40,656 | 47,520 | 51,452 | 3,588 | 214,938 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 65.97% | 73.65% | 70.62% | 71.80% | 96.18% | 70.35% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNP | UNP | J. Wijeratna Banda | 31,635 |
| UNP | UNP | Alick Aluwihare | 31,004 |
| UNP | UNP | P. B. Kaviratne | 23,541 |
| UNP | UNP | V. G. Jinadasa | 22,941 |
| SLFP | SLFP | Nandimithra Ekanayake | 17,941 |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | People's Alliance | 34,286 | 20,648 | 20,607 | 22,856 | 4,283 | 102,680 | 49.85% | 3 |
| | United National Party | 30,468 | 17,970 | 22,446 | 26,283 | 2,954 | 100,121 | 48.61% | 2 |
| | Independent Group | 597 | 437 | 294 | 390 | 10 | 1,728 | 0.84% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 600 | 153 | 338 | 266 | 76 | 1,433 | 0.70% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 65,951 | 39,208 | 43,685 | 49,795 | 7,323 | 205,962 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 3,881 | 2,618 | 2,630 | 3,393 | 124 | 12,646 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 69,832 | 41,826 | 46,315 | 53,188 | 7,447 | 218,608 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 85,870 | 48,525 | 58,638 | 66,238 | | 259,271 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 81.32% | 86.19% | 78.98% | 80.30% | | 84.32% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNP | UNP | Alick Aluwihare | 61,526 |
| PA | SLFP | Janaka Bandara Tennakoon | 52,437 |
| PA | SLFP | Nandimithra Ekanayake | 51,919 |
| PA | SLFP | Monty Gopallawa | 40,555 |
| UNP | UNP | V. G. Jinadasa | 35,474 |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | People's Alliance | 35,421 | 23,692 | 19,877 | 27,615 | 3,608 | 110,213 | 50.53% | 3 |
| | United National Party | 30,455 | 14,941 | 22,089 | 21,331 | 3,020 | 91,836 | 42.11% | 2 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 4,396 | 1,283 | 2,233 | 2,138 | 623 | 10,673 | 4.89% | 0 |
| | New Left Front | 778 | 460 | 440 | 660 | 12 | 2,350 | 1.08% | 0 |
| | Sinhala Heritage | 279 | 65 | 618 | 391 | 105 | 1,458 | 0.67% | 0 |
| | United Lanka Great Council | 109 | 94 | 86 | 80 | 0 | 369 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | Citizen's Front | 73 | 61 | 90 | 108 | 14 | 346 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | Liberal Party | 38 | 31 | 51 | 57 | 2 | 179 | 0.08% | 0 |
| | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 37 | 19 | 40 | 48 | 14 | 158 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | Democratic United National Front | 56 | 31 | 18 | 37 | 2 | 144 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Muslim Party | 33 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 96 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 43 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 86 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Independent Group | 16 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 75 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 15 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 65 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | People's Freedom Front | 7 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 49 | 0.02% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 71,756 | 40,728 | 45,626 | 52,582 | 7,405 | 218,097 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 5,385 | 2,843 | 3,334 | 4,002 | 155 | 15,719 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 77,141 | 43,571 | 48,960 | 56,584 | 7,560 | 233,816 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 99,756 | 54,910 | 65,389 | 72,597 | | 292,652 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 77.33% | 79.35% | 74.87% | 77.94% | | 79.90% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNP | UNP | Ranjith Aluwihare | 62,911 |
| UNP | UNP | Alick Aluwihare | 60,419 |
| PA | SLFP | Janaka Bandara Tennakoon | 42,366 |
| PA | SLFP | Monty Gopallawa | 40,397 |
| PA | SLFP | Nandimithra Ekanayake | 39,585 |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Front | 34,066 | 16,117 | 28,478 | 28,088 | 3,242 | 109,991 | 50.43% | 3 |
| | People's Alliance | 29,281 | 20,938 | 15,044 | 20,506 | 3,230 | 88,999 | 40.81% | 2 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 6,958 | 2,133 | 2,816 | 3,179 | 977 | 16,063 | 7.37% | 0 |
| | New Left Front | 649 | 402 | 306 | 453 | 14 | 1,824 | 0.84% | 0 |
| | United Lalith Front | 130 | 64 | 85 | 85 | 1 | 365 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | Independent Group | 76 | 40 | 31 | 75 | 1 | 223 | 0.10% | 0 |
| | Liberal Party | 55 | 37 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 152 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | United Sinhala Great Council | 36 | 10 | 31 | 60 | 2 | 139 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | People's Freedom Front | 24 | 25 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 103 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Muslim Party | 45 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 96 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 27 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 67 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka National Front | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Ruhunu People's Party | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0.01% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 71,369 | 39,801 | 46,873 | 52,578 | 7,469 | 218,090 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 5,225 | 2,740 | 3,106 | 4,253 | 125 | 15,449 | 1.65% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 76,594 | 42,541 | 49,979 | 56,831 | 7,594 | 233,539 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 102,302 | 56,244 | 67,034 | 74,026 | | 299,606 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 74.87% | 75.64% | 74.56% | 76.77% | | 77.95% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNF | UNP | Alick Aluwihare | 75,620 |
| UNF | UNP | Ranjith Aluwihare | 72,553 |
| PA | SLFP | Janaka Bandara Tennakoon | 49,959 |
| UNF | UNP | Sanjeeva Kaviratne | 37,226 |
| PA | SLFP | S. B. Yalegama | 35,450 |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 40,616 | 21,307 | 18,496 | 22,747 | 5,093 | 108,259 | 49.19% | 3 |
| | United National Front | 29,456 | 18,784 | 24,058 | 25,330 | 3,014 | 100,642 | 45.73% | 2 |
| | Jathika Hela Urumaya | 1,982 | 579 | 3,135 | 2,611 | 512 | 8,819 | 4.01% | 0 |
| | United Socialist Party | 264 | 220 | 263 | 383 | 5 | 1,135 | 0.52% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 64 | 34 | 89 | 81 | 3 | 271 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | National People's Party | 77 | 29 | 67 | 90 | 4 | 267 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 6 | 91 | 43 | 48 | 80 | 1 | 263 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | New Left Front | 33 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 109 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 64 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 48 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Liberal Party | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Muslim Party | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka National Front | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Ruhunu People's Party | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Swarajya Party | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.00% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 72,660 | 41,066 | 46,266 | 51,429 | 8,641 | 220,062 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 6,905 | 3,598 | 3,273 | 4,959 | 177 | 18,912 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 79,565 | 44,664 | 49,539 | 56,388 | 8,818 | 238,974 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 107,353 | 58,799 | 69,860 | 76,544 | | 312,556 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 74.12% | 75.96% | 70.91% | 73.67% | | 76.46% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UPFA | JVP | Sujatha Alahakoon | 57,234 |
| UPFA | SLFP | Janaka Bandara Tennakoon | 54,711 |
| UNF | UNP | Ranjith Aluwihare | 47,152 |
| UNF | UNP | Alick Aluwihare | 39,649 |
| UPFA | SLFP | Rohana Dissanayake | 37,091 |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 42,847 | 27,777 | 23,734 | 26,818 | 9,893 | 131,069 | 66.96% | 4 |
| | United National Front | 15,080 | 8,478 | 14,659 | 14,666 | 2,854 | 55,737 | 28.47% | 1 |
| | Democratic National Alliance | 2,645 | 688 | 1,974 | 1,574 | 755 | 7,636 | 3.90% | 0 |
| | Our National Front | 57 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 163 | 0.08% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 28 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 6 | 128 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 96 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 7 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 92 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 11 | 22 | 33 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 90 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 9 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 86 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | United National Alternative Front | 14 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 76 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 75 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka National Front | 4 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 75 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 6 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 51 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 5 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | United Lanka Great Council | 6 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 8 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 39 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 10 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Janasetha Peramuna | 24 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | United Democratic Front | 13 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Patriotic National Front | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Left Liberation Front | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Labour Party | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | All Are Citizens All Are Kings Organisation | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Ruhuna People's Party | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.01% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 60,898 | 37,204 | 40,670 | 43,425 | 13,553 | 195,750 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 5,932 | 3,217 | 3,990 | 5,567 | 604 | 19,310 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 66,830 | 40,421 | 44,660 | 48,992 | 14,157 | 215,060 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 119,453 | 64,696 | 75,154 | 83,381 | | 342,684 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 55.95% | 62.48% | 59.42% | 58.76% | | 62.76% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UPFA | SLFP | Lakshman Wasantha Perera | 65,077 |
| UPFA | SLFP | Janaka Bandara Tennakoon | 47,133 |
| UPFA | UNP | Nandimithra Ekanayake | 35,754 |
| UPFA | SLFP | Rohana Dissanayake | 32,803 |
| UNF | UNP | Wasantha Aluwihare | 31,529 |

### 2015 parliamentary general election

Results of the 15th parliamentary election held on 17 August 2015:
| 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Front for Good Governance | 40,378 | 20,867 | 33,056 | 35,313 | 8,627 | 138,241 | 49.84% | 3 |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 45,550 | 26,748 | 21,255 | 24,872 | 7,890 | 126,315 | 45.54% | 2 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 3,562 | 1,324 | 2,389 | 2,419 | 1,253 | 10,947 | 3.95% | 0 |
| | Bodu Jana Peramuna | 62 | 38 | 110 | 144 | 48 | 402 | 0.14% | 0 |
| | Democratic Party | 88 | 30 | 106 | 96 | 55 | 375 | 0.14% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka People's Party | 106 | 50 | 64 | 59 | 2 | 281 | 0.10% | 0 |
| | United People's Party | 49 | 37 | 29 | 60 | 4 | 179 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | Frontline Socialist Party | 72 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 141 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | All Ceylon Tamil Great Council | 27 | 32 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 109 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 08 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 68 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 03 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 06 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | United Lanka People's Party | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 07 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 04 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 05 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Janasetha Peramuna | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | All Citizens are All Kings Organization | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 01 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 02 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | New Sinhala Heritage | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0.00% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Labour Party | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 90,015 | 49,212 | 57,137 | 63,110 | 17,906 | 277,380 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 6,671 | 4,292 | 4,043 | 6,014 | 517 | 21,537 | 7.21% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 96,686 | 53,504 | 61,180 | 69,124 | 18,423 | 298,917 | 78.73% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 131,837 | 70,323 | 84,225 | 93,296 | | 379,675 | | |
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNFGG | UNP | Wasantha Aluwihare | 79,309 |
| UPFA | SLFP | Lakshman Wasantha Perera | 75,926 |
| UNFGG | UNP | Ranjith Aluwihare | 74,785 |
| UPFA | SLFP | Janaka Bandara Tennakoon | 61,920 |
| UNFGG | UNP | Rohini Kumari Wijerathna | 41,766 |

### 2020 parliamentary general election

Results of the 16th parliamentary election held on 5 August 2020:
| 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | 65,667 | 35,967 | 33,927 | 38,254 | 14,954 | 188,779 | 65.53% | 4 |
| | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 20,344 | 12,529 | 18,272 | 19,415 | 3,395 | 73,955 | 25.67% | 1 |
| | National People's Power | 2,326 | 833 | 1,757 | 1,598 | 1,028 | 7,542 | 2.62% | 0 |
| | United National Party | 2,783 | 669 | 1,185 | 1,261 | 694 | 6,592 | 2.29% | 0 |
| | Our Power of People's Party | 999 | 376 | 1,327 | 1,116 | 166 | 3,984 | 1.38% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 03 | 430 | 30 | 593 | 1,813 | 38 | 2,904 | 1.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 10 | 136 | 98 | 88 | 116 | 10 | 448 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 05 | 137 | 88 | 76 | 119 | 8 | 428 | 0.15% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 06 | 77 | 64 | 95 | 118 | 5 | 359 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of Sri Lanka | 130 | 67 | 55 | 94 | 2 | 348 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 07 | 29 | 24 | 117 | 153 | 7 | 330 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | Jana Setha Peramuna | 85 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 9 | 308 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | Sinhaladeepa National Front | 39 | 34 | 149 | 68 | 16 | 306 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | Frontline Socialist Party | 106 | 51 | 43 | 67 | 11 | 278 | 0.1% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 08 | 65 | 36 | 67 | 66 | 5 | 239 | 0.08% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Labour Party | 74 | 47 | 39 | 59 | 6 | 225 | 0.08% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 01 | 47 | 37 | 44 | 62 | 8 | 198 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | Democratic United National Front | 41 | 43 | 37 | 52 | 9 | 182 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | Liberal Party | 43 | 49 | 24 | 52 | 3 | 171 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | National People's Party | 58 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 152 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 02 | 34 | 15 | 35 | 36 | 5 | 125 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 09 | 26 | 21 | 29 | 44 | 3 | 123 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 04 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 97 | 0.03% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 93,706 | 51,202 | 58,069 | 64,699 | 20,397 | 288,073 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 7,875 | 4,435 | 4,714 | 6,527 | 952 | 24,503 | 6.01% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 101,581 | 55,637 | 62,783 | 71,226 | 21,349 | 312,576 | 76.69% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 134,443 | 70,392 | 86,032 | 94,725 | 21,977 | 407,569 | | |
Preferential votes :
| Alliance | Party | Candidate | votes |
| SLPFA | SLPP | Janaka Bandara Tennakoon | 73,296 |
| SLPFA | SLPP | Nalaka Kottegoda | 71,404 |
| SLPFA | SLPP | Pramitha Tennakoon | 67,776 |
| SLPFA | SLPP | Rohana Dissanayake | 50,368 |
| SJB | SJB | Rohini Kumari Wijerathna | 27,587 |

## 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 | 57,225 | 59.37% | 6 |
| | United Socialist Alliance | 32,923 | 34.16% | 4 |
| | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 6,229 | 6.46% | 1 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 96,377 | 100.00% | 11 |

### 1993 provincial council election

Results of the 2nd Central provincial council election held on 17 May 1993:
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | United National Party | 94,376 | 53.17% | 6 |
| | People's Alliance | 46,322 | 26.1% | 3 |
| | Democratic United National Front | 31,299 | 17.63% | 2 |
| | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 4,153 | 2.34% | 0 |
| | Nava Sama Samaja Party | 1,334 | 0.75% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 177,484 | 100.00% | 11 |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | People's Alliance | 31,586 | 22,192 | 16,556 | 23,015 | 1,766 | 95,115 | 51.38% | 6 |
| | United National Party | 23,887 | 12,651 | 16,742 | 15,736 | 1,689 | 70,705 | 38.2% | 4 |
| | National Union of Workers | 228 | 885 | 3,303 | 4,871 | 19 | 9,306 | 5.03% | 1 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 3,044 | 1,380 | 1,667 | 1,652 | 267 | 8,010 | 4.33% | 0 |
| | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 429 | 182 | 418 | 362 | 62 | 1,453 | 0.78% | 0 |
| | Independent Group | 89 | 75 | 178 | 166 | 8 | 516 | 0.28% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 59,263 | 37,365 | 38,864 | 45,802 | 3,811 | 185,105 | 100.00% | 11 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 4,878 | 3,056 | 3,494 | 4,691 | 138 | 16,257 | 8.07% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 64,141 | 40,421 | 42,358 | 50,493 | 3,949 | 201,362 | 71.64% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 95,125 | 52,861 | 62,744 | 70,359 | | 281,089 | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNP | Wasantha Aluwihare | 42,689 |
| PA | Bandula Yalegama | 30,342 |
| PA | Sarath Ekanayake | 27,966 |
| PA | W. M. Yasamana | 26,559 |
| PA | L. D. Nimalasiri | 17,722 |
| UNP | Sanjeeva Kaviratne | 17,559 |
| PA | Dhammika Ransiri | 16,811 |
| UNP | Rohana Bandaranayake | 15,130 |
| UNP | Mohan Weerakoon | 15,031 |
| PA | K. H. M. G. Seneviratne | 12,256 |
| NUW | Muthusamy Sivagnanam | 5,967 |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 32,668 | 20,551 | 15,496 | 19,981 | 3,814 | 92,510 | 56.12% | 6 |
| | United National Party | 19,831 | 12,352 | 16,988 | 18,124 | 2,014 | 69,309 | 42.04% | 4 |
| | United Socialist Party | 259 | 238 | 270 | 379 | 6 | 1,152 | 0.70% | 0 |
| | Up-Country People's Front | 104 | 48 | 629 | 350 | 4 | 1,135 | 0.69% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 101 | 79 | 80 | 138 | 1 | 399 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | Independent Group | 32 | 23 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 120 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 23 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 117 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | National People's Party | 15 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 62 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Muslim Party | 15 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 0.03% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 53,048 | 33,333 | 33,573 | 39,048 | 5,855 | 164,857 | 100.00% | 10 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 3,808 | 2,250 | 2,554 | 3,515 | 342 | 12,469 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 56,856 | 35,583 | 36,127 | 42,563 | 6,197 | 177,326 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 107,353 | 58,799 | 69,860 | 76,544 | | 312,556 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 52.96% | 60.52% | 51.71% | 55.61% | | 56.73% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Party | Candidate | votes |
| UNP | Wasantha Aluwihare | 33,364 |
| UNP | Nandimithra Ekanayake | 27,731 |
| UPFA | Champaka Sugishwara Wijerathna | 25,688 |
| UPFA | Bandula Yalegama | 24,270 |
| UPFA | W. M. Yasamana | 23,637 |
| UPFA | Gamagedara Dissanayake | 23,216 |
| UPFA | Sarath Wijesinghe | 21,029 |
| UPFA | L. D. Nimalasiri | 18,954 |
| UNP | Sanjeeva Kaviratne | 15,728 |
| UNP | Rohana Bandaranayake | 12,452 |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 49,785 | 27,169 | 25,759 | 30,826 | 6,756 | 140,295 | 69.48% | 7 |
| | United National Party | 14,668 | 9,912 | 14,789 | 15,139 | 1,501 | 56,009 | 27.74% | 3 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 1,568 | 759 | 740 | 808 | 209 | 4,084 | 2.02% | 0 |
| | National Development Front | 94 | 84 | 79 | 118 | 3 | 378 | 0.19% | 0 |
| | United National Alliance | 91 | 63 | 75 | 114 | 3 | 346 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 8 | 30 | 40 | 74 | 61 | 2 | 207 | 0.10% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 87 | 0 | 112 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 7 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 89 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Left Front | 12 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 60 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 6 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 55 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | United Lanka Great Council | 18 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 50 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | National People's Party | 23 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 46 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sinhalaye Mahasammatha Bhoomiputra Pakshaya | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Patriotic National Front | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Progressive Front | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0.01% | 0 |
| | Ruhuna People's Party | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0.01% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 66,376 | 38,104 | 41,652 | 47,289 | 8,490 | 201,911 | 100.00% | 10 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 4,785 | 3,158 | 3,476 | 4,780 | 296 | 16,495 | | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 71,161 | 41,262 | 45,128 | 52,069 | 8,786 | 218,406 | | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 117,788 | 64,147 | 74,839 | 82,172 | | 338,946 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 60.41% | 64.32% | 60.30% | 63.37% | | 64.44% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Party | Candidate | votes |
| UPFA | Pramitha Tennakoon | 49,665 |
| UPFA | Nandimithra Ekanayake | 35,995 |
| UPFA | W. M. Yasamana | 32,991 |
| UPFA | Bandula Yalegama | 30,878 |
| UNP | Wasantha Aluwihare | 28,855 |
| UPFA | L. D. Nimalasiri | 27,958 |
| UPFA | Parakrama Dissanayake | 25,903 |
| UPFA | Champaka Sugishwara Wijerathna | 25,754 |
| UNP | Sanjeeva Kaviratne | 15,845 |
| UNP | Rohana Bandaranayake | 13,341 |

### 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 | Dambulla | Laggala | Matale | Rattota | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % | Seats |
| | United People's Freedom Alliance | 48,505 | 26,351 | 23,138 | 29,568 | 7,566 | 135,128 | 59.99% | 8 |
| | United National Party | 19,144 | 12,525 | 15,025 | 14,103 | 2,568 | 63,365 | 28.13% | 3 |
| | Ceylon Workers' Congress | 107 | 1,703 | 3,580 | 5,040 | 68 | 10,498 | 4.66% | 1 |
| | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 1,235 | 44 | 2,994 | 2,351 | 27 | 6,651 | 1.96% | 0 |
| | Democratic Party | 806 | 259 | 1,231 | 1,402 | 725 | 4,423 | 1.75% | 0 |
| | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | 1,539 | 524 | 814 | 776 | 284 | 3,937 | 0.09% | 0 |
| | Our National Front | 71 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 7 | 199 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | Jana Setha Peramuna | 123 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 161 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 7 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 51 | 2 | 133 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 5 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 125 | 0.05% | 0 |
| | United Lanka People's Party | 34 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 117 | 0.04% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 1 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 4 | 99 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 3 | 75 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Patriotic National Front | 9 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 66 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 6 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 66 | 0.03% | 0 |
| | United Lanka Great Council | 14 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 49 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Sri Lanka Labour Party | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 49 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Ruhunu People's Party | 3 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 47 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 2 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 47 | 0.02% | 0 |
| | Independent Group 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 0.01% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 71,717 | 41,601 | 47,036 | 53,627 | 11,287 | 225,268 | 100.00% | 12 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 4,110 | 2,830 | 3,265 | 4,565 | 566 | 15,336 | 6.37% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | 75,827 | 44,431 | 50,301 | 58,192 | 11,853 | 240,604 | 65.63% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 127,483 | 68,234 | 80,854 | 89,978 | | 366,549 | | |
The following candidates were elected:
Preferential votes :
| Party | Candidate | votes |
| UPFA | Pramitha Tennakoon | 51,591 |
| UPFA | Bandula Yalegama | 45,460 |
| UNP | Ranjith Aluwihare | 29,542 |
| UPFA | Parakrama Dissanayake | 24,686 |
| UNP | Sanjeeva Kaviratne | 24,249 |
| UPFA | W. M. Yasamana | 21,382 |
| UPFA | L. D. Nimalasiri | 20,583 |
| UPFA | Chinthana Buddhika Ekanayake | 20,052 |
| UPFA | Thilak Bandara | 16,247 |
| UPFA | T. D. Jayatissa | 14,927 |
| UNP | Rohana bandaranayake | 14,415 |
| CWC | Muthusamy Sivagnanam | 6,539 |